Kabokyek, a small village in Kericho County is where Duncan Cheruiyot was born and bred. As a small boy, Duncan wanted to be an automotive technician but his environment did not favour such dreams. His was a predominantly farming community and so only farming related ideas flourished.
Sugarcane farming is the major economic activity in the area and maize is grown for domestic consumption. During the holidays, Duncan and his siblings worked on the farm weeding in the sugarcane and maize plantations. He hated the holidays, but with time he developed a liking for farming – that’s when he realized the new clothes and shoes his parents bought him came from the farm proceeds.
