Author: by Michael Muma

Dr Peter Kitunguu during the interview at the Department of Surgery in the University of Nairobi. He is one of Kenya’s 30-plus neurosurgeons. Photo/ Michael Wambua.As a boy growing up in Nairobi’s Eastlands, PETER KITHIKII KITUNGUU dreamt of becoming a tout or a matatu driver because they seemed to have better lives than many people in the hood.But his focus changed completely after scoring an ‘A’ in all subjects in the 2001 KCSE (at Starehe Boys Centre), becoming the fourth best student in Kenya. At 41, Dr Kitunguu is today one of Kenya’s approximately 30 neurosurgeons. We caught up with him…

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