[3] His mother and stepdad, Mohamed Hassan, raised him in the Bakarani area of the coastal city of Mombasa.
Ambani grew up in a Muslim environment, and he regularly attended the mosque on weekdays, but he never abandoned the Christian faith.
[1] After completing secondary education, he enrolled in accounting classes, and he pursued a diploma in sales and marketing as well as a CPA at Mombasa Polytechnic.
[4] Kenneth Ambani began his acting career in his youth, Sauti House-KBC Mombasa produced his first professional role in the Swahili drama series Tushauriane.
[6][7] As an AFS Film and Television Leadership Initiative fellow, he had the opportunity to connect with global filmakers from America and Africa.