Mnyampala, Mathias E.

Mathias E. Mnyampala (1917-1969) is a famous Tanzanian writer and poet who wrote more than 25 books in Kiswahili. He experienced different fields of writing: the neo-classical Kiswahili poetry, essays about the History of his people land, the Ugogo in the center of mainland Tanzania, politics and religion. He was the President of the Tanzanian National Association of Kiswahili poets, UKUTA (Usanifu wa Kiswahili na Ushairi Tanzania) until 1966.