The Life, Legacy, and Passing of Guy Scott

Sat, July 18 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ —  Dr. Guy Lindsay Scott was born in Livingstone in 1944 to Scottish immigrant parents. Educated at Cambridge and the University of Sussex, where he earned a PhD in cognitive science, Scott entered politics as part of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) in 1991. Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries, he earned national acclaim for successfully managing the catastrophic 1991–1992 drought, stabilizing food production, and preventing widespread famine.