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| Samuel Kinyanjui |
By PHARES MUTEMBEI
body>< body>When you meet Samuel Kinyanjui for the first time, you are struck by his ever-present smile and charm.
body>The Standard Eight pupil at Gitiba Primary School in Dagoretti is no ordinary child; he can display amazing performances and stupefy spectators.
body>< body>He has become a subject of wonder in his school and surrounding villages because of his antics.
body>< body>At 14, Kinyanjui is a contortionist, .a performer who twists his body for the entertainment of others. He makes his jaws drop with his incredible bending and movements of his body. He can perform amazing physical movements due to a flexibility that is beyond description.
body>< body>If harnessed, Kinyanjui’d art can earn him a livelihood.
body>< body>Sometimes when he contorts his body, spectators cringe thinking the boy is in pain.
body>< body>Even he cannot explain the origin of this phenomenon.
body>< body>“I know I have bones and joints like other people but I don’t know why I don’t feel them. I think I was born flexible for a reason,” says Kinyanjui, his usual smile playing on his lips.
body>< body>Breathtaking
body>< body>His teachers believe Kinyanjui should be taken to a talent academy to nurture his talent.
body>< body>“He is a star in and out of the school because of what he can do with his body,” says Karuku Njugi, one of his teachers.
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