Prof. Mwang'ombe was born on August 25, 1951 in Mombasa, Kenya. He attended Buxton Primary School and Allidina Visram High School. He then joined Nairobi school for EAACE qualification. He holds Bachelor of Medicine, MB ChB, University of Nairobi Medical School, Kenya, and Doctor of Philosophy in Neuro-Oncology, University London, 1990. Some of his achievements include: research in Tropical Neurosurgery; tuberculomas, brain abscess, frontal encephaloceles, craniovertebral anomalies; research in Induction of tumor differentiation as a tool in chemotherapy of gliomas. He is an international Fellow at McMaster University, Congress of Neurological Surgeons of United States of America, 2002. Prof. Mwang’ombe remains one of the most outstanding Kenyan neurosurgeon and consultants, having had an experience serving at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, London and Professor of neurosurgery at the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.