In April 2005, he obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Dentistry (Sedation & Pain Control) at the University of the Western Cape.

[9] Despite being a SWAPO member since 1971, Itula declared his intentions to run for presidency in the 2019 Namibian general election as an independent candidate.

[10] The party cautioned Itula that they already fielded Hage Geingob as its candidate for state president at its contested elective congress in 2017.

In addition to that, Itula had previously called for the resignation of former health minister Bernard Haufiku as well as SWAPO Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa in January 2019, claiming that she was "not fit for the job".

[13] The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) as well as the Republican Party (RP), both without a realistic chance in the previous election, withdrew their presidential candidates in early November and instead endorsed Itula.

His candidacy was the main reason for the loss of votes for Hage Geingob compared to the previous election, who nevertheless won a second term in office.

[15] Because his independent candidacy was seen as "disruptive behaviour by not accepting the party's choice of Geingob as its sole candidate in the 2019 presidential election", Itula was expelled from SWAPO in March 2020.