Jaji (Mst.) Sivangilwa Sikalalilwa Mwangesi
Wasifu
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Sivangilwa Sikalalilwa Mwangesi
Date of birth: 14th February 1956
Gender: Male
Nationality: Tanzanian
Marital Status: Married
Designation: Ethics Secretariat Commissioner
Language spoken: Kiswahili and English
Contact address:
Office address: President’s Office,
Ethics Secretariat,
18 Jakaya Kikwete Street,
Kambarage Tower,
P. O. Box 225,
Dodoma.
Education:
- LLB (Hons), University of Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, 1988
- Diploma in Education (Teaching), Marangu Teachers Training College Moshi, 1983
Other Trainings:
- Information communication technology skills programs, ESAMI Tanzania, 2009.
- System for checking and monitoring compliance and procurement management (SCMP) Arusha Tanzania, 2009.
- Anti-Piracy Training for Trainers, Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, 2007.
- Judicial Administration and Case Management, RIPA UK, 2006.
- Personnel Management, Durban South Africa, 2005.
- Judicial System Training in Drug Related Case Work, Pretoria South Africa, 2001.
- Judicial Ethics Committee Members’ Training, Morogoro Tanzania 1999.
- International Human Rights Law in Administration of Justice, Dar Es Salaam Tanzania 1999.
- Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), Dodoma Tanzania, 1999.
- Management and Administrative Skills for Resident Magistrates, Morogoro Tanzania, 1994.
Working experience
- Teacher, Iyunga Secondary School Mbeya, 1983 to 1985;
Teaching English language and English Literature.
- State Attorney Trainee in the Attorney General’s Chambers 1988.
Representing the Government in Criminal and Civil litigation.
- Resident Magistrate Grade III 1989, to Principal Resident Magistrate Grade I 2006;
Presiding over different matters ranging from Criminal, Civil, Probate, Matrimonial and other types of litigation in subordinate Courts in Tanzania.
- Chairman of Iringa Regional Housing Tribunal 1999 to 2001;
Adjudicating disputes between tenants and Landlords.
- Part time Tutorial Assistant, Tumaini University of Iringa;
Teaching first year University students - Criminal Law and supervising their groupseminars.
- Magistrate in the Republic of Seychelles, 2001 to 2003;
Performing magisterial duties on Technical Exchange Program between the two Governments (Tanzania and Seychelles).
- Judge of the High Court of Tanzania, 2009 to 2016;
Performing judicial duties in both criminal and civil litigation.
- Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of Tanzania, 2016 to 2020;
Performing judicial duties at the apex of the judiciary hierarchy.
- Ethics Commissioner, Ethics Secretariat of Tanzania, 2020 to date;
Performing supervision role in enforcing compliance with the code of ethics law by Public Leaders.
Posts held
- District Resident Magistrate In-charge, Songea District, 1993 to 1998;
Performing all administrative duties of the Judiciary in the District.
- Resident Magistrate In – charge for the Region of Iringa, 1998 to 2001. The Region of Mara 2004 to 2004. The Region of Dar Es Salaam 2006 to 2008;
Performing all administrative duties of the Judiciary in the Region.
- District Registrar, High Court of Tanzania Land Division, 2004 to 2006;
Performing administrative duties of the Judiciary for all matters pertaining to land under the guidance of the Judge In-charge.
- Senior Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal, 2008 to 2009;
Assisting the Registrar of the Court of Appeal on different duties as would be assigned by the Registrar.
- Judge In-charge, High Court of Tanzania Bukoba Zone, 2015 to 2016.
Involved in all matters of administration of the Judiciary in the zone.
- Judge In –charge, High Court of Tanzania, Land Division, 2016 to 2016.
- Commissioner of Ethics Secretariat.