Prof Okoth Okombo. He is generally regarded as the father of sign language studies in Africa. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Prof
Okombo passed on on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at the
Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, according to family and university
sources.
'FATHER'
"Dear
colleagues, we are sad to inform you that Prof Okoth left us today to
be with his maker. Our hearts go out to his family, students, colleagues
and friends. May God grant his soul peace everlasting," Prof Peter
Wasamba, Dean, Faculty of Arts, said in a message to UoN staff.
Born on November 8, 1950 on Rusinga Island, Prof Okombo is generally regarded as the father of sign language studies in Africa.
In
his last public appearance, Prof Okombo gave a presentation on
etiquette, decorum and public relations during the September 17- 22
induction for MPs at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi.
He told the lawmakers that their image while discharging their responsibilities matters a lot.
As legislators, he told them, their duty is not to interpret the Constitution to suit their own prejudices but to defend it.
MUTURI
Okombo
is a professor of Linguistics and Communication Skills at the
Department of Linguistics and Literature at the University of Nairobi.
He was also the Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the College of Education and External Studies.
He
holds a doctorate in linguistics and African languages, a master’s in
linguistics and African languages and Bachelor’s degree in linguistics
from the University of Nairobi.
National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi- Prof Okombo was an excellent linguistics guru.
“His
death has robbed the country such a great and eloquent giant
intellectual giant. May his soul rest in peace. We keep his family,
friends and relatives I in our prayers,” he said.
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