Lydia Katjita was born 15 October 1953 in Omatjete in the Erongo Region of central Namibia.
[1] Katjita became a member of the third National Assembly of Namibia in 2000 (representing SWAPO) and remained in office until after the November 2004 Namibian parliamentary election.
She focused especially on legislation affecting rural areas and was a member of the standing committees on Human Resources and Gender Development and on Privileges and Reports of the Ombudsperson.
[1] In 2002, she was appointed chairman of a parliamentary sub-committee to accept nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize in Namibia.
In July 2005, she was appointed secretary for administration and finance of the Pan African Women’s organization.