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Isaac Wanjawa: Budding hockey star chasing an advocate dream

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Western Jaguars' Isaac Wanjawa in action during their Kenya Hockey Premier League match against Daikyo Heroes at Dasmesh Stadium, Sikh Union Club, Nairobi, on June 7. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

History has it that most scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs came about as a result of curiosity.

Isaac Wanjawa may not have made world-changing scientific discoveries, but his curiosity to know how it was possible to not only hit a small ball with a stick but also have full control of it led him to a now-promising hockey career. Just like every other boy, he grew up looking up to his elder brothers and wanted to follow in their footsteps.

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