12 Facts About Zitto Kabwe

Zitto Kabwe was a member of the opposition party, Chadema, from 1992 until his expulsion in March 2015.

Zitto Kabwe served as a two term Member of Parliament for the Kigoma North constituency from 2005 to 2015.

Zitto Kabwe was the Chairman of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee as well as the chair of the parliamentary standing committee where he oversaw more than 250 State-Owned Companies.

Anna Bwana, Zitto Kabwe is the father of a son named Wiza-Chachage and daughters Josina-UmmKulthum and Alaa-Angelika.

Zitto Kabwe's son is named after a public intellectual Prof.

The daughters are named after a Mozambican Liberation Heroine Josina Machel and Zitto Kabwe's much-loved auntie Mama Mhonga and who takes care of him as a mother after the death of Hajjat Shida Salum.

Zitto Kabwe joined Kigoma Primary School in 1984 and sat for the CPEE in 1990.

Zitto Kabwe went on to advance to Kigoma Secondary School in 1991 and was enrolled there until 1994.

In 1999 Zitto Kabwe joined the University of Dar es Salaam and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 2003.

Zitto Kabwe served as a bridge between political parties, parliamentarians and civil society organizations so that they could act together on matters of national interests.

Zitto Kabwe is strongly associated with the passage of the Mining Act, 2010, Cap 123.

Zitto Kabwe was involved in cross-party negotiation and consultation with civil society as the law was drafted and considered.