Itah Kandji-Murangi

{{short description|Namibian politician}}

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| office = Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation

| term_start = 21 March 2015

| term_end = 21 March 2025

| president = Hage Geingob

| primeminister = Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

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Itah Kandji-Murangi is a Namibian politician. She served as Namibia's Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation from 21 March 2015 to 21 March 2025 .{{Cite web | title= Members of 7th National Assembly | publisher = Parliament of Namibia | accessdate=10 April 2022 | url=https://www.parliament.na/1903-2/}}

In 2019 Kandji-Murangi was involved in a power struggle with the Namibia University of Science and Technology Advisory Board over who should take over the position of the founding rector, Tjama Tjivikua. Her interference led to the resignation of Board chairperson Esi Schimming-Chase.{{Cite news | title=Kandjii-Murangi digs in over Nust | last1=Nghinomenwa | first1=Erastus | last2=Ngutjinazo | first2=Okeri | newspaper=The Namibian | date=7 June 2019 | page=3 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/189335/archive-read/Kandjii-Murangi-digs-in-over-Nust | access-date=14 October 2019 | archive-date=14 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014090901/https://www.namibian.com.na/189335/archive-read/Kandjii-Murangi-digs-in-over-Nust | url-status=dead }}{{Cite news | title=Nust turn of events disappoints Professor Katjavivi | last=Shikololo | first=Aletta | newspaper=New Era | date=20 June 2019 | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/nust-turn-of-events-disappoints-professor-katjavivi}}