Late Kenyan born Havard professor Calestous Juma. [Photo| Courtesy]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent out a condolence message to the family of the late US-based Kenyan scholar Calestous Juma.Juma who had been named as one of the most reputable people in the world in 2017, died on Friday while undergoing treatment in Boston, Massachusetts.Below is Uhuru's full condolence message he sent on Friday:"Earlier this evening, I learned of the death of Professor Calestous Juma with profound dismay. We have lost one of our most distinguished scholars and patriots.
His dedication to Kenya’s cause showed in his founding of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in Nairobi. He served as its Executive Director until 1995, when he left to take up the position of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal.
His distinguished career took a new turn when he was appointed Professor of International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) in the USA. There, Professor Juma oversaw programmes in Health Innovation funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among other distinctions and responsibilities.
Those who had the pleasure of meeting him — or communicating with him online and off — will testify to his warmth, his love of learning, and his great generosity. Whoever you were, he replied quickly and courteously, eager to let you have the benefit of his learning and experience. We will miss him.
I am grateful for his life; and I pray that God, who has called Professor Juma to himself, will comfort his family and grant them the grace and courage to endure the loss."