Mahonda sugar plant was among the industries set up by the first Zanzibar president Abeid Amani Karume with Chinese support after the 1964 revolution.
Katika Mkutano huo Maalim Seif alikabidhi kadi 1536 kwa wanachama wapya waliojiunga na chama hicho wote wakitokea jimbo la Tumbe, ambapo miongoni mwao wametoka Chama Cha Mapinduzi.