The Government intends to merge some of the five independent commissions established under Chapter 12 of the Constitution in order to eliminate redundancy and streamline its operations.
The five are the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC); Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC); Zimbabwe Gender Equality Commission (ZGC); Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC); And the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission.
There are concerns that all of them, with the exception of ZEC, focus on promoting and protecting human rights enshrined in Chapter 4 of the Constitution, such as the right to life, basic services and freedom of assembly and expression. The proposed changes, which require amendments to the constitution, are likely to be introduced during the current session of the 10th Parliament. Sunday mail
