Daring to fly out of poverty

Young, energetic and self-made, Linda Jeruto Chemmutut, 28, is a pilot and the quality manager at Moi University School of Aerospace and Science in Eldoret. She shares her story with EDWIN CHESEREK

Linda flies Moi University’s two-engine Cessna 162 and is tasked with ensuring that the quality standards set by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority are adhered to in the institution’s training programme. She is the only woman pilot at the university’s School of Aerospace and Science, while the other three in the team are men.