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Constitutional Commissions – Bill Watch 13/2010
Veritas
March 31, 2010
Members of the
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
were sworn in by President Mugabe at State House this morning.
Zimbabwe
Electoral Commission
Those sworn in were:
Chairperson:
Justice Simpson Mtambanengwe
Vice-Chairperson:
Joyce Kazembe
Other
Members: Daniel Chigaru, Geoff Feltoe, Theophilus Gambe,
Petty Makoni, Sibongile Ndhlovu, Bessie Nhandara, Mukuni Nyathi
Note:
In fact there is no constitutional nor legal requirement for the
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to be sworn in at all, as was the
case for the Zimbabwe Media Commission. The
Constitution [section 100R(4)] only makes provision for the
swearing in of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. The gender
balance of this Commission is correct. The Constitution stipulates
that at least 4 of the 8 members [excluding the chairperson] should
be women. Although there is no constitutional provision for a vice-chairperson,
the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act stipulates that the President
appoints one from the 8 members. The role of the vice-chairperson
is likely to be an active one for the present, as the chairperson
is still a judge on the bench of the Namibian Supreme Court.
Zimbabwe
Human Rights Commission
Those sworn in were:
Chairperson:
Professor Reg Austin
Other
members: Kwanele Jirira, Carol Khombe, Joseph Kurebwa,
Jacob Mudenda, Elasto Mugwadi, Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube, Nomathemba
Neseni, Ellen Sithole.
Note:
There is a gender imbalance on this Commission. The Constitution
lays down that at least half of the 8 members [excluding the chairperson]
should be women. Only three on the list are women. There is no constitutional
provision for a vice-chairperson, and there is not yet an enabling
Act for the Commission, when there is one, it could well make provision
for a vice-chairperson.
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