This cisticola inhabits high-altitude grassland. A record from Kitulo in Tanzania's southern highlands includes a bird identified as njombe.
The Kitulo bird identified as njombe is described with a mid-brown cap, paler brown dark-streaked upper back, brown lower back and long tail, dark iris and grey bill.
It inhabits high-altitude grassland. Oiseaux.net also lists rocky areas and places with shrubs or bracken among its habitat types.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.