Renowned Kenyan scholar Ali Alamin
Mazrui passed away Monday morning
in Binghamton, New York in the United
States.
Prof Mazrui passed away at the age of
81 and family members say he was
unwell for a couple of months.
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri)
chairperson Mr Khelef Khalifa said the
body of the late Prof Mazrui will be
flown to Kenya for burial.
"His nephew, Alamin Mazrui has
confirmed that the Professor's wish was
to be buried in Kenya," he said.
Prof Mazrui was born on February 24,
1933 in Mombasa.
At the time of his death, he was a
professor at Binghamton University in
New York.
President Uhuru Kenyatta sent his
message of condolence to the family of
the late Mazrui whom he described as a
"a towering academician whose
intellectual contributions played a
major role in shaping African
scholarship."
The President said the late Prof Mazrui
as one of the greatest scholars Kenya
and the continent have ever produced.
"Am deeply saddened by the passing
on of the professor. Indeed, death has
robbed us of one of Kenya's greatest
scholars," President Kenyatta said.
President Kenyatta said the late Prof.
Mazrui's literary works, debates and
relentless cultivation of a global view of
Africa have helped to tell the
continent's story.
Prof Mazrui is a renowned scholar
worldwide having lectured in five
continents and wrote 30 books. He
once served as Chancellor of Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology.
He is survived by a wife and six
children.