Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau ia ki Tulu Bolo, Etiopia. I haere ia ki te F&lt;a href="/H/G/A/Mechal%20Elementary%20School"&gt;/H/G/A/Mechal Elementary School&lt;/a&gt; me te tohu i te kura i roto i nga huihuinga rere o te rohe i mua i te mahi ki te taumata motu me te ao. I muri mai ka neke ia ki Harrar, ki te Rawhiti o Etiopia ka haere tonu ki te whakangungu i reira mo te wa poto i mua i tana taenga mai ki Addis Ababa i uru ai ia ki te karapu hakinakina a rohe. Ko tana putanga tuatahi i runga i te atamira o te ao i puta mai i te oma whenua <unk> i mutu ia i te tuawhitu i te whakataetae rangatahi tane i te 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
i Mombasa, ā, i riro i a ia te wikitōria i te Whakataetae Whakawhiti Whenua o Oeiras i muri mai i taua tau.