Tegla Loroupe: I’m ready to initiate dialogue in Laikipia

She stands at just 5’1, but even the most dreaded member of a cattle rustler  in the larger Pokot and Marakwet regions sits and listens when she talks.  As the International Peace Ambassador, Tegla is celebrated both at home and abroad. She is respected in diplomatic corridors just as she is loved by sports enthusiasts.  She has rode some of the world’s finest automobile artworks. She has also traveled on some of the toughest terrains in search of peace - including on an empty stomach.

 “One time, we traveled with to Pokot with her for two days to distribute food. We drove through the forest because there are no roads. We didn’t eat for two days,” her niece, Viola Loroupe, herself a talented sportswoman, says.
 So much has been written about her long sports career. Maybe, what we might consider new is the fact that she hated the course at Boston Marathon, where she raced just twice, and that she once played football and netball.