He was born on 4 December 1967 in
Sumve, in the Archdiocese of Mwanza, in
Tanzania. He attended primary school and secondary school at
St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Makoko, in the Diocese of Musoma. In 1988–89, he completed the equivalent of
high school (A-Level) at the Minor Seminary of Sanu, in the Diocese of Mbulu. In 1991–92, he studied at
Kome Preparatory Seminary, in the Diocese of Geita, for the one-year preparatory period. He studied
philosophy at the
St. Anthony of Padua Major Seminary in Ntungamo, in the Diocese of Bukoba. He then transferred to
St. Paul Major Seminary in
Kipalapala, in the Archdiocese of Tabora, where he studied
Theology. From 2004, he studied at the
Pontifical Salesian University, in
Rome, Italy. While there, he resided in the
Pontifical Nepomucene College. He graduated in 2012 with a
Doctor of Theology degree, with specialization in Youth Ministry and Catechesis. ==Priest==