Career
Born in Lusaka, Kitwe began playing club football Mufulira Wanderers F.C., breaking into the first team in 1989. In 1992, he joined First Rate (at Lloyd's) Taawon Club in the Saudi First Division, where he played until he retired. Chilwesa was part of the Zambia national football team squad that reached the final in the 1994 African Nations Cup.
He also played in 11 qualifying matches.
He died in May 2011 of malaria. At the time of his death he was head coach of Mufulira Wanderers.