TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY (TANESCO), BOARD OF

DIRECTORS PROFILES

Dr. MIGHANDA .J. MANYAHI - CHAIRMAN

Position:
Senior Lecture and Head of Electrical Engineering, Department of University
of Dar es Salaam since 2011.
Education:
B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), University of Dar es Salaam, 1989:
Knowledge in various disciplines of electrical engineering.
M.Sc. (Electrical Power Engineering), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,
Scotland, U.K, 1991: Study of optimized generation planning and commitment
in view of forecasted load and cost of generation.
Ph.D. (EMC/Electrical Transients and Discharges), Uppsala University,
Sweden, 2002: Study of the effects of surges that are generated by lightning
and interacting with power, telecommunication network and apparatus.
Experience:

Taught a number of Electrical Power Engineering and related field

courses in undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over 22 years
Supervised a number of Masters and PhD student in Electrical Power
Engineering and EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) over the duration
of stay at UDSM

Served as External examiner in Institutions in Tanzania, Uganda and

South Africa.
Published a number of papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences
proceedings in the area of electrical power engineering, lightning
protection and electromagnetic compatibility;
Carried a number of major consultancies in Electrical Power Engineering
and related fields.
Served as Council member at SJUIT (St Joseph University in Tanzania)
and Board member at various University institutions boards.

NYAMAJEJE CALLEB WEGGORO (Ph.D)- BOARD

MEMBER
Dr. Nyamajeje Calleb Weggoro is an Advisor to the President of the United
Republic of Tanzania, State House, Dar es Salaam. He is a member of
numerous international associations in both natural and social sciences and
has written several papers on multilateral co-operation, regional integration,
and social and economic development.

After graduating from Dresden Technical University, Germany with Master of

Industrial Engineering and Economics in 1985, he joined the Government of
Tanzania and worked as a Principal Officer in charge of Research and

Development in the Ministry of Industries and Trade, SADC Industry and Trade
Coordinating Directorate.

He attained his Doctorate in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from Free

University Berlin, Germany in 1995 and in 1997 joined the newly re-launched
East African Cooperation as Head of Economics (Projects and Programs). He
was elevated to Director, Productive and Social Sectors in 2007 covering nine
major sectors responsible for economic and social development, natural
resources management, and science and technology.

Dr Weggoro directly spearheaded as head and team member, achievements of

key EAC Milestones including the preparation of the Treaty for the
Establishment of the East African Community, revival of the Inter-University
Council for East Africa, Protocols on Environment and Natural Resources
Management, Bi-annual International Petroleum Conference, Customs Union,
and Common Market; Plans and key regional projects and programs such as
the East African Power Master Plan, East African Road Network, Lake Victoria
Development Program, Tourism Marketing Plan and Strategy, Agriculture and
Rural Development Policy and Strategy, and Industrialization Policy and
Strategy.
As Director responsible for Productive and Social Sectors at the EAC, he related
directly

with

major

Multilateral

Organizations

and

Donor

Community.

Currently serves the Tanzanian Head of State as advisor on most of those

issues.

FELIX GEORGE KIBODYA BOARD MEMBER

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TERTIARY EDUCATION
LLb (Hons) University of Dar es Salaam 1986
Diploma in International Business Law University of Vienna Austria 1990
LLM (Cum Laude) KatholiekeUniversitat Leuven, Belgium 1991specializing in
International business law and commercial arbitration

2.0 PROFESSIOANL COMPETENCE

a) Advocate of the High Court since 1993
3.0 ACADEMIC COMPETENCE
a) Lecturer and Head of Dept. Institute of Finance Management (8 years)
b) Lecturer in International Trade Law and Investment, Business School of the
University of Dares Salaam (5 years)
c) Research Assistant in international commercial transactions and arbitration
K.U. Leuven Law School (1 year)
d) Published a number of papers on banking, commercial and land laws most of
them available on the internet

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b)
c)

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE
Head of Legal Departments in Tanzania Postal Bank, CRDB Bank, NBC Limited
Chairman of the Team of Legal Experts at the Tanzania Bankers Association
Appointed by HE President member of the Fair Competition Tribunal for 2
terms The Tribunal hears appeals by regulated institutions e.g. TANESCO
against the regulator e.g. EWURA.
d) Served as President, Vice President, Treasurer and member of Governing Board
of the Tanganyika Law Society, the national bar association
e) Served as Treasurer and member of the Governing Board of the East African
Law Society (EALS)
f) Served as Board member of the Board of External Trade (BET) and transformed
it into the current TanTrade
5.0 SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN
a) Initiated the amendment of the Land Act of 1999.
b) Chairman of the taskforce that drafted the Mortgage Finance Regulations
c) Prepared a chapter on legal framework and institutional arrangement including
corporate governance during the restructuring which led to the establishment
of both, the TIB Development Bank and the Tanzania Agriculture Development
Bank
d) Member of the Tanzania delegation in the negotiations for the EAC Monetary
Union Protocol
6.0 CURRENT STATUS
Practicing Advocate in commercial transactions

BONIFACE C. MUHEGI BOARD MEMBER

Engineer Muhegi is currently the Managing Director of JMK International
Consultants Ltd based in Da es salaam. He has been the Registrar (CEO) of the
Contractors Registration Board (CRB) Tanzania for a period of fifteen years,
from 1989-2014. CRB is responsible for Registration, Regulation and
Development of all contractors in the Construction Industry in Tanzania.
Engineer Muhegi has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry,
17 of which he worked with the National Construction Council (NCC) rising
from a Research Engineer to the position of Chief Consultant and between
1994 1995 he was acting Chief Executive Officer of NCC. Eng. Muhegi also
worked with TANESCO between 1980 and 1981 as a Civil Engineer and was
among the Engineers who supervised the construction of Mtera Dam, a major
source for hydropower generation in Tanzania.
He serves in the Boards of CRDB Bank plc.and PPRA as a non executive
Director.
Eng. Muhegi holds Msc Engineering degree- University of Melbourne, Australia;
Bsc Engineering University of Dar es Salaam and an Advanced Diploma in

Construction Management- Rotterdam Holland. He has attended short courses

and seminars locally and internationally on technical, management and
governance issues.
He is registered as a professional engineer with Engineers Registration Board
and is a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers Tanzania.

SHAABAN S. KAYUNGILO BOARD MEMBER

I, Shaaban Said Kayungilo, aged 46 years, hereby state that I am a holder of
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSc. First Class
Honors, 1996) and Master of Business Administration degree (MBA, 2003) both
from University of Dar Es Salaam. I also hold Master of Science (MSc) degree in
Energy Systems and Management from University of Flensburg, Germany
(2006). I currently work at ENGEN Petroleum (T) Limited as Marketing Manager
for last 7 years (Nov. 2008 to date). Prior to that I worked for GAPCO/GAPOIL
Tanzania (May October 2008)) as Head of Sales and BP Tanzania Limited for 6
years (1998 2004), started as Technical Sales Engineer and raised to become
Key Accounts Manager. I was a Production Engineer for Tanzania Breweries
Limited (DSM Plant) from 1996 to 1998. Between 2006 and 2007 I was a
research associate at University of Flensburg (Germany) in energy economics
specialized in power sub-sector. I am a Member of Institute of Engineers

Tanzania (IET), Registered Mechanical Engineer and Member of Institute of

Directors Tanzania (IODT).

Eng. JUMA. F. MKOBYA (P. Eng.) BOARD MEMBER

Eng. Juma Mkobya is a registered Professional Engineer with Engineers
Registration Board (Tanzania). He holds BSc in Mechanical Engineering from
the University of Dar es Salaam (1998), Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Administration from the College of Business Education (2006), as well as MSc
in Engineering Management (Energy) from Aston University, UK (2011).

Eng. Mkobya has a wide range of experience (17 years) in electro-mechanical

works,

industrial

utility

management,

energy

projects

planning

and

implementation. He is working with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM)

as

Acting

Assistant

Commissioner

for

Energy

responsible

for

Energy

Development. With MEM since 2007, he worked as Energy Engineer; Senior

Energy Engineer; and Senior Analyst in the Ministerial Delivery Unit (MDU) for
implementation of Big Results Now (BRN) initiative with regard to energy
projects.

Eng. Mkobya also worked with manufacturing and production industries from
1998 to 2006, where he worked with Mantrac Tanzania Limited, Shelys
Pharmaceutical Limited and Serengeti Breweries Limited.

MS. KISSA KILINDU BOARD MEMBER

Ms. Kissa Kilindu, is a British trained Engineer, having graduated with a
BEng. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree at the University of
Greenwich. She also holds an MBA from Durham University (UK).
She is currently the Director of Employment Services at Tanzania Employment
Services Agency (TaESA), an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Labour
and Employment. Ms. Kilindu has over fifteen years of extensive working

experience in areas of Information Technology, Engineering and Management

and has previously worked at the Bank of Tanzania as a Senior Computer
Systems Engineer.
She has attended various trainings and seminars within the country and in
Benin, China, Germany, Kenya, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Ms. Kilindu is a Registered Member of the Engineers Registration Board
(Tanzania), a Registered Member of The Institution of Engineering and
Technology (United Kingdom), an Associate Member of the Chartered
Management Institute (United Kingdom) and Member of the Project
Management Institute.
She is fluent in Kiswahili and English.

MUTESIGWA IBRAHIM MAINGU, PHD- BOARD MEMBER

Dr Maingu is a registered consulting engineer with the Engineers Registration

Board (ERB), Fellow Member of both the Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET)
and Africa Scientific Institute (ASI), and member of the Institution of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Tanzania Branch).
Dr Maingu has PhD and M. Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Dar es Salaam, a post-graduate diploma in Electric Power and
Distribution Systems from the University of Trondheim, Norway and a B. Sc.
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nairobi.
He has other training in Microwave Systems Communication from Nippon
Telephony and Telegraphy Corporation, Japan and Mbagathi Institute of
Telecommunications, Kenya.
Dr Maingu has about forty years of professional and practical experience as an
electrical engineer, 20 years of which has been associated with electrical
consultancy.
Experience includes design and supervision of medium and low voltage power
systems with both local and international firms; power system studies (power
stability, security-constrained optimization, fault calculations etc), cost of
service studies, energy balance analysis and power trading arrangements.
He has also worked as a part-time lecturer in Mathematics at Dar es Salaam
Technical College and Control Engineering at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Management experience includes 11 years as a General Manager of Motor Mart
(T) Ltd, several years as head of various project consultancy teams and about 4
years as a CEO of Alpha Crown Electrics Limited.

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