Isanzu people

The Isanzu (Anyihanzu) are a Bantu ethno-linguistic group based in Mkalama District, Singida Region, Tanzania.

The Isanzu have matrilineal descent groups and are agriculturalists who subsist on sorghum, millet, and maize.

Most Isanzu make a living as farmers and through migrant labour to other parts of the country, principally, Arusha.

[1] Isanzuland was colonized by Germany in the late 19th century, and during the First World War, occupied by British forces.

Following the war Tanganyika became a British Trust Territory and a British administration governed this area, like the rest of the Territory, through a policy of Indirect Rule until independence in 1961.