Prof William Lore speaks during the 50th Kenya Medical Association Scientific Conference in May 2023, in Mombasa. The meeting also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the East African Medical Journal (EAMJ). Next to him is KMA President Dr Simon Kigondu.The wise Africans who knew had a saying, “ The written word does not rot.” Prof William Lore died on December 23, 2025. He was a professor of medicine and a long-serving editor-in-chief of the East African Medical Journal. He also served as the chair of the Kenya Medical Association.Medicine is divided into four major disciplines: paediatrics – diseases of children;…