Tallest student, Jackline Mwende hopes for a Basketball career

Kenya: At a height of 6 feet 9 inches, Jackline Mwende, 14, is a towering figure. To bring her impressive height into perspective, the Form Two student at Gikurune Girls High School in Imenti South, Meru County, is taller than American professional basketball player LeBron Raymone, who stands at 6 ft 8 in and is just inches shy of NBA basketball great Shaquille O’Neal, who towers at 7 ft 1in.

When Generation Next caught up with Mwende said her favourite subjects are English and Kiswahili and she one day hopes to join the media. KTN’s Betty Kyalo is her role model.