{"id":1230,"date":"2020-11-03T06:43:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T06:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2020-11-03T06:43:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T06:43:05","slug":"breaking-news-dr-peres-wenje-dean-school-of-arts-and-social-sciences-at-mmust-dies-three-days-after-burying-his-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1230","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Dr Peres Wenje \u2013 Dean- School of Arts and Social Sciences at Mmust dies just a week after burying his mother"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Selipher Musungu <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust) Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SAS) Dr Peres Wenje is dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shocking news of his death just comes a few days after\nhe buried his mother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em> \u201cI&#8217;m done mourning. It\u2019s too much. This is just emotionally draining.  Eeeeeee Mungu tuhurumie,\u201d posted Winnie Akiso, a communications officer  at One Acre Fund<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Wenje took over from Dr Bob Mbori, the founding Dean\nSchool of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wenje-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231\"\/><figcaption><strong><em>The Late Peres Wenje <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Mbori died at Apollo Indraprastha hospital in New Delhi India on 23rd December 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Communications and  Media Studies fromMaseno University which he acquired in 2014, a Post-graduate Diploma in Mass Communication (2000) from the University of Nairobi,a Master of Arts in Linguistics(1999) from the University of Nairobi  and Bachelor of Linguistics and Kiswahili(1996) also from the University of Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mmust teaching staff and students are mourning an icon who\ntouched many lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou were\ntough and firm, but still kept your humble and gentle nature.You always gave a\nlistening ear in times of need and despair&#8230;Your love for your profession is\nunmatched and zeal you had in impacting this knowledge and skills to comrades\nwill forever be missed,\u201d posted John Kegode Mayodi on his facebook account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nickel Tari\nposted : \u201cA sad morning to wake up to such news\nthat you are no more. You stood by your words and always encouraged hard work.\nYou&#8217;ve been a great mentor to many. Gone too soon daktari. Rest in Peace. Dr.\nWenje,\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <strong><em>\u201cWhat a sad morning, I&#8217;m gutted. Dr Peres Wenjea  good man has rested. Rest in peace my lecturer. Big blow to the  journalism fraternity at Masinde Muliro University. To the family,  poleni sana,\u201d posted Grace Wekesa, his former student. <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;m done mourning. It\u2019s too much. This\nis just emotionally draining. Eeeeeee Mungu tuhurumie,\u201d posted Winnie Akiso, a\ncommunications officer at One Acre Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat a sad morning, I&#8217;m gutted. Dr Peres Wenje<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peres.nyawangawenje?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUATTynpGRkQzeqaVuUVQ0dSzs5dwZyebr2luszX0VFL9T6z9jwMtJe8hxpqyu-_go98fnSWlcZ7wCgYx-VH2jrutYqOHgwKxW6LJsfiLEQNW054Bmi3UymZBF2MVqmpeM&amp;__tn__=-%5dK-R\"> <\/a>a good man has rested. Rest in peace my lecturer. Big blow to the journalism fraternity at Masinde Muliro University. To the family, poleni sana,\u201d posted Grace Wekesa, his former student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Ontomwa of BBC posted: \u201cHe\ntaught me at Maseno , a real good man gone too soon! Sad!,\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kakamega By Selipher Musungu Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust) Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SAS) Dr Peres Wenje is dead. The shocking news of his death just comes a few days after he buried his mother. \u201cI&#8217;m done mourning. It\u2019s too much. 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