Augustine Imbuye Wasonga was born in 1969 in the present Gem Sub-county in Siaya County. He did Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) at Rae Mixed Primary School in Nyakach in1982, then Proceeded to Chianda High School for 'O' Levels. He joined St. Mary's School, Yala in 1978 for 'A Levels after which he attended Kenyatta University between 1989 and 1992, graduating with a Bachelor in Arts Degree to teach English. He taught English at Ruiru High School from 1993 to January 1995 when he joined Ambira High School staff where he taught till January 1998. He joined the Kenya Society for Deaf Children (KSDC) as Education & Health Services Coordinator, a position he held till 2000 when he moved to International Community for the Relief of Starvation and Suffering (ICROSS) and Programme Development Director. In 2003, he left ICROSS and co-founded Ace Africa. He currently works as the Country Director for Ace Africa (Kenya). He has MA, Community Development and HIV AIDS- University of Wales, Lampeter-2010 and an MBA, Health Care Management (WIU) - 2008.