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MY STORY: I can see far despite my height

George Kioko Mulundi has refused to let disability determine how far he can go in life

The year was 1972 and we were coming from a wedding party in Kangundo, Machakos County. I was six-years-old then and was seated in the front seat with my parents in the hired matatu.

In those days, matatus looked like refurbished pickups where the back seats were two rows of bench and passengers sat facing one another. Safety belts were unheard of then.

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