Renowned Kenyan Scholar, Calestous Juma, is Dead

Renowned Kenyan scholar Prof Calestous Juma is dead.

“We are sad to hear of the passing of Harvard’s Professor Calestous Juma. Not only was he an inspiration but helped us in many way ways. May his soul rest in peace,” iAfrican, a news outlet dedicated to science, technology and  innovation in Africa, which were close to his heart, tweeted.

We are sad to hear of the passing of Harvard’s Professor @Calestous Juma. Not only was he an inspiration but helped us in many way ways. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/bYQi0p737X

— iAfrikan (@iafrikan) December 15, 2017

I have received the news of the passing on of my friend, compatriot and a role model Professor Calestous Juma, with a deep sense of great personal loss. May his soul rest in eternal peace. pic.twitter.com/hoTKXICPdD

— AMB:Amina Mohamed (@AMB_A_Mohammed) December 15, 2017

Calestous Juma was a  Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Faculty Chair of the Mason Fellows Program according to the Harvard university Website.

Prof. Juma established himself as a world leader in policy research on biotechnology and directed the International Diffusion of Biotechnology Programme of the International Federation of Institutes of Advanced Studies. He continued to provide international leadership in research, training and outreach through Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

He has won several international awards for his work on sustainable development. He held a doctorate in science and technology policy studies and has written widely on science, technology, and environment.

Juma served on the boards of several international bodies including the Aga Khan University and the Pan-African University.

He was editor of the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation and the International Journal of Biotechnology. His new book, Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies, was published by Oxford University Press in 2016.

His current book projects covered regional integration in Africa and innovation for economic development.

He was born June 9, 1953.