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Curtain falls on renowned Kenyan scholar Ali Mazrui at the age of 81

Former Chief Khadi of Kenya Sheikh Hammad Kassim Mazrui (in Court) leads family, relatives of Professor Ali Mazrui in prayers at the family house in Old Town, Mombasa

The news of the death of Ali Mazrui spread fast yesterday morning across Kenya as many eulogised the grey-haired academician and arguably one of Kenya's most decorated intellectuals.

Prof Mazrui died yesterday in the US after a long illness. He was 81.

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