Background
He was born in a poor family of eight children and went to attend Ithookwe Primary, Mulutu Intermediary and Kitui Secondary Schools.
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Education
He later attended Kenyatta University, where he obtained a Bachelor"s degree in Education, with majors in Religion and Kishwahili.
Career
Afterwards he worked as a lecturer at Machakos Teachers Training College, where he was dean of students and head of social studies. He felt his religious call then and was trained and ordained as the college chaplain. He finally decided to leave teaching to become a full-time priest.
He studied for the priesthood at the Trinity and Saint Francis College, in Karen in 1984.
Nzimbi was elected afterwards the first bishop of the new Diocese of Machakos, which he was from 1985 to 1995. In 1995 he was elected the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Kitui.
Nzimbi was elected the fourth Archbishop and Primate of Kenya and Bishop of the Diocese of All Saints Cathedral, on 16 August 2002, and served from 2002 to 2009.
