Interim Secretary-General of the CCC, Mr Singiso Chabangu and 13 others are expected to be sworn in as senators and members of the National Assembly next week after the Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe confirmed their appointments as legislators.
The group will fill the CCC’s vacant seats in the Senate and National Assembly reserved for women and youth quotas, and party-list seats in the Senate after their party calls the incumbent.
ZEC has since published their names in the Official Gazette, saying they have become legislators with immediate effect.
This means they will be sworn in as lawmakers when Parliament resumes its sessions next week.
“The public is hereby notified, in accordance with Section 39(7)(a) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13]that the persons specified in the table below, who have been nominated by the CCC Party to fill the vacancies in the Senate under Article 120 (1) (a) of the Constitution occurring after the recall of existing members, are “appointed as Senators as of the date of publication of This notice,” reads the notice issued by the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Priscilla Chigumba.
For Bulawayo, the CCC nominated for Senate; Lillian Mlilo, Kukaka Ifumili Fulu, Linda Sibanda and Colette Ndlovu, while the vacant Manicaland position is filled by Mr Maxwell Mdlori and Sam Chapvodza Masvingo.
Theresa Kabondo, Chabangu and Grace Mumbande will fill the vacant positions in Matabeleland North.
They will replace the following; Helen Zefira, Gideon Shokwu, Siviwe Ncube, Felix Magalela Sibanda, David Anthony Chimheni, Godfrey Mativinga Madzikanda, Anastasia Moyo, Gabuza Joel Gabuza and Tendai Sibanda.
Candidates for the vacant CCC women’s quota seats in the National Assembly are Nomvula Mgoni, Otilia Sibanda, Lenjile Ncube, Sibongile Maphosa and Sikhuvukole Dube.
These vacancies arose when Mr Chabangu wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Barrister Jacob Mudenda and Senate President CD Mabel Chinomona, to summon the legislators.
Elected National Assembly legislators and recalled elected local authority councilors launched by-elections, in which Zanu PF won a good block of seats previously held by the Central Coordination Committee.
But for those elected under party lists, the CCC only has to forward the name of the replacement to the Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe, and they are automatically in Parliament without having to face any elections.
Initially, ZEC published the names of CCC candidates in the Official Gazette and said those who wished to object had 14 days to do so in writing. Announce
