From SciDev
Mercy Adhiambo

[NAIROBI] An award for outstanding achievements by African scientists has been created in memory of Thomas Odhiambo, the Kenyan scientist who helped found the African Academy of Sciences and TWAS (The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World).

Odhiambo, who died in 2003, is regarded as a visionary whose desire for home-grown scientific solutions saw him initiate and nurture many projects at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Kenya.

The award was created this year by icipe to honour scientists who excel and make outstanding pan-African contributions in the science of entomology.

Announcing the first winner of the award in Nairobi, Kenya, last month (3 January) icipe‘s director general Christian Borgemeister said Odhiambo helped establish icipe to foster development in Africa.

He was also founding editor of the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science and helped establish the Kenya National Academy of Sciences.

"He was adamant that Africans should get world[...]

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