Kenyan world champ who has overcome great odds

In his book, The Art of Writing, French literary critic Andre Maurois argued that “a well written biography should resemble a novel”. He also said that the biographer has only two duties: he must be a portrait painter and an historian. Ngunjiri has, in my view, lived up to this billing. He has authored a book that, though targeted at youthful readers, can be enjoyed by anyone anywhere.

And, by a happy coincidence, his subject, Henry Wanyoike, will today be joined by thousands of runners for the Nairobi International Marathon, through which he partners with the Standard Chartered Bank, to raise money for the ‘‘Seeing Is Believing’’ campaign that helps to restore sight to countless people.

Copies of the book available during the Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon on Sunday and online on www.enrakenya.com