In 2012, Saboi left the country for New Zealand to study at Canterbury University where she obtained her master's degree in International Law of Politics.

[6] In the late '90s, Imboela teamed up with long time friend Barbara Njovu and formed a music duo called Shatel.

Prior to this, the duo performed at the Women in Music Talent Show in 1996 and at the International Conference for AIDS and STDs in Africa hosted in Lusaka.

[7][8][9] Shatel were the first Zambian artists, together with Maiko Zulu to be nominated for the Kora Awards in South Africa.

[10] Imboela joined active politics in 2015 when she contested for the position of Mayor of Lusaka under the National Democratic Congress.