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Kasautu Michelo

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Kasautu Michelo
Member of the National Assembly for Bweengwa
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byHighvie Hamududu
Personal details
Born (1974-08-07) 7 August 1974 (age 50)
Banakaila, Zambia
Political partyUnited Party for National Development
ProfessionFarmer

Kasautu Saiti Michelo (born 7 August 1974) is a Zambian politician. He currently serves as Member of the National Assembly for Bweengwa.

Biography

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Michelo was born in Banakaila in Monze District and attended the Kazungula Settlement School and Rusangu Secondary School.[1] He studied for several agricultural qualifications at the Zambia College of Agriculture and worked as a dairy technician at Golden Valley Agriculture Research Trust between 2001 and 2005.[1] Michelo then attended university in the Netherlands, before returning to Zambia.[1] Working as a farmer, he created the Monze Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Society, and also formed several other local farming co-operatives.[1]

Prior to the 2016 general elections he was selected as the United Party for National Development candidate for Bweengwa ahead of the sitting MP Highvie Hamududu,[2] and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly with a 19,638-vote majority.[3] After becoming an MP, he joined the Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources and the Parliamentary Reforms and Modernisation Committee.[4]

Michelo lives on a farm near Monze and is married with four children.[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kasautu seeks to uplift Bweengwa Daily Mail, 8 October 2017
  2. ^ Highvie Hamududu resigns from UPND Lusaka Times, 17 March 2017
  3. ^ Candidate results for Bweengwa Electoral Commission of Zambia
  4. ^ a b Kasautu Saiti Michelo National Assembly of Zambia