The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reinstated Mashonaland East Proportional Representation (PR) Member of Parliament Constance Chihota (Citizens Coalition for Change – CCC) following a High Court order instructing Parliament to reinstate the MP.
Chihota was among several CCC MPs who were recalled from Parliament by Sengezo Tshabangu in November 2023. The others recalled were:
- Admore Chivero – Chegutu West Constituency
- Stephen Chatiza – Goromonzi South Constituency
- Gift Ostallos Siziba – Pelandaba Constituency
- Tapfumanei Willard Madzimbamuto – Seke Constituency
- Oliver Mutasa – Zvimba East Constituency
- Amos Chibaya – Mkoba North Constituency
- Emma Muzondiwa – Midlands PR
- Machirairwa Mugidho – Masvingo PR
- Monica Mukwada – Manicaland PR
- Linnet Mazingaidzo – Harare Province PR
- Dephine Gutsa – Mashonaland East PR
Through General Notice 1184 of 2024, ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba announced the reinstatement of Chihota to the National Assembly. Reads the notice:
THE public is hereby notified that on 19th July 2024, the High Court of Zimbabwe handed down a judgment through the High Court Order HCBC 488/24 instructing Parliament to reinstate Hon. Constance Chihota as a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party member of Parliament representing Mashonaland East Province.
The Honourable member had been erroneously recalled by her sponsoring party on 7th November 2023. She is a member of the National Assembly by virtue of section 124(1)(b) and of the Constitution. The public is therefore informed that no vacancy exists among party-list members of the National Assembly following the said order.
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