Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I whanau mai ia i Shewa, Etiopia, i puta tuatahi ia i te oma whenua. I muri i te tuatoru o nga whakataetae rangatahi i te 2007 Jan Meda Cross Country International, i tohu ia mo te 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, i te wahi i mutu ia i te 16 i roto i te reanga wahine rangatahi. Ko ia te tuawha i te 2008 Women First 5K i Addis Ababa.