Kaboyoka was born on August 8,1949. She completed her schooling from the Ashira Girls Secondary School in 1968. In 1971,she received a certificate from Dar es Salaam Technical College. In 1974,she completed a certification program the Civil Service Training Institute in Dar es Salaam. She went on to receive an advanced diploma from the Institute of Development and Management-Mzumbe in 1978. She received her Master of Arts degree in 1986 from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. Kaboyoka had a long career in the public sector - for the Tanzanian government as well as international development agencies. Between 2000 and 2015,she was the executive chairperson of the Woyege Trust Fund.[1]
Political career
Kaboyoka became involved with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party in 1977 and served in a number of party roles until 1997.[1]
Kaboyoka later joined CHADEMA. She was the party candidate in the 2005 and 2010 elections for the Same East constituency,losing both times to Anne Malecela.[2] In the 2015 Tanzanian general election Kaboyoka and Malencela faced off for the third time. This time,Kaboyoka won by over 3000 votes.[3]
Kaboyoka was appointed by the Speaker to the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.[4] The committee serves as a watchdog overseeing expenditure of public money and the implementation of the national budget.[5]
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