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KIDS-CAN International Ambassadors
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Philip Boit, Athlete.
- First Kenyan to ever participate in the Winter Olympics (Nagano 1998) sponsored by sportswear giant Nike.
- Has also competed in 1999 Nordic skiing World Championships in Austria, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and Turin
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- Look for him in Vancouver 2010 (continues to be Kenya’s sole competitor)!
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Wilfred Bungei, Athlete.
- Gold medal winner (800 m) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
- World Indoor Championships in Athletics winner (800 m) in Moscow 2006.
- Ranked Number 1 in the world (800 m) in 2002 and 2003.
- Personal best of 1:42.34 minutes (Rieti 2002) – currently the fifth fastest runner in the history of the event (800 m).
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Olive Mugenda, Vice Chancellor, Kenyatta University.
- Made history in Kenya by becoming the first woman to be appointed as Vice Chancellor of a public university (March 2006).
- Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Planning) – Kenyatta University.
- Recent recipient of the 2008 Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award, 2007 Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute MBA
- Meritorious Award and the 2006 Elder of the Burning Spear presidential award.
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Johana Jacton Nyaga, Kenyatta University.
- Considered the father of physical education in the Eastern Africa region.
- He joined Kenyatta University (KU) in 1973 when KU was still a constituent college of the University of Nairobi.
- He was instrumental in training and mentoring most physical education professionals currently serving in various positions in East Africa.
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Allan Rock, President & Vice-Chancellor, University of
Ottawa.
- Elected as a Member of Parliament in the Canadian Government and served as Minister of Health and as Minister of Industry.
- In 2003 he was appointed as Ambassador for Canada to the United Nations. In July 2008 he became the 29th
- President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa.
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