Andrew Elias Kashita (1932 – 13 January 2020) was a

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n politician. He served as Member of the

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and held several ministerial posts.

Biography

An engineer by training, Kashita became Permanent Secretary to the

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and then managing director of INDECO (Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia)."Only Zambian Professional Mechanical Engineer", ''Farming in Zambia'', Volumes 3–6, 1967, p28Night of long knives retold By ANDREW KASHITA
Lusaka Voice, 19 May 2013 He was appointed Minister of Mines and Industry in 1973, 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, also losing his seat in parliament. In 1990 Kashita returned to politics as one of the founder members of the

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. 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. He was later moved to become Minister of Works and Supply in a cabinet reshuffle in January 1994, but was sacked on 17 July 1995. He did not contest the

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. Kashita died on 13 January 2020.Former Cabinet Minister Andrew Kashita has died.
Lusaka Times, 13 January 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kashita, Andrew 1932 births Zambian engineers Zambian civil servants United National Independence Party politicians Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Mines ministers of Zambia Transport ministers of Zambia Works and Supply ministers of Zambia 2020 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing Date of birth missing