Kammala wannan jumla: Ta fara gudu yayin da ta je makarantar firamare ta Tamboiya kuma daga baya ta halarci makarantar sakandare ta 'yan mata ta Kapkenda. Ta wakilci Kenya a karon farko a gasar zakarun duniya na matasa a shekarar 1996, inda ta zo ta takwas a kan mita 5000. A 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ta lashe lambar azurfa ta matasa da taken ƙungiya tare da mai nasara Rose Kosgei. Ta kasance ta goma sha ɗaya a tseren matasa a
1998 Cross na Duniya sannan ya inganta zuwa na shida a cikin mita 5000 a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 1998 a Wasanni.