User:Erasturs Rose Mugoye/sandbox

Erasturs Mugoye Born        April 4, 1979 Ikumu Village Ebunangwe Sub Location Emuhaya Distict Vihiga County

Residence   Nakuru County

Ethnicity   Luhya

Citizen     Kenyan

Occupation  Writer, Film and Stage Play Producer and Director, Music Video Director and Martial arts.

Years Active 2011- present

Parents    Rose Ayumah Katsemba ( mother)

Siblings  Margaret koech (Siz) Collins Museveni (Bro)

Erasturs Mugoye born April 4,1979 is writer, film and stage play producer, director and music director and martial arts. He has four siblings. After drop out in high school. Mugoye worked as a casual laborer in peoples farms in Emuhaya. He later moved to Naivasha and worked in a quarry with his cousin Josphat. In 2002 moved to Nairobi and worked as a matatu tout. In 2005 moved to Njoro were he lived with sister and worked as a casual worker at Egerton University as he trained Won Hwa Do (A Unified Martial Arts)as Assistant Instructor. After 2008 skirmishes, he left Njoro to 3rd KDF Camp Nakuru Barracks and lived with his uncle. 2009 he joined Big Cuts Entertainment as Chief Designer and video Director. His first story was a kikuyu comedy KAIRETU KA GETONGA.

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Early life

Mugoye was born in Ikumu, Vihiga County, Kenya, the son of Rose Ayuma, a vegetable vendor. Mugoye is a second born of four siblings. Brought up in a poor background by his grandmother, he grew to be a God fearing child.While Mugoye did not finish high school, he learned video shooting/editing and graphix designing through a friend. Due to his passion in video production, he started interested in writing.

Stage Around 2009 while living with uncle, he wrote his first stage play, GRACE TO GRASS that was performed at A/C Church. The play included Christian themes on consequences of turning your back from God, while addressing issues such us being saved and later makes it in life and forgets all about where you came from and the life you went through before. The response was good and Mugoye continued to create new stage production from sunday school plays to youth plays.In 2010, he left the Barracks and wrote his first storyline WOMEN WE MARRY a story he heard from his grand mum that it took place long time. It was a true based story. He gave it to a friend to develop the script and in 2011, he organized in shooting it as a film. He had auditions on 9th of April 2011 at the Cool Rivers Hotel, where a panel of judges scrutinized the characters and selected the best actors & actresses who will be featuring in the movie as far as quality movies are concerned.This was done in front of every characters, whereby every character was given a chance to prove him/herself be the best. Then they were placed in groups for teamwork and given time to prepare what they could as a group and produce. After selection, it took him a whole year to shoot it. In Feb 2012 he met a lady who later became the main actress that introduced him to his dad who was the P.I.O. Rift valley Province. The P.I.O. later introduced Mugoye to Department Of Film Services Nakuru Region and asked them to offer him Technical facilitation. The D.F.S agreed and shoot for him.On 25th Feb 2013 he had his first successful movie launch at the Cool Rivers Hotel, Nakuru where we invited guests, casts and their respective families.