kupangia

How to say it

Meaning

To arrange or plan something for someone else, such as assigning a person duties, a posting or a case, or fixing a price or a time for them.

Good to know

Applicative of kupanga, to arrange, so the person is the object: kuwapangia majukumu, to assign them duties. The passive kupangiwa is common: amepangiwa kazi Dodoma, he has been posted to Dodoma.

Examples

• Mkuu wa shule aliwapangia walimu wapya madarasa.The head teacher assigned classes to the new teachers.
• Nimepangiwa kazi mkoani Mbeya.I have been posted to work in Mbeya region.
• Hakuna mtu wa kutupangia bei ya mazao yetu.There is no one to fix the price of our crops for us.