Elizabeth Marami is breaking gender barriers that have been in place for so long. Her courage would see her swim away from the waters of comfort to take up a comprehensive and challenging course in navigation and become a marine pilot.
Elizabeth however, found such academic pursuits too ordinary, adjusted her pole and drifted off to Egypt to study navigation for five years in Alexandria.
She, however, explains that she appreciates men who work with her as they encourage and push her toward achieving her goals.
She confesses that working with men has helped her understand women better which has helped her not to look women as competitions but team players in the same borderline.
The selection process was very competitive and she couldn’t believe it when she was awarded. I had another offer to study law at the University of Nairobi but my mind was set on navigation.
She is now a Second officer in command on board the merchant navy foreign going ships, a marine pilot at the Kenya Ports Authority.