Mr Mpemba is the current Deputy Secretary of UDASA. He is a Kiswahili lecturer who has taught at various institutions, including the University of Dodoma and the University of Zimbabwe. He currently teaches at the Institute of Kiswahili Studies, University of Dar es Salaam and is pursuing doctorate studies in the field of interpreting studies at the University of Zimbabwe.

Mr Mpemba’s areas of research interests include Kiswahili syntax, interpreting, translation, transcendental language mediation, writing and editing where he has published a number of academic articles.