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Man proves naysayers wrong by conquering peak of Mt Kenya on 77th birthday

Elijah Kimani, a retired civil servant and his daughter Njambi atop Mt Kenya’s highest peak- Lenana during their Mt Kenya hike in December 2022 to celebrate his 77th birthday. PHOTO | NMG

By  JAMES ROGOI

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Two days shy of his 77th birthday, Elijah Kimani stood on top of the world, arguably the oldest Kenyan to do so.

Mzee Kimani fulfilled a journey he’d desired to take for many decades, conquering Mt. Kenya and the famous Lenana peak.

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