Career
Tata-Muya got two silver medals from the 1979 African Championshionships (400 m hurdles and 800 m). She is also a 400 m hurdles bronze medalist from the 1982 African Championships. In 1980 she took various events at the Commonwealth Games, the best result being 7th place with the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team
Her first global event were the inaugural world championships in 1983, where she did not get past 400 metres hurdles heats She was the only Kenyan woman athlete in Helsinki, and is thus the first Kenyan woman to compete at the world championships.
The same year she took part at the 1987 world championships, where she reached the 400 metres hurdles semifinals. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not get past 400 metres heats.
Two years later she made her last Commonwealth games appearance, finishing 9th in the 400 m hurdles. After retirement, she has served as a coach for the Kenyan team
She still takes veteran sports, as she competed at the 2007 World Masters Championships in Riccione, Italy.
She still holds the Kenyan 400 metres hurdles record (as of 2007).
