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Eric Kyalo Mutua

Growing up, ERIC KYALO MUTUA, the chairperson of the Law Society of Kenya, wanted to be a pilot just like his father. But an incident triggered a radical change of mind. He shares his inspiring story with PETER MUIRURI

Every time young Eric Kyalo Mutua heard the booming sounds of planes  at Eastleigh Airbase, Nairobi,  he desired to one day become a pilot. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father who worked as an air traffic controller at the military base.

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