Andrew Elias Kashita (1932 – 13 January 2020) was a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly and held several ministerial posts.
Andrew Kashita | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Works and Supply | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Minister of Mines and Industry | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Humphrey Mulemba |
| Succeeded by | Axon Soko |
| Member of the National Assembly for Bwana Mkubwa | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Mathew Mulanda |
| Nominated Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| Succeeded by | James Mapoma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932[1] Northern Rhodesia |
| Died | 13 January 2020 |
| Political party | UNIP, MMD |
| Profession | Engineer, civil servant |
Biography
editAn engineer by training, Kashita became Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and then managing director of INDECO (Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia).[1][2] He was appointed Minister of Mines and Industry in 1973,[3] and was also given a nominated seat in the National Assembly. Following a dispute regarding his decision to reduce copper production by 15%, he was dismissed from the cabinet in January 1975,[4] also losing his seat in parliament.[5]
In 1990 Kashita returned to politics as one of the founder members of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy. He was elected to the National Assembly in the Bwana Mkubwa constituency in the 1991 general elections, and was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications.[6] He was later moved to become Minister of Works and Supply in a cabinet reshuffle in January 1994,[7] but was sacked on 17 July 1995.[8] He did not contest the 1996 general elections.
Kashita died on 13 January 2020.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Only Zambian Professional Mechanical Engineer", Farming in Zambia, Volumes 3–6, 1967, p28
- ^ Night of long knives retold By ANDREW KASHITA Lusaka Voice, 19 May 2013
- ^ Miles Larmer (2013) Rethinking African Politics: A History of Opposition in Zambia, Ashgate Publishing, p170
- ^ Marcia Burdette (2021) Zambia: Between Two Worlds
- ^ Colin Legum (1975) Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents, Volume 7, p329
- ^ Katongo Mulenga Maine (2018) The Life and Journey of an Entrepreneur, Gadsden Publishers, p127
- ^ "Chiluba reshuffles cabinet in bid to stem crisis over drug-dealing", South African Monthly Regional Bulletin, January 1994
- ^ Jacqueline Audrey Kalley, Elna Schoeman & Lydia Eve Andor (1999) Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 Greenwood Publishing Group, p706
- ^ Former Cabinet Minister Andrew Kashita has died. Lusaka Times, 13 January 2020