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Trendsetters who put Kenya on global map

Deputy President William Ruto, Governors Jackson Mandago and Stephen Sang celebrate with Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna after yesterday’s historic race. [Reuters]

From the track to international movies and environmental conservationists, Kenyans have produced some of the world’s finest souls.

And yesterday, marathoner Eliud Kipchoge - in a class of his own -- rose to the top of this exclusive club after shattering the INEOS1:59 challenge in Vienna, Austria.

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