Welcome to this special edition of Business Daily with me Vivienne Nunes.

Kenyan Richard Leakey, who died this week aged 77, became a household name around the world for his achievements in vastly different fields.

A fossil hunter, wildlife defender, politician and anti-corruption campaigner, Richard Leakey, was at times

a thorn in the side of the Kenyan authorities.

Surviving a plane crash and kidney disease as a young man, his achievements in science and

conservation have had a lasting impact.

We look back on an extraordinary life. I haven't lived a day that I'm sorry that I

lived. That's Business Daily from the BBC. On this program, we often like to talk about career

changes, leaving the trials and successes of one field to start over in another.

Richard Leakey, who died at his home in Kenya this week, was a man who wasn't afraid of changing

lanes. Four months ago, I was lucky enough to interview Richard at his office in the leafy outer

Nairobi suburb of Hardy. I put it to him, he had two very distinct careers, paleoanthropology and wildlife conservation.

But he quickly put me to rights.

Well, I think you're correct, but I've had in fact three very distinctive careers, not two.

The third one was when I left wildlife and went into politics.

And I was a member of the political movement in this country and founded a political party

and was, I think, quite instrumental with the party I founded called Safina

in bringing about not only effective multi-party democracy

but also bringing about some fundamental changes that have put Kenya where it is today.

And I suppose looking back on my careers,

the political side of my life was the most rewarding in terms of the country.

I think bringing the conservation movement up to a certain level

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