Sky is no limit as IT consultant vows to build Kenya's first jet

Mr Gabriel Nderitu (in blue shirt) assisted by his workers fix a propeller at a remote controlled aeroplane which he made at his Kahawa garage. The drone is the fifth aeroplane that Nderitu has made since he started the project in 1997. He tested the drone at Kiawara area in Kieni West over the weekend and he will this morning test two other aeroplanes he has made at the same ground. Photo/JOB WERU/Standard].

Gabriel Nderitu is not your ordinary aeroplane enthusiast: his passion is making planes using any available material, including tins and papers to make toy aircraft. Today, he is in the process of manufacturing a drone.

Making jets is a dream the 47-year-old father of two has nurtured since childhood. His dream started soon after he cleared his IT course in 1997. He was not trained on aviation-related courses and his knowledge was purely derived from research.