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Dr. David MUGE was born in Turbo, a quiet town situated between Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties in Kenya’s Rift Valley. He spent his early years living between Tanzania and Kenya.

His early education started in Tanzania and later Kapsabet boys high school, within Kenya’s Rift Valley. He then undertook his A-level studies at Nakuru High School in Kenya.

He was then admitted to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nairobi which was then the only university in Kenya. Immediately after completing his undergraduate education, he won a prestigious scholarship to further his education at the University of Bristol in the home country of Somerset, England.

After graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Dr. MUGE was offered a job by university of Bristol, later going on to work for the University of Liverpool in northwest England.

In both universities, Dr. MUGE undertook research and tutoring students. Following rigorous examinations, he was admitted to the prestigious Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in London (RCVS) as a member.

This paved way for him to to work as a Veterinary Surgeon throughout England and Wales before starting his first Veterinary surgery in the suburbs of west London.

Dr. MUGE later proceeded to open a chain of veterinary surgeries offering 24-hour emergency veterinary care as well as continuous professional development for other Veterinary Surgeons and nurses within west London.

After 15 years in private practice, Dr. MUGE left England for his native country, Kenya to work with His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto who had then been elected as the first Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Upon His Excellency's appointment as the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. MUGE became his Personal Assistant, a position he holds to date.

As a philanthropist and entrepreneur, Dr. MUGE also embarked on a journey to empower the local community. He planted commercial coffee, sugarcane, maize and macadamia.

He also proceeded to build a state of the art coffee processing, Great Rift Coffee plant in Eldoret which mills, roasts, packages and sells high quality coffee throughout the world, in countries such as Germany, USA, South Korea, South Africa, Belgium and the United Arab Emirates.

Following this success, Dr. MUGE’s coffee venture now offers academic scholarships to top performing girls in Nandi County every year. The organization also offers free education on coffee management, free coffee seedlings as well as advance cash payments to farmers in need of financing.