John Mwaimba (born 30 March 1950)John Mwaimba National Assembly of Zambia is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2002 until 2006.
Biography Prior to entering politics, Mwaimba was a businessman. He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the National Lima Party candidate in the 1996 general elections, but finished in third place.Central Province election results Electoral Commission of Zambia Prior to the 2001 general elections he was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) candidate and was elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 3,761.2001 parliamentary election results Electoral Commission of Zambia Following the elections he was appointed Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services. However, he was sacked by President Levy Mwanawasa in 2003 after being accused of fraud.Zambian minister sacked for 'fraud' BBC News, 5 April 2003 In June 2004 he was made Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing.Diangamo Dropped Times of Zambia, 16 June 2004 He was later moved to become Deputy Minister of Works and Supply in 2006.
Mwaimba was not selected as the MMD candidate for the Kapiri Mposhi for the 2006 general elections.Candidates wanted Africa Confidential, 23 June 2006
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