DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 19 -- IN the rolling hills of Handeni, Tanga, lies the small village of Misima, a place where tradition, simplicity and hard work define everyday life.

It was here, on New Years Day in 1974, that Doyo Hassan Doyo entered the world as the seventh of twelve children in a household that carried both the weight of leadership and the realities of rural survival.

His father, a seasoned member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), had held various positions in local government.

His elder brother, Zakaria Mohamed Doyo, served as village chairman for 15 years before joining the Handeni District partys National Executive Council. Politics seemed part of the familys DNA. But for young Doyo, politics was not an immediate calling.

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