Hannington Apudo

Capt. Hannington Apudo (born June 28, 1942 in Kericho, Kenya) is the first Kenyan citizen to be a commercial pilot. As well, Apudo was one of the first indigenous military pilots in the Kenya Air Force, having been a member of the first class of indigenous Kenyans to graduate from the KAF's flying school.[1][2]

Biography

A native of Kano, Kisumu County, Apudo is a graduate of College of West Africa, where he was a star athlete on the sports playing fields. He was a political activist, fighting for the rights of the indigenous Kenyans in aviation before becoming a pilot. He worked as a Commercial Pilot in Nairobi, and trained pilots with Kenya Airways for over a decade.

Hannington Apudo is married to Grace, they have five children, Charles, Jacqueline, Leendah, James and Roy and fourteen grandchildren.

References

  1. ↑ Historical Background of the Kenya Air Force: Pre-Independence Period at the Kenyan Ministry of State for Defence, posted 2010; retrieved June 17, 2011 Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ The Weekly review. Stellascope Ltd. July 1982. p. 6.


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