He was born in
Ofafa Jericho Estate in Eastlands,
Nairobi, Kenya, as the second child in a family of seven brothers. His father was Christopher Ochieng and mother was Eudiah Achieng Ochieng. Benjamin started his primary education in Ofafa Jericho Primary School then Ofafa Jericho Secondary School. When Benjamin turned 18, he was hired by his dad at
British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd (BAT) and later he was moved to a clerk position in the Wages Department where he worked for 4 years. Then he was transferred to computer department and worked for two years. He later joined
United States International University (USIU) to study
Management Information Systems (MIT). For further studies, Benjamin moved to the
USIU, San Diego in the
USA. From there, he was transferred to
California State University, Stanislaus in
Turlock, California. Then in 1992, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. ==Career==