The town was administered by the British from 1919 until 1961, as Tukuyu in the British Empire's Tanganyika Territory. After 1919, when the Germans left, Scottish missionaries carried on the work of their German Catholic counterparts at the Kiymbila and Itete Stations.
From 1919 to 1961, the town was administered by the British as Tukuyu in the British Empire's Tanganyika Territory. After 1919, when the Germans left, Scottish missionaries took over the work of their German Catholic predecessors at Kiymbila and Itete Stations.