Hekima Review No. 31 (May 2004)
In the 30th issue of the HR, my predecessor, Edoth Mukasa SJ noted that 20 years after the foundation of Hekima College, “the College has come of age.” For many, coming of age or maturity is characterized by independence and responsible service to the community.
As if to assert her maturity, during her 20th academic year, Hekima was weaned of her remaining founding member of the faculty. The departure of Fr Edmond Murphy, who had served the college for 20 years, and was not only the longest-serving member of staff but also the only remaining member of the original founding team of the college, ushered in a new era in the annals of the college. As Fr Eddie noted
during his farewell liturgy at her 20th anniversary, the college had matured from the foundational idea of building a theologate in Africa to that of being a truly African theologate rooted in the African context.
