Commissions Watch 4/2016
Public Interviews for ZEC Vacancies
- Candidates' Names & Other Details
5 May
Gender balance
13 of the candidates are women, 9 men. There are 6 vacancies, so the
final list of candidates to be submitted to the President must have at least 9
names on it. In compiling the final list of candidates for submission to the
President, the CSRO will have to bear in mind that section 17 of the
Constitution requires that women constitute at least half the membership of
every Commission, including this one. The President, too, will have to be
guided by section 17. The aim should, therefore, be to have four women
appointees.
Outgoing members seeking another term of office
Three outgoing commissioners are on the list of candidates to be
interviewed – Joyce Kazembe [former vice-chairperson, who has served on
ZEC and its predecessors since 2005, and before that on the Electoral
Supervisory Commission], Petty Makoni and Bessie Nhandara.
Section 238(5) of the Constitution allows an outgoing member to be reappointed for one further six-year term, but no-one may be appointed after
he or she has been a member for one or more periods, whether continuous
or not, that amount to twelve years.
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Rules for Members of the Public Attending the Interviews
IDs are necessary to gain entrance to Parliament building.
The Kwame Nkrumah Avenue entrance must be used.
Those attending are expected to fully co-operate with Parliament’s
designated officers and must be seated in the Senate Chamber at least
30 minutes before the scheduled interview times indicated above.
No cell-phones and other electronic recording gadgets will be allowed
into the interview venue.
Parliament reserves the right to refuse entry to and eject from the gallery
all those found wilfully disregarding its orders.
Queries
Queries must be addressed to the following Parliamentary officials—
Mr A. Malunga tmalunga@parlzim.gov.zw
Mr H. Chingoma chingomah@parlzim.gov.zw
Contact telephone numbers are 04 700181-9
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