Tutwa Sandani Ngulube (12 April 1979 to 3 December 2022) was a

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n barrister and politician. He served as Member of the

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for

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from 2016 to 2021.

Biography

Ngulube was born at the

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in 1979 to Onesmus Sandani Ngulube and Miriam Tivwale Mtonga Ngulube. He attended Woodlands A Primary School and was then a boarder at Choma Secondary School. He then attended the

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, where he graduated with a

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. After graduating in 2004, he enrolled in a human rights course at the

American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...

from 2005 to 2007. He was then admitted to the bar in 2007. He subsequently worked as a lawyer for F.B. Nanguzgambo and Associates before entering politics.Tutwa Sandani Ngulube
National Assembly of Zambia He married Glendah Sokontwe Ngulube, with whom he had five children. During his first degree Ngulube joined the

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. He joined the Patriotic Front in 2004. He was chosen as Patriotic Front candidate for Kabwe Central for the 2016 general elections ahead of sitting MP

James Kapyanga James Mambepa Kapyanga (31 May 1963 – October 2021) was a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kabwe Central Kabwe Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Kabwe District ...

, and was elected to the National Assembly with a 10,000 majority.Candidate results for Kabwe Central
Electoral Commission of Zambia After becoming an MP, Ngulube joined the Committee on Delegated Legislation and the Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights, National Guidance, Gender Matters and Governance. He lost his seat to Chrizoster Halwindi of the

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in the 2021 general elections. Ngulube died on 3 December 2022 of a suspected heart attack.Tutwa Ngulube dies of suspected Heart Attack
Lusaka Times, 3 December 2022

References

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