ith i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K any u amb ora ▁village , ▁Em bu ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁province ▁of ▁Ken ya . ▁A ▁son ▁of ▁Ken yan ▁small ▁scale ▁far mers , ▁the ▁late ▁S osp eter ▁M ung w ana ▁Kir on ji ▁Mut ua ▁and ▁Jane ▁Ig oki ▁M ung w ana ▁Kir on ji , ▁he ▁rose ▁from ▁a ▁relatively ▁mod est ▁family ▁background ▁to ▁head ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁drama ▁clubs ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁the ▁M t . ▁Ken ya ▁The at rix , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁school , ▁and ▁career ▁M uri ith i ▁and ▁his ▁now ▁late ▁brother , ▁Stephen ▁N j agi ▁Kir on ji , ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁their ▁village ▁church ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age . ▁M uri ith i ▁later ▁joined ▁K ang aru ▁School , ▁Em bu , ▁Ken ya , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁in ▁Th ika , ▁Ken ya ▁while ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁at ▁Jo yt own ▁Special ▁School ▁for ▁disabled ▁children ▁as ▁a ▁care t aker . ▁M uri ith i ▁became ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁D rama ▁Club ▁Ch aper on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁Youth ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁Th ika ▁Y M CA ▁branch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁registration ▁assistant