Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
Naghenjwa Kaboyoka | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Same East |
Term Start: | 2015 |
Term End: | 2020 |
Predecessor: | Anne Malecela |
Successor: | Anne Malecela |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1949 |
Birth Place: | Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika |
Nationality: | Tanzanian |
Education: | Ashira Girls Secondary School |
Alma Mater: | Mzumbe University International Institute of Social Studies |
Party: | CHADEMA |
Profession: | Civil servant |
Website: | www.same.go.tz |
Naghenjwa Kaboyoka (born 8 August 1949, is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) party. She is a Member of Parliament for Same East.
Kaboyoka was born on August 8, 1949. She completed her schooling from the Ashira Girls Secondary School in 1968. In 1971, she received a certificate from Dar es Salaam Technical College. In 1974, she completed a certification program the Civil Service Training Institute in Dar es Salaam. She went on to receive an advanced diploma from the Institute of Development and Management-Mzumbe in 1978. She received her Master of Arts degree in 1986 from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. Kaboyoka had a long career in the public sector - for the Tanzanian government as well as international development agencies. Between 2000 and 2015, she was the executive chairperson of the Woyege Trust Fund.[1]
Kaboyoka became involved with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party in 1977 and served in a number of party roles until 1997.[1]
Kaboyoka later joined CHADEMA. She was the party candidate in the 2005 and 2010 elections for the Same East constituency, losing both times to Anne Malecela.[2] In the 2015 Tanzanian general election Kaboyoka and Malencela faced off for the third time. This time, Kaboyoka won by over 3000 votes.[3]
Kaboyoka was appointed by the Speaker to the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.[4] The committee serves as a watchdog overseeing expenditure of public money and the implementation of the national budget.[5]