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Isaac Wanjawa: Budding hockey star chasing an advocate dream

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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