Akida was a title of indigenous rural officials in Tanganyika. [1] At the time of the Zanzibar Sultanate, they acted as commanders of military divisions, and needed the approval of the sultan. [2] During the German East African rule, the Germans adopted the title from pre-colonial Zanzibar-based administration, investing it with greater power. [1] Under German rule, akidas ruled over so-called Akidate, an intermediate level of government [2] between regional governors and minor countryside chiefs (called jumbe) and functioned as tax collectors, policemen, and lower judges. [1] Their judicial role was recognized under the British colonial administration which took over from Germany following World War I. [1]
Akida was a title of indigenous rural officials in Tanganyika. [1] At the time of the Zanzibar Sultanate, they acted as commanders of military divisions, and needed the approval of the sultan. [2] During the German East African rule, the Germans adopted the title from pre-colonial Zanzibar-based administration, investing it with greater power. [1] Under German rule, akidas ruled over so-called Akidate, an intermediate level of government [2] between regional governors and minor countryside chiefs (called jumbe) and functioned as tax collectors, policemen, and lower judges. [1] Their judicial role was recognized under the British colonial administration which took over from Germany following World War I. [1]