She is eager to start the next phase of her practical training that will see her learn the nitty gritty of channels and routes that ships use to enter and leave the harbour. The daughter of Mombasa paediatrician Aggrey Marami and school principal Veronica Marami, Elizabeth is described by colleagues at work as a go-getter, strong willed, confident and neat.
Before she is elevated as Kenya’s first fully trained female marine pilot, Marami has to berth and unberth 500 vessels assessed by a Kenya Ports Authority chief pilot and senior pilot.
