Kasautu Michelo

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

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

Biography

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
  1. 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. Kasautu Saiti Michelo National Assembly of Zambia
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