2019- to date: Ph.D. student at NM-AIST studying Health and biomedical science

My topic title is Reemergence and genetic resistance of dairy cattle to Brucellosis in smallholder dairy farming practices in selected regions of Tanzania. In this research, I want to establish the factors for the reemergence of the disease in dairy cattle in the smallholder dairy farming, Brucella species circulating in the dairy cattle and identify dairy crossbreed cattle with inherent resistance to Brucellosis.

Factors associated with the reemergence of the disease will be statistically analyzed in statistical software R program. I have already presented my proposal and committed to use the R program as statistical tool for analyzing my results. Currently I am in the field for data collection.

However, Brucella species and genetic analysis require the specialized training in molecular data generation, analysis and presentation

2013-2019: Manager/Researcher

Holding two positions, managerial and research positions at Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency – Central Zone Office.

As a Manager, key responsibilities: Management of Public funds, Human resources and Government Assets. Setting strategic plans in controlling Livestock Diseases in collaboration with the Local Government authorities, providing diagnostic services and doing livestock diseases research and surveillance.

As a Senior Veterinary Research Officer, key responsibilities are writing research proposal and conducting research, writing research articles for publication for the development of communities in our country.

July 2007-2013: Veterinary Officer- Veterinary Investigation Center (VIC) Mpwapwa

At VIC Mpwapwa under Directorate of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development. My key responsibilities as head of laboratory was to coordinate all activities going on in the laboratory sections, doing diseases diagnosis and surveillance which includes samples collection, doing laboratory diagnosis quantifying the disease effect and impact and see the best way of controlling the disease in collaboration with the local government authorities in a respective district in implementing Animal disease Act.

June 2005-Jully 2007: Victoria Veterinary Centre

I have been working with private organization called Victoria Veterinary Center based in Dar Es Salaam dealing with veterinary services and veterinary supplies/input as a Veterinary surgeon. My key responsibilities were doing animal treatment, diseases control like vaccinations in both livestock and pets, doing surgeries, herd health, and management consultations.

Teaching Experience:

2014-2019 Part-time Lecturer- Saint John University- Faculty of Natural Science (FaNaS)

2010- 2014: Part-time Veterinary Tutor at Visele Livecrop Centre in Mpwapwa. I have also been teaching both livestock and Veterinary courses for both certificate and diploma students.

2007-2014: Part-time Veterinary Tutor Livestock Training Institute Mpwapwa. I was teaching Livestock and Veterinary Courses for both Certificates and Diploma students at Livestock Training Institute Mpwapwa.

Research Experience:

Bovine Brucellosis Prevalence, Farmer’s Awareness, Practices, and Animal Health Extension Services in Mpwapwa District. Presented in 31st TVA annual meeting. Published by Tanzania Veterinary Journal. Visit:

https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/194964

Seroimmune response following strategic vaccination against Newcastle disease using I-2 and La Sota vaccine. A paper published by Tanzania Veterinary Journal. Visit https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/179103

Seroprevalence of brucellosis in dairy Cows and KAPs among Dairy farmers in Dodoma Municipality, Dodoma, Tanzania. Presented in 35th Tanzania Veterinary Association International Scientific Conference, Arusha, Tanzania. 5-7th December 2017 at AICC. The paper is under review for publication.

I did a research to study the efficacy of Aloe secundiflora and Tephrosia vogelii in treatment of Scally-leg mites in free range local chickens. With the aim of potentiating indigenous local herbs in helping indigenous local farmers to use them to treat their animals and increase their production and hence poverty alleviation. The research was successful and farmers in Morogoro in peri-urban areas are using the knowledge. I did this research for partial fulfillment of my undergraduate studies under the umbrella of IHEPRUCA RESEARCH PROJECT, supervised by Prof. Msoffe P.LM.