Elizabeth Marami is celebrated as the first female marine pilot in the country.
Born and raised in the coastal city of Mombasa, Marami, scored an A plain in her KCSE exams and was awarded a scholarship to the University of Nairobi to study law, this was however not her dream and that is why she drifted off to Egypt to study navigation in Alexandria.
Her job as a marine pilot entails assisting vessels with coming into territorial waters.
Liz is also a fashion blogger and runs the blog http://amorke.com/. In 2015 she was listed among the top 40 under 40 Women by the Business Daily Africa.
Her journey has not been a walk in the park, she has had to go through hardships including being discriminated, having her applications turned down due to her gender among other issues.
In a series of tweets dubbed #Diaryofakenyanseafearer, Elizabeth shares with fans how her journey has been before getting where she is currently and the struggles that a Kenyan Seafarer goes through.
Below is a link to the thread.