This archive report was first published on 4 August 2020.
Ken Ouko, a 60-year-old University of Nairobi lecturer and renowned sociologist, died on Saturday morning due to Covid-19 complications at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi.
His death brings the number of UoN lecturers who have died of Covid-19 to five since the pandemic struck the country in March.
According to his family, a private service will be held at Nairobi Central SDA Church on Wednesday at 2pm, presided over by Pastor Jack Ogeda, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Only 60 invited guests will physically attend the service, and the church will provide YouTube and Facebook links for live broadcasts.
On Thursday, the body will leave Nairobi's Agha Khan Hospital mortuary at 10am after a short prayer service at the Agha Khan Hospital Chapel.
Ken Ouko will be buried on Friday at his rural home in Kamuma, Nyandiwa Village, Homa Bay County.
His family has asked public health officers from Homa Bay for guidance on the number of mourners who will attend the burial on Friday.
As a precautionary measure, the family will have to be isolated during the burial ceremony, and they will not interact with guests.
Dr Ouko specialised in deviance and family matters, gerontology and medical sociology.
He was described by his colleagues and friends as articulate, brilliant, and humorous.
University of Nairobi Communications Director John Orindi said Ouko's death was a big setback to the sociology department as he played a critical role.
His family, friends, and colleagues have eulogised him as a brilliant son of the county.
