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Richard Kapita

PEP · Politician

Richard Kapita is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Richard Kapita · Richard Masaiti Kapita				[sources]
Alias	Richard Kapita · Richard Masaiti Kapita				[sources]
Birth date	1955-10-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Zambia				[sources]
Citizenship	Zambia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	rmkapita@parliament.gov.zm				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Political association	Patriotic Front				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q29559347				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	de.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Zambia (2016-) · National Assembly (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.gov.zm				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Zambian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,957

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata343,464

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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