He held several ministerial positions during the late 1960s and 1970s, and was later Speaker of the National Assembly Mulikita was born in Sefula in the Barotseland region of Northern Rhodesia in 1928.
[2] He then attended the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, earning a BA.
[2] After obtaining a scholarship, he studied at Stanford and Columbia University in the United States, earning an MA in psychology.
[2] Upon returning to Northern Rhodesia, Mulikita worked as a teacher and an education officer.
[1] Following the 1968 general elections, Mulikita was appointed as a member of the National Assembly by President Kenneth Kaunda, and was also made Minister for Luapula Province.