President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, relatives and friends of Kenyan Nobel Laureate, Prof Richard Samson Odingo, who passed away over the weekend at a Nairobi hospital.
Prof Odingo was the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when the United Nations institution was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 jointly with former US Vice President Al Gore.
He held the position for 11 years.In his message of comfort and encouragement, the President mourned the departed Prof Odingo as a Kenyan scientist who helped raise the country’s profile internationally through his contributions to the global action against climate change.
“It is unfortunate that death has robbed our country, and indeed, the world of a great climate scientist, whose contribution to the global struggle against climate change will be dearly missed.
