PROF. LABAN AYIEKO OGALLO

20/01/1950 to 20/11/2020

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the untimely death Professor Laban Ayieko Ogallo of Karombo Nyahera, Kisumu North Ward.

Professor Ogallo was the Pioneer director for the IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC). He was a professor of Meteorology at University of Nairobi. He held various senior positions at national, regional and international levels including being the CEO of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). He was also a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). Professor Ogallo received recognition by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for contributing to the IPCC 2007 Nobel Prize Award.

Laban was the son of the late Naphtali Ogallo and the late Paulina Ogallo. He was the son in law of the late William Olali and the late Trufosa Olali. He leaves behind his loving wife Madam Joan Awuor Ogallo, children Roy Ogallo, William Ogallo of Envisage Limited, Dr Linda Ogallo of the IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), Jerry Ogallo of Cisco Systems, USA and Carol Ogallo of Shaka Ventures. He was the father in law to Phanice Ogallo, Edwina Warambo Ogallo, LLB, Eng. Toya Ogallo and Stephen Kinywa, LLB. Grandfather to Brandon, Shantelle, Zoe, Daniel and Talia. He was a brother to Loise /Mango, Justus Ogallo, Eng. Julius Ogallo, Phoebe Auma and his step family the late Grace, Moses, the late Margaret, Okeyo, Benta, Anyango, Samuel, Leah, the late Ohuru, the late Omolo and the late John. He was an in-law to Mr and Ms Odongo, Dr and Mrs Warambo, the Late Mr Fields and Ms Fields, Mr and Mrs Karingithi. He was a father figure, a nephew, uncle, cousin and grand-uncle to many.

The church service will be conducted in Nairobi on 3rd December 2020 at All Saints Cathedral at 1500 hours.

The body will thereafter leave for his home in Kisumu Nyahera on 4th December 2020 and will be laid to rest on 5th December 2020.

Anyone wishing to support the family can send their contributions to Mpesa Paybill Number: 71006183 and account Number: Prof Ogallo

1 Colossians 3:23:”Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men”