/eprints.luiss.it/997/1/20110621-odero-ouma-tesi.pdf), Steve was one of the alumni to really take the "democratisation" part of the LLM programme to heart.

After completing his doctoral studies, he pursued an academic career, and in 2011 he was appointed as senior lecturer at the School of Law, Jomo Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.

Last year, the Centre for Human Rights invited Steve to teach part of the  "democratisation" element of the LLM programme. The outrageously favourable student assessment (a score of 98% from the class) is evidence of his knowledge of the field, and his outstanding qualities as a teacher. We invited Steve back to teach again in 2012, and he was scheduled to teach on the programme in two weeks’ time.

Steve contributed a chapter (on the politics of international criminal justice and the ICC’s arrest warrant for President Al Bashir) to the collection of essays by alumni on criminal justice in Africa (C Murungu and J Biegon (eds) Prosecuting international crimes in Africa (Pretoria: PULP, 2011). He was also in the process of editing a collection of essays on constitution making in Africa.

Our condolences go to his family and many friends. Together with them, we remember Steve Odero Ouma very fondly. We will all miss him, indeed.

The funeral will be held on 9 March 2012. For more details contact Agnes Ouma Tel: +254-722 823 494  (Kenya)

- Frans Viljoen (Director, Centre for Human Rights) on behalf of the Centre and its staff