He was born in Masisi, DRC, on the 4th of January 1958. Like many Rwandans in the Diaspora, his parents moved to Uganda and later to Kenya where he pursued education at the University of Nairobi. He enrolled for a Post Graduate Diploma in Curriculum Development at the University of London and embarked on teaching French and English soon after his graduation. He is back in Rwanda since 2003 and worked on several research projects within the Education Sector. He has also undertaken major translation work including the current Rwandan Syllabus for Secondary Schools.