"The IT consultant, whose firm Fincom is based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, found scrap aluminium bars, hollow tubes, bolts and plastic sheeting to make his planes - sticking it all together with some gum."

Actually Gabriel Nderitu comes from a long line of proud Kenyan aviation pioneers. Here is his cousin Jessup Nderitu the famous Kenyan Afronaut.

He could be a pilot/engineer for Air Nigeria if this does not work out for him....

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Actually Gabriel Nderitu comes from a long line of proud Kenyan aviation pioneers. Here is his cousin Jessup Nderitu the famous Kenyan Afronaut.

Gabriel's father was the famous Kenyan telecom giant that invented the first African hands-free cell phone.