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| Richard Ambani (right) with his elder brother Christopher Ndunga assemble the home-made plane at their home in Shibiriri Village, Kakamega County.[Photo: Chrispen Sechere] |
Kakamega, Kenya: They move up and down, passion written all over their faces, their energy and determination quite something to be behold. Their working chemistry baffles many. In the small village of Jamindas, Kakamega town, they are popularly referred to as “the pilots of Kakamega”. Never mind none of them has ever boarded a plane.
From cheap improvised materials, the duo has managed to make a battery-powered aircraft, which is radar-controlled and propelled by an electric mortar.
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