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How a couple’s tenacity saw the birth of Kabete vet school
Dr Igor Mann looking on during the signing of a funding agreement for the Animal Health and Industries Training Institute (AHITI) at Kabete. He was the founder and first director of the institute. FILE PHOTO | NMG
While researching for a forthcoming article I came across the name of Dr Igor Mann again and I thought it was time to tell the story of the Mann family and their immense contribution to Kenya.
Born of Jewish immigrant parents in 1906 in Poland, Igor Mann trained in veterinary medicine and by the early 1930s he had set up a successful practice in Warsaw. Unfortunately, when Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, igniting the start of World War II, Igor was forced to flee to Romania where he established a new clinic in Bucharest.
