athletics competitor middle-distance runner
He specializes in the 1500 metres and 800 metres. He trains with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Sports Management and is coached by Ricky Simms. In 2009 he stopped competing for Bahrain claiming unpaid salary and bonuses.
Without a passport, he was unable to compete in any competition.
Several other Kenyan runners who took Bahraini citizenship have also left Bahrain and are vying to compete for Kenya. However, he returned to the track in July 2009 at the Athletissima meeting, still representing Bahrain.
Subsequently, Athletics Kenya stopped to handle his attempt to compete for Kenya. At the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu he only participated at the 1500 m but just failed to qualify for the final.
He was willing to compete for Kenya, but his Kenyan passport is held by Bahraini officials.