Speakers

Hon. Mboni Mohamed Mhita is a youth leader with more than 15 years of experience in leadership, sustainable development, and the empowerment of young people and women. She has previously served as Vice-Chairperson of the CCM Youth Wing (UVCCM), Member of Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, Deputy Secretary-General of the Pan-African Youth Union, and President of the Young Parliamentarians' Caucus in the Pan-African Parliament. She also served as District Commissioner of Kahama and is currently the Regional Commissioner of Shinyanga. These diverse roles have strengthened her ability to lead, manage change, advance diplomacy, and build productive partnerships at national, regional, and international levels.

She is a strong advocate for gender equality and is deeply committed to advancing the participation of women and girls in leadership and economic development. Her leadership is grounded in humility, composure, integrity, and accountability. She believes that meaningful leadership begins with listening to citizens, involving them in decision-making, and delivering on commitments through action.

As Regional Commissioner of Shinyanga, she has continued to prioritize collaboration among the Government, mining companies, investors, and local communities to drive inclusive development with tangible results. She promotes investment while emphasizing equitable access to development opportunities and benefits for disadvantaged groups. Under her leadership, efforts have focused on creating an enabling environment for young people, women, and local entrepreneurs to benefit from the mining sector. These include establishing and strengthening economic groups, providing entrepreneurship training, improving productivity, and enhancing the quality of goods and services produced by local communities.

She has also strongly supported investment in the Buzwagi Special Economic Zone as a key driver of economic growth in Shinyanga Region. She believes that innovation, knowledge, investment, and stakeholder collaboration can position Shinyanga as a centre of opportunity, commerce, and prosperity. Her goal is to ensure that mineral wealth translates into tangible benefits for citizens through job creation, business growth, value addition, stronger services, and improved living standards.

Hon. Mhita believes leadership is a responsibility to serve citizens with integrity, manage resources transparently, learn from communities, and ensure that every government initiative delivers measurable results. Her vision is a Shinyanga defined by hope, equality, opportunity, and sustainable development for all.