Kitila Mkumbo

Kitila Mkumbo is a researcher on the RISE Tanzania team and a senior lecturer and previous dean of the College of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam. He is currently on sabbatical leave heading up the What Works in Education program for Twaweza East Africa, an initiative that works on education and issues concerning government transparency and responsiveness in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. He has published numerous papers on education in Tanzania and has extensive relationships with officials at the Ministry of Education and the Presidential Delivery Unit.