Biography
He was born in Kanyuambora, Embu district, Eastern province, Kenya. Son of Kenyan small scale farmers, the late Sospeter Kironji Mutua and Jane Igoki Kironji, he rose from a relatively modest family background to head one of the most popular drama clubs in Kenya, the Mt. Kenya Theatrix.
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