[1] The son of a preacher, he was born in rural Kenya the year that Elvis Presley died.
When he was a student he visited the United States and there he attended his first country concert with featured Shania Twain.
[5] After seeing Twain he started soaking up the music of Jim Reeves, Charley Pride and Dolly Parton, and the more modern Country sound of Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson.
[6] It was reported by Michael Chepkwony in the September 1 edition of Kenya's news paper The Standard that he was heading to the Texas Sounds International Country Music festival the following month.
[8] He is the first Luo to be Knighted at Ciala Resort with Jeff Koinange is presence, He competed in the sixth annual Texas Sounds International Country Music festival which ran from October 17-20 and won the Best Male Vocalist of the year award.