An engineer by training, Kashita became Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and then managing director of INDECO (Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia).
[1][2] He was appointed Minister of Mines and Industry in 1973,[3] and was also given a nominated seat in the National Assembly.
Following a dispute regarding his decision to reduce copper production by 15%, he was dismissed from the cabinet in January 1975,[4] also losing his seat in parliament.
[5] In 1990 Kashita returned to politics as one of the founder members of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy.
[6] He was later moved to become Minister of Works and Supply in a cabinet reshuffle in January 1994,[7] but was sacked on 17 July 1995.