Jethro Mutti
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Jethro Mukenge Mutti (3 May 1934 – 18 January 2013), was a Zambian politician who between the years 1964 to 1975 served as member of parliament, Ambassador, Minister and Member of the Central Committee under the ruling party UNIP led by Kenneth Kaunda. He died on 18 January 2013 after complications from aspiration pneumonia following a series of mini strokes and poor health in the last few years of his life, linked to his tetraplegic condition.
Jethro Mutti | |
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Member of the Central Committee (MCC)UNIP | |
In office 1973–1975 | |
President | Kenneth Kaunda |
Cabinet Minister for North Western province Zambia | |
In office 1971–1973 | |
Minister of State for Rural Development Zambia | |
In office 1969–1971 | |
Member of Parliament (Zambia) for Livingstone | |
In office 1968–1971 | |
Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
In office 1967–1969 | |
Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Information Services) | |
In office 1964–1967 | |
Member of Parliament (Zambia) for Mankoya now Kaoma | |
In office 1964–1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jethro Mukenge Mutti (1934-05-03)3 May 1934 Kaba Hill Mission, near Mankoya now Kaoma, Northern Rhodesia |
Nationality | Zambian |
Spouse | Masiliso Mutti (m. 1964) |
Not in favour of the "one party democracy" policy adopted by UNIP, Jethro Mutti resigned from office in April 1975 to become a business man. In September 1975, he was involved in a vehicle accident which left him with severe spinal injuries. He was transferred from the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka and flown to Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield, UK for specialist treatment. After 6 months of treatment and rehabilitation at Lodge Moor hospital he returned to Zambia to live life as a tetraplegic.