THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has appointed, Mr
Utoile Silaigwana, as the substantive Chief Elections Officer taking over from
Mrs Constance Chigwamba.
Mr Silaigwana’s appointment is effective from July 1. Prior to his appointment he was the acting
Chief Elections Officer since March 2018 during which he presided over the 2018
harmonised elections.
His appointment comes after interviews held on March 15. In
a statement yesterday Zec chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, confirmed
the appointment.
“The Zec is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr
Utloile Silaigwana as the substantive Chief Elections Officer with effect from
1 July 2019. Mr Silaigwana has 17 years of experience in election management,
having served in the Electoral Supervisory Commission (ESC) between 2002 and
2005 as a provincial director,” she said.
Mr Silaigwana was then seconded to Zec at its inception in
2005 as a director civic and voter education, public relations and
international liaison. He was subsequently appointed to a senior position of
Deputy Chief Elections Officer responsible for operations in 2007.
He is a holder of several qualifications including a
Bachelor of Science degree in Education from University of Zimbabwe, Masters in
Electoral Policy and Administration (MEPA) attained from Scuola Superiore Santa
Anna University in Italy.
Mr Silaigwana is also a Building Resources in Democracy
Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) accredited facilitator and has facilitated
training in several countries in the Sadc region.
He is also a holder of several certificates in election
management, observation, elections and violence and conflict resolution and a
certificate in Leadership and Dialogue for Electoral Stakeholders.
Mr Silaigwana has
also observed elections under the AU Election Observation Mission, ECF-Sadc and
Association of Africa Electoral Authorities in Rwanda, Nigeria, Egypt, South
Africa, Zambia, Ghana and Namibia.
“Mr Silaigwana’s diverse administration experience at
senior level management levels makes him invaluable to Zec,” said Justice
Chigumba. Chronicle
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