The history of the establishment of JKT begins in 1958 during the visit of national leaders to Ghana, where the Father of the Nation Mwl. Nyerere and Hon. Rashid Kawawa (Simba wa Vita) went to attend the celebrations to celebrate one year of the country’s independence. While in the country, Hon. Kawawa was invited to dinner with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Ms. Golda Meir. Hon. Kawawa had the opportunity to speak with the leader, who explained how the State of Israel prepares its youth to serve their nation with a patriotic spirit. The ‘Lion of War’ was impressed by the information given by Mrs. Meir, the type of procedure used by the State of Israel to gather and prepare young people for military service and later to perform other national duties with courage, patience, cooperation and discipline. When he returned to the hotel where he and Mwalimu Nyerere, Hon. Kawawa told him about his conversation with Mrs. Meir, which attracted him and instructed him to work on it when they return to the country. When they returned, Hon. Kawawa presented these ideas to the General Secretary of the TANU Youth Union (TYL), Joseph Kizurira Nyerere, assisted by Nangwanda Lawi Sijaona. The leaders agreed to these ideas and sent them to the General Meeting of TYL held in Tabora on August 25, 1958 to be discussed further by the members.
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