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His team, the Kenya Ice Lions, hone their
skills at Nairobi's Panari Hotel.
When they can't get in there, they take to the roof-tops and
train in roller-blades to make up for a lack of "ice time".
As the only side in the country, they usually organise games
between themselves.
"One day a few of my friends invited me to go and play ice
hockey and that was the beginning of this beautiful journey,"
Mburu, an architect, said from his hometown of Kikuyu, 20 km (12
miles) northwest of Nairobi.
Eventually, Mburu hopes Kenya will join the International Ice
Hockey Federation.
The Ice Lions have already played friendly matches against teams
from the United States and Canada.
They watch online tutorials and get lessons from volunteering
expatriate coaches. They are hungry to succeed, head coach Tim
Colby said.
(Reporting by Jeff Kahinju; Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing
by Alexander Winning and Ben Dangerfield)
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