Parliament hailed over creating resource centre for Prof. Mazrui

The wife of the Prof. Ali Mazrui (RIP) has hailed Parliament for recognizing the contribution her husband made while still alive.

Mazrui died in 2014 at the age of 81.

Mrs. Pauline Mazrui said this when she paid a courtesy to the clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige.

She called on Women MPs to advocate for peace and ensure that there is unity among the populace.

Mrs. Pauline Mazrui with her delegation being welcomed by Ranny Ismail, the assistant director of media relations on arrival at Parliament.

Mrs. Mazrui was accompanied by Mohammed Hamis, a nephew to Prof. Mazrui who is based in Nairobi.

Mrs. Mazrui was in the country on peace building mission in Africa.

"I have fond memories of Uganda and the ties have never been broken," she said.
    
She thanked Parliament for honouring her husband who taught at Makerere University by creating a resource centre where his literature is kept for people and future generations to learn the ideologies he cherished.

Mrs. Mazrui ( right) signs a vistor's book as the nephew to late Prof. Ali Mazrui, Mohammed Hamis looks on

"He believed in the world of equality, spread of Islam, and universal unity," she said.

Kibirige informed her guest that Parliament paid tribute to Prof. Mazrui for his great contribution to the universities in the world.

She told her that Parliament resolved to create a corner for Mazrui's research work in the Parliament's library.
 
The Parliamentary clerk and her staff took Mrs. Mazrui to the Parliamentary library and showed her the corner of her husband's work meant to inspire others.

 

Mrs. Pauline Mazrui and her delegation inspect Parliament's library with Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige

 

Mrs. Mazrui ( right) receives a gift from the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige at Parliament.