Kenya: Army Recruit Earns Instant Recognition

Nairobi — Just a month after she graduated from the National Defence College, Caroline Cherotich yesterday made history in the pole vault, setting a new Kenya record. Cherotich, aged 23, is a Private at the Kenya Army based at the Kahawa Garrison.

She set a new Defence Forces record in her speciality when she cleared 3:10 metres last month, and though suffering a hip injury, she yesterday went one better and broke the national record, clearing 3:20 metres.

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