This archive report was first published on 3 January 2022.
January 3, 2022, marked a somber day in Kenya as news of the passing of Dr. Richard Leakey, the former Head of Public Service, spread.
President Uhuru Kenyatta paid tribute to Dr. Leakey, extolling him as a distinguished public servant who had served Kenya with distinction in several roles, including Director of the National Museums of Kenya and Chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service Board of Directors.
Dr. Leakey's contributions to Kenya's conservation and paleoanthropology sectors will be remembered for generations to come.
