Video: Meet the tallest man in Kenya Jackson Kipkuru
So how tall are you? With the average height of 5 feet 7 inches for males in Kenya, chances are that you would need to climb on to a stool so as to talk face to face with the man believed to be the tallest in Kenya.
That is one Jackson Kipkurui of Bomet county.Jackson Kosgei said to be the tallest man in the country at 7’3″
Is this Kenya’s tallest man?
Bomet, Kenya: Whenever, Jackson Kipkirui Koskei takes to the streets in Bomet, he is escorted by surreptitious glances, whispers and even open, unabashed oohs, wows and giggles from passerbys!
For a long time, this kind of attention irritated him immensely and even gave him the jitters. More often than not, he felt tempted to tell off his admirers or even run fast, away from their piercing eyes.
But today, he is unconcerned by the stares. He even gives the gawkers a friendly smile as a way of appreciating their appreciation of him.
Mr Koskei is no ordinary man. The 50-year-old father of four is 7.3 feet tall. Towering over all the men and women in Bomet, he could easily be Kenya’s tallest man.
Nowadays, Koskei is proud of his height after it propelled him to greater heights and earned him a place in the Kenya Book of Records.
He is only one foot shy of the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kösen from Turkey, who stands at 8.3 feet. That is why Koskei stands tall today.
Interestingly, he never realised there was anything unusual about his height until he took his wife for medication at Tenwek Mission Hospital two years ago. Doctors there, like any other people who see him for the first time, were amazed by his towering frame.
They asked to measure his height, which they did.
“One of the doctors who took my measurements suggested to his colleagues that they should inform the record keepers. He said he believed my height was unique in the country,” Koskei told The Standard at his home in Kapkoros location.
Source-https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/
Video: Meet the tallest man in Kenya Jackson Kipkuru
