Kitila Alexander Kanyama Mkumbo is a Tanzanian politician and an academic professor.

Career

He is a founder and director of Maarifa Research and Training Associates, a not-for-profit non-government institution that engages in provision of research, consultancy and training services in a wide range of areas in education and social sciences. As a director of this institute, he leads a team of seven researchers and consultants. He is also an adjunct professor at the Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College, where he is engaged in teaching and research on parttime basis.

Political career

In 2020, Mkumbo ran in the

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and won the Member of Parliament seat for Ubungo. Before that he had a brief stint in government as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water in the Tanzanian Union Government. In

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inaugural cabinet, he was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Trade, however, was then replaced by Ashatu Kijaji in the first reshuffle. In July 2023, after a few changes in ministerial dockets, he rejoined the cabinet and was given the ministerial position of investments and planning in the presidents office.

Education

He holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Southampton, UK; Master of Applied Social Psychology and BSc (education) from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Kitila Mkumbo has published widely in peer-reviewed journal articles and made dozens of presentations at international academic conferences. He has supervised 31 postgraduate students, with 24 master-level candidates and 7 PhD candidates.

References

Living people 1971 births Tanzanian educators Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2020–2025 Government ministers of Tanzania Pugu Secondary School alumni University of Dar es Salaam alumni {{Tanzania-politician-stub