Benny Tetamashimba Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Benny Tetamashimba
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Minister of Local Government and Housing
Predecessor:Sylvia Masebo
Term Start:14 November 2008
Term End:5 September 2009
President:Rupiah Banda
Office2:Deputy Minister for Works and Supply
Term Start2:9 October 2006
Term End2:29 March 2008
Predecessor2:Kennedy Shepande
Successor2:Mundia Ndalemei
Constituency Mp4:Solwezi Central
Birth Date:27 July 1955
Birth Place:Mulimbi village, Mumena, North-Western Province, Zambia
Death Place:University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Nationality:Zambian
Party:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
Residence:Zambia

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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=16521 “Tetamashimba out of danger”
  2. http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/13108/ “UTH Admits Teta to ICU”
  3. http://www.muvitv.com/newsindepth.php?id=1141 “Tetamashimba Admitted in UTH Intensive Care Unit”