Judgment No. CCZ 6/2016 1 Const. Application No CCZ 28/14 REPORTABLE (4) DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied SAMUEL SIPEPA NKOMO v (1) MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (2) MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (3) THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC & MAVANGIRA AJCC HARARE, JUNE 17, 2015 & JUNE 29, 2016 T Biti, for the applicant M Chimombe, for the respondents ZIYAMBI JCC: [1] By reason of an allegation by the applicant of a breach of his fundamental right enshrined in s 56(1) of the Constitution, this application gained direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) through the front door, which is s 85 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”). THE APPLICATION [2] The applicant averred that he is a Member of Parliament for Lobengula Constituency in Bulawayo (having been so elected in the harmonised elections held on 31 July 2013) and residing in Bulawayo. He charges the respondents, and in particular the first respondent who is the Minister responsible for issues of local Government, with a violation of s 267 of the

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