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No. 1-2 (2026): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 01-02, 2026: Tribute to Prof Bethwell Allan Ogot (1929-2025)

Issue Published : September 22, 2026

17 - My Interactions with Bethwell A. Ogot at Maseno University

Pontian Godfrey Okoth
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya

CODESRIA Bulletin, No. 1-2 (2026): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 01-02, 2026: Tribute to Prof Bethwell Allan Ogot (1929-2025)
Article Published : September 22, 2026

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Okoth, P. G. (2026). 17 - My Interactions with Bethwell A. Ogot at Maseno University. CODESRIA Bulletin, (1-2). Retrieved from https://journals.codesria.org/index.php/codesriabulletin/article/view/6607
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  1. Falola, T. and Atieno Odhiambo, E. S., eds, 2002, The Challenges of History and Leadership in Africa: The Essays of Bethwell Allan Ogot, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.
  2. Ogot, B. A., ed., 1964, East Africa, Past and Present, Paris: Présence Africaine.
  3. Ogot, B. A., 1967, History of the Southern Luo, Vol. 1: Migration and Settlement, 1500-1900 (Peoples of East Africa), Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
  4. Ogot, B. A. ed., 1972, War and Society in Africa: Ten Studies (selected papers from the 5th Annual Social Science Conference of the University of East Africa, Nairobi, 8–12 December 1968). London: Frank Cass.
  5. Ogot, B. A., 1972, ‘Revolt of the Elders: An Anatomy of the Loyalist Crowd in the Mau Mau Uprising 1952–1956’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. Hadith 4: Politics and Na-tionalism in Colonial Kenya, Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
  6. Ogot, B. A., 1976, History and social change in East Afri-ca, Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau.
  7. Ogot, B. A. 1981, Historical Dictionary of Kenya (African Historical Dictionaries), Metuchen, NJ and London: Scarecrow Press.
  8. Ogot, B. A., ed., 1992, General History of Africa Vol. V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Paris: UNESCO.
  9. Ogot, B. A., 1996, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy in Africa, Maseno: Institute of Research and Postgra-duate Studies.
  10. Ogot, B. A., ed. 1999, Building on the Indigenous: Selected Essays 1981–1998, Kisumu: Anyange Press.
  11. Ogot, B. A., 2005, History as Destiny and History as Knowledge: Being Reflections on the Problems of Histo-ricity and Historiography, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.
  12. Ogot, B. A., 2006, My Footprints in the Sands of Time: An Autobiography, London: Trafford Publishing.
  13. Ogot, B. A., 2010, Who, if Anyone, Owns the Past? Reflec-tions on the Meaning of “Public History, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.
  14. Ogot, B. A., 2010, Liberty or Death: Southern Sudan’s March to Independence, Nairobi: Regal Press Kenya.
  15. Ogot, B. A., 2012, Kenyans, Who Are We : Reflections on The Meaning of National Identity and Nationalism, Kisumu: Anyange Press.
  16. Ogot, B. A., 2012, ‘Essence of Ethnicity: An African perspective’, in Hino, H., Lonsdale, J., Ranis G. and Stewart, F. eds. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Insta-bility in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Cam-bridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 91–127.
  17. Ogot, B. A., 2016, History of African Civilizations in the Nile Valley, Kisumu: Anyange Press.
  18. Ogot, B. A., 2024, Dholuo-English Dictionary, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.
  19. Ogot, B. A. and Kieran, J.A., 1968, Zamani: A Survey of East African History, Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
  20. Ogot, B. A. and Ogot, M. M., 2020, History of Nairobi, 1899–2012: From a railway camp and supply depot to a world-class African metropolis, Kisumu: Anyange Press.
  21. Ogot, B. A. and Ogot, M. M., 2021, Fountain of Knowledge: History of the University of Nairobi,1952–2020, Kisu-mu: Anyange Press.
  22. Ogot, B. A. and Welbourn, F. B., 1966, A Place to Feel at Home: A Study of Two Independent Churches in Wes-tern Kenya, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  23. Okoth, P. G. and Ogot, B. A., eds, 2000, Conflict in Contemporary Africa, Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.-
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References


Falola, T. and Atieno Odhiambo, E. S., eds, 2002, The Challenges of History and Leadership in Africa: The Essays of Bethwell Allan Ogot, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.

Ogot, B. A., ed., 1964, East Africa, Past and Present, Paris: Présence Africaine.

Ogot, B. A., 1967, History of the Southern Luo, Vol. 1: Migration and Settlement, 1500-1900 (Peoples of East Africa), Nairobi: East African Publishing House.

Ogot, B. A. ed., 1972, War and Society in Africa: Ten Studies (selected papers from the 5th Annual Social Science Conference of the University of East Africa, Nairobi, 8–12 December 1968). London: Frank Cass.

Ogot, B. A., 1972, ‘Revolt of the Elders: An Anatomy of the Loyalist Crowd in the Mau Mau Uprising 1952–1956’, in Ogot, B. A., ed. Hadith 4: Politics and Na-tionalism in Colonial Kenya, Nairobi: East African Publishing House.

Ogot, B. A., 1976, History and social change in East Afri-ca, Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau.

Ogot, B. A. 1981, Historical Dictionary of Kenya (African Historical Dictionaries), Metuchen, NJ and London: Scarecrow Press.

Ogot, B. A., ed., 1992, General History of Africa Vol. V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Paris: UNESCO.

Ogot, B. A., 1996, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy in Africa, Maseno: Institute of Research and Postgra-duate Studies.

Ogot, B. A., ed. 1999, Building on the Indigenous: Selected Essays 1981–1998, Kisumu: Anyange Press.

Ogot, B. A., 2005, History as Destiny and History as Knowledge: Being Reflections on the Problems of Histo-ricity and Historiography, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.

Ogot, B. A., 2006, My Footprints in the Sands of Time: An Autobiography, London: Trafford Publishing.

Ogot, B. A., 2010, Who, if Anyone, Owns the Past? Reflec-tions on the Meaning of “Public History, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.

Ogot, B. A., 2010, Liberty or Death: Southern Sudan’s March to Independence, Nairobi: Regal Press Kenya.

Ogot, B. A., 2012, Kenyans, Who Are We : Reflections on The Meaning of National Identity and Nationalism, Kisumu: Anyange Press.

Ogot, B. A., 2012, ‘Essence of Ethnicity: An African perspective’, in Hino, H., Lonsdale, J., Ranis G. and Stewart, F. eds. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Insta-bility in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Cam-bridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 91–127.

Ogot, B. A., 2016, History of African Civilizations in the Nile Valley, Kisumu: Anyange Press.

Ogot, B. A., 2024, Dholuo-English Dictionary, Kisumu: Anyange Press Ltd.

Ogot, B. A. and Kieran, J.A., 1968, Zamani: A Survey of East African History, Nairobi: East African Publishing House.

Ogot, B. A. and Ogot, M. M., 2020, History of Nairobi, 1899–2012: From a railway camp and supply depot to a world-class African metropolis, Kisumu: Anyange Press.

Ogot, B. A. and Ogot, M. M., 2021, Fountain of Knowledge: History of the University of Nairobi,1952–2020, Kisu-mu: Anyange Press.

Ogot, B. A. and Welbourn, F. B., 1966, A Place to Feel at Home: A Study of Two Independent Churches in Wes-tern Kenya, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Okoth, P. G. and Ogot, B. A., eds, 2000, Conflict in Contemporary Africa, Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.-

Author Biography

Pontian Godfrey Okoth, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya

Professor Pontian Godfrey Okoth is Professor  of  History  and  International Relations in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya.

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