He has served as a Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi since 2016 and was Minister of Foreign Affairs between September 2021 and December 2023.
[1] He attended the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Zambia, before leaving to study chartered accountancy in United Kingdom.
[1] Kakubo was chosen as United Party for National Development candidate for Kapiri Mposhi for the 2016 general elections, a seat held by the Patriotic Front.
With UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema winning the presidential election, Kakubo was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 7 September.
The next year, after social media stories of Kakubo being paid $200,000 and a luxury Mercedes-Benz vehicle, he resigned as Foreign Affairs Minister.