Sunrise: 1949
Sunset: September 27, 2025
Professor Arthur Obel, a Kenyan scientist hailed as a pioneer in the search for an AIDS cure and the discoverer of the drug Pearl Omega, has passed AWAY, he was 76.
Obel received many honoraries. He was a member of the Global Epidemiology Society in 1983 and the Achievers Society in 1983. Obel did a fellowship with numerous institutions including the Jewish Chemists Federation in 1986, the International Diabetes Federation in 1986, and the Global Pharmaceutical Federation in 1987. He was also a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Centre for Finance and Project Management in 2004
Although Obel is most known for his work on Kemron and Pearl Omega, a big part of Dr. Obel’s research consisted of practical therapeutics. He has numerous published works including practical therapeutics on antibiotic therapy, the use of insulin, the use of anti-diabetic agents, the treatment of gout, the treatment of peptic ulcers, anxiolytic drugs, and the therapy of diarrhoeal diseases.[4]
Obel also wrote, and self-published, numerous books such as “Power and Intrigue,” a book relating to one’s power, whether it be associative, personal, professional, or reward power, “Kenya’s Industrialization Strategy,” and “Resilient Manhood Dynamism: The Basis of a Rapid Take-off.”
May his soul rest in peace