| dc.description.abstract | I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologists for inviting me to this meeting and for making it possible for me to share this momentous occasion with friends and colleagues whom I have not seen for a long time. I am also particularly happy to be back at this institution and in the very auditorium where the inaugural conference of the Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologists was held seven years ago. By way of introduction to my presentation, I want to emphasise that I feel particularly honoured to have been invited to deliver this second lecture in memory of our late brother and friend, Professor Edward George Kasili. This Memorial Lecture is indeed a fitting tribute to a man who was a national and international giant in the practice of pathology. Professor Edward Kasili, or simply Edward as I alwayscalled him, was anational and international giant in the practice of pathology. The late Kasili was a man of vision, great simplicity, integrity and honesty. He was a dedicated family man, a true loving husband to his wife Esperansaand a generous and caring father to his children. To his friends, he was always engaging, congenial and affable; to his students, he exuded intellectual strength and excellence and to his professional colleagues he was a true and committed academic. The first thing that many of you would want to know is why I chose this particular topic for my presentation today. The first reason is my recollections of the numerous discussions we had with Professor Kasili regarding the state of pathology services in this country. I remember discussing with him the appropriate direction we wanted … | en_US |
