Benny Tetamashimba

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Benny Tetamashimba

MP
Minister of Local Government and Housing
In office
14 November 2008 –5 September 2009
President Rupiah Banda
Preceded bySylvia Masebo
Deputy Minister for Works and Supply
In office
9 October 2006 –29 March 2008
Preceded byKennedy Shepande
Succeeded byMundia Ndalemei
Member of Parliament
for Solwezi Central
Personal details
Born27 July 1955
Mulimbi village, Mumena, North-Western Province, Zambia
Died5 September 2009(2009-09-05) (aged 54)
University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Nationality Zambian
Political party Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
ResidenceZambia

Benny Tetamashimba was a Zambian Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) politician and had been a Member of Parliament for Solwezi Central from 2001 to 2009 when he died. Tetamashimba was a member of United Party for National Development prior to joining the MMD.

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Parliamentary participation

Benny Tetamashimba has been known to be active member of parliament both as a minister and as an MP. Tetamashimba has given a number of reports to the Zambian parliament.

Hospital and death

Tetamashimba was evacuated to South Africa for specialist treatment on August 9, 2009. [1] On September 3, 2009, it was reported that Tetamashimba had been brought back to University Teaching Hospital of Zambia in critical condition and was unable to speak. [2] [3] On September 5, it was reported that Tetamashimba had died at 18:30hrs, GMT.

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References

  1. ↑ “Tetamashimba out of danger” , Lusaka Times
  2. ↑ “UTH Admits Teta to ICU” Archived September 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , The Post
  3. ↑ “Tetamashimba Admitted in UTH Intensive Care Unit” Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , MuviTv
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