Chancellor of Jaramogi Oginga
Odinga University of Science and
Technology Prof Jonathan ole Karei
collapsed and died in a plane at
the Eldoret Airport on Wednesday
morning just as he was about to fly
to Nairobi.
Doctors tried to resuscitate in vain.
Prof Jonathan ole Karei is the
institution’s first chancellor after
his appointment by former
President Mwai Kibaki.
The university’s vice-chancellor
Prof Stephen Agong said the death
came as a surprise.
“The death of Prof ole Karei is
most untimely, coming just after
his appointment and officiating our
inaugural graduation ceremony in
May this year.
"We have received with shock and
disbelief the sad news of the
sudden death of our chancellor,”
he said in a press statement.
“The entire Jooust fraternity will
remember Prof ole Karei as an
astute scholar, a humble leader
and a selfless philanthropist who
has touched the lives many
intellectuals and ordinary people
alike,” he said.
Prof ole Karei graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in political
science and history from the US-
based Philander Smith College in
1963.
He was appointed assistant
professor of Political Science and
Geography at the Voorhees College
in 1966.
He then served in South Carolina
State University between 1974 and
1977 before he was appointed the
chief academic officer of Moi
University between 1984 and 2013.
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