Dr Harrison George Mwakyembe was born on 10 December 1955 in Kyela in the Southern Highlands Province in colonial Tanganyika.

Daimon was a schoolmate of African studies scholar and author Godfrey Mwakikagile at Mpuguso Middle School in Rungwe District in the Southern Highlands Province in the early sixties.

Other alumni of Mpuguso Middle School include Brigadier-General Owen Rhodfrey Mwambapa, Mwakikagile's first cousin and a graduate of Sandhurst and head of the Tanzania Military Academy, an army officers' training school; Oscar Mwamwaja, one of Tanzania's first commercial airline pilots and also Mwakikagile's cousin; and David Mwakyusa who became a member of parliament for Rungwe West and cabinet member as Minister of Health and Social Welfare under President Jakaya Kikwete.

He did post-graduate work in law at the University of Turin, specialising in intellectual property, and earned a certificate before proceeding with his studies.

In 13 November 2007 the member of parliament of Tanzania was formed a five-member committee headed by Kyela MP, Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe, to investigate on the Richmond corruption scandal involved Edward Lowassa .

[citation needed] Lowassa's office then influenced the government's decision to extend Richmonds contract despite advice to the contrary form TANESCO.