Education
University of Dar es Salaam.
University of Dar es Salaam.
He was Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from 2005 to 2010 and Minister of East African Cooperation from 2010 to 2015. He also was previously served as director-general of the Tanzania Investment Centre. He was elected to succeed Pius Msekwa as Speaker of the National Assembly on 26 December 2005.
He was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of East African Cooperation in 2010.
He is a member of the majority Chama Cha Mapinduzi party and represents Urambo Mashariki.
He was previously a member of parliament from 1975 to 1995.