I was born in Nairobi and educated at City Primary, Racecourse Primary and Eastleigh Secondary schools. After studying at Elphinstone College, Bombay I went to the UK and completed my medical degree from Birmingham in 1964 and FRCS in London in 1970. After a spell of Surgical Specialist in Eldoret from 1970 to 1973, I immigrated to Canada. I continued with surgical practice and was awarded FRCS in 1976. I continued as a surgical specialist in Saltspring Island until I retired from active surgical practice in 1998. Since then I have been doing surgical locums in Canada and abroad, particularly the Caribbean island of Cayman. I will be going on my third surgical mission to Guatemala in November with a group of other surgical and anaesthetic specialists to carry out essential procedures on the very poor of Guatemalan patients.

I started painting actively in oils and acrylics in 1998. Initially I went to a college of art for instruction. I enjoy the use of the right side of my brain for all that. I have also travelled extensively around the World. I must admit I do miss Kenya from time to time. In my free time I keep in touch with local, Canadian, and world affairs.

My "kids" are doing very well. They are both professionals. My son is in Computers and my daughter is a doctor of Neuropsychology.

I wish you all a very happy and prosperous future as well as good health.

- As of October 2006