Commissions Watch 2019
Parliament Calls for Public Nominations for
Appointment to Anti-Corruption Commission
15 February 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH
ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
[15th February 2019]
Parliament Calls on Public to Nominate Candidates for Appointment
to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission
Following the resignation of the chairperson and all the members of the
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on the 31st January, the President
must appoint persons to replace them. [Constitution, sections 254, and 237].
The appointment of the chairperson is a matter for the President after
consultation with Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Committee. Section
339(2) of the Constitution stipulates how this consultation must be conducted
but leaves the final decision to the President, who is not obliged to follow any
recommendations made by the Committee.
The procedure for the appointment of Commission members is different. The
are eight members, and they are appointed from a list of at least twelve
nominees submitted to the President by the Standing Rules and Orders
Committee. The nomination procedure is the same as that laid down by
section 237 of the Constitution for the Committee’s nomination of persons for
appointment to the five Chapter 12 Independent Commissions.
The Committee has just taken the first two steps in that procedure by publishing
a public notice advertising the eight positions needing to be filled and inviting
the public to make nominations of qualified individuals. In due course the
Committee will have to conduct public interviews of prospective candidates,
prepare a list of the appropriate number of its nominees for appointment [at
least 12] and then submitting the list to the President. Relevant provisions of
the Constitution are sections 254 and other sections it makes applicable to the
Commission and its members – 234, 235, 236 and 237. Prospective
candidates should read and digest section 235 [on the independence of
commissions] and 236 [requiring Commission members to be non-political] to
appreciate what is involved in membership of Commission. The qualifications
required and the Commission’s functions are set out in Parliament’s public
notice.
The deadline for submission of nominations to Parliament is end of day Friday
28th February. Details of how to submit nominations are set out in Parliament’s
public notice, the full text of which is set out below. The nomination form is
available on the Veritas website [link]
CALL FOR PUBLIC NOMINATIONS FOR PERSONS TO SERVE ON
ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
The Standing Rules and Orders Committee of the Parliament of Zimbabwe is
mandated in terms of sections 237 and 254 of the Constitution, to nominate
candidates for appointment by his Excellency the President to serve as