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| Mazrui |
It is not in doubt that Prof Mazrui who passed away at the age of 81, is regarded as one of Africa's foremost intellectuals.
Family members say he was unwell for a couple of months before dying at Binghamton, New York, US.
Born in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on 24 February 1933, some 20 years before the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule, he always portrayed himself as a true patriot.
In his series of essays On Heroes and Uhuru-Worship, he wrote as an African scholar deeply involved in the fight for the freedom of his people, expressing empathy with those on the front line of the battle against colonialists.
