First track prize sprinted athlete to multi-million shilling dairy venture

A worker milking a Paul Kipsiele Koec's Kaso Dairy cow in Bomet County. Koech started the venture with the money he won in 2004 during Athens Olympics. [PHOTOS: ANDREW MIBEI/STANDARD]

Lean framed and clad in his trademark tracksuit and sneakers, he cuts the image of a typical Kenyan athlete. Sure, he is a celebrated international star.

But Paul Kipsiele Koech will not let this restrain him to the tracks. His Kaso Dairy Farm in Kachepkoro, Sotik, is a marvel in Bomet County and beyond.