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Renowned author and University of Nairobi (UoN) literature lecturer Chris Lukorito Wanjala has died at 75.

Prof Wanjala died at around 4am (+3GMT) on Monday while receiving treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, according to his son Alex Wanjala.

"He had attended a funeral at the weekend in his ancestral home village of Chesamisi in Bungoma County," said Dr Alex Wanjala, a literature lecturer at UoN, just like his father.

Carried out tests

"After the funeral, he went back to his home in Lwandeti village and he was taken ill at home. He was dashed to a hospital in Eldoret where they gave some emergency treatment and he was quite stable throughout the day. And the doctors said they would keep him there for two or three days as they carried out tests," said Alex.

He went on: "But on Sunday night, he was suffering extreme chest pains and stomach pains. He finally succumbed at about 4am."

A set book

Alex said the family had not yet got clarity on the cause of the short illness that claimed his father's life.

"As a family, we have suffered a great loss. He was a good man. We are coming to terms with the loss but we know he has a place in heaven," he said.

Prof Wanjala's most recent contribution to literature is Memories We Lost, an anthology of short stories which was chosen a set book for secondary schools.