The reappointment is with effect from February 1.
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Martin
Rushwaya relayed the reappointment to Justice Chigumba in a letter yesterday.
“I am pleased to advise that His Excellency the President
of the Republic of Zimbabwe Cde. E.D. Mnangagwa has, in terms of Section 238(5)
of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (No. 20) Act 2013 re-appointed you as the
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for a period of six years with
effect from 1 February 2024,” he said.
Justice Chigumba obtained her law degree in the United
Kingdom and joined Gollop and Blank law firm in 1994.
She practised as a lawyer for six years before joining PG
Industries as an assistant company secretary and later formed her own law firm.
Justice Chigumba joined the Ministry of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs as a magistrate in 2004 and served as a resident and
provincial magistrate before being seconded to work as a senior professional
research assistant in the Office of the Chief Justice.
She was sworn in as Justice of the High Court in December
2012. Herald
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