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From cattle rustling to running: the reel story

PHOTO: STANDARD

Volumes have been written and endless hours of reels shot on Kenya’s exploits on the athletics field. There is that typical narrative; running to school, a welcome escape from poverty, high altitude, diets and their larger-than-usual lung capacities- all trying to explain Kenya’s dominance in the middle and long-distance races.

However, it seems the narrative cannot be told with finality as the recently launched movie, Gun Runners’, demonstrated.

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