Eliud died in a Nairobi hospital on 9 March. He was the first African field officer taken on by OXFAM while I was the Kenya representative. He had been the Bee Officer in the Ministry of Livestock.
His first assignment with OXFAM was in Western Kenya promoting women’s groups and it was there that he became interested in prisoner rehabilitation.
Later he left OXFAM to found RODI to work exclusively with prisoners. The RODI programme is now highly influential and works in many parts of Kenya.
Eliud was a visionary leader and highly energetic. He drew in wide international support.
He will be greatly missed.