Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te 2008 Kenyan Cross Country Championships i eke ia i a Mathew Kisorio ki te wikitoria i te taitara rangatahi. Ko tana tīmatanga ao i te
I te 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships i kite ia i te mutunga i te tekau o nga waahi (te tuarima o nga Kenyan i mutu). I oma ia i runga i te arahi me te mara o Europi mo te wa tuatahi i taua tau: i whakatauhia e ia he 5000 mita whaiaro pai rawa atu o te 13:03.04 meneti hei kaihauturu i te KBC Night of Athletics, i tu tu tuatoru i te British Grand Prix, a ko ia te kaihauturu i te Huihuinga Rieti me te 3000 mita pai rawa atu o te 7:33.01 meneti. I wikitoria hoki ia i te Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.