Jokate Mwegelo

Profile Overview

Jokate Mwegelo is a Tanzanian politician and Secretary General of the Chama cha Mapinduzi’s Youth Wing (UVCCM). Before being appointed, she was an entrepreneur and a media personality. In July 2018, the President of Tanzania Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli appointed Mwegelo as the new District Commissioner for Kisarawe district in Pwani region. She was then appointed as the District Commissioner for Temeke District in the Dar es Salaam Region in July 2021. Mwegelo was appointed by the President of Tanzania Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan as the District Commissioner for Korogwe District in the Tanga Region in January, 2023 .
She is a member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, previously serving as Secretary in charge of Public Relations and Mobilization of the UVCCM - youth wing of Chama Cha Mapinduzi.
In October 2023, Jokate was appointed by the Central Committee of Chama Cha Mapinduzi led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to be Secretary General of the UWT - the Women's Wing of Chama cha Mapinduzi.
She is one ofTanzania's youngest influential leaders and entrepreneurs. In 2017, Mwegelo was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Africa. In August 2017 she was named by Africa Youth Awards among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The 2018 Most Influential Young Tanzanians by Avance Media place her as the third most influential young Tanzanian and the most influential young Tanzanian under the category of Law and Governance .