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The former spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner (ZEC) , Commissioner, Dr Qubani Moyo , exclusively revealed to TechnoMag in july during a workshop for journalists hosted by ZEC at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) that the constitutional body mandated with running elections in the country, has
come up with a roadmap towards the holding of the elections .Dr Moyo who did not renew his term of office as Commissioner rightly prophesied when he gave TechnoMag a one on one platform, as only yesterday, ZEC released a statement now enforcing Moyo’s point that indeed, it is the prerogative of the Head of State and Government and Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President ED Mnangagwa to pronounce and proclaim the actual dates.
According to the draft electoral road map, ZEC has set April 23, 2022 as the proposed date for elections.
“The commission works with provisional dates as the actual dates can only be proclaimed by
the President,” ZEC Commissioner Moyo said to TechnoMag then a sentiment which was reinforced by ZEC in a statement released yesterday.
This comes in light of Parliament having expelled more than 20 MPs from both MDC-T and Zanu PF after their parties
wrote to the House saying they were no longer representing them.
The recall of the MPs is a culmination of 21 MPs belonging to the opposition MDC-T party,
recalled to date following a leadership wrangle.
The recalling of MDC-T MPs followed a Supreme Court ruling conferring legitimacy to
Douglas Mwonzora as the leader of the party.
Zanu PF recalled Chivi South MP Cde Killer Zivhu, while at least 21 from both the National
Assembly and Senate were ejected by the MDC-T.
Some media organisations had reported that the country will be going to polls based on the ZEC roadmap.However, the by-elections, the commission said, could be proclaimed earlier or later than the set provisional dates.
Parliament has expelled more than 20 MPs from both MDC-T and Zanu PF after their parties
wrote to the House saying they were no longer representing them.
The recall of the MPs is a culmination of 21 MPs belonging to the opposition MDC-T party,
recalled to date following a leadership wrangle.
The recalling of MDC-T MPs followed a Supreme Court ruling conferring legitimacy to
Douglas Mwonzora as the leader of the party.
Zanu PF recalled Chivi South MP Cde Killer Zivhu, while at least 21 from both the National
Assembly and Senate were ejected by the MDC-T.
“The provisional dates are merely for planning and procurement of election material. The
nation should be guided accordingly,” reads the draft electoral road map.
Ahead of next year’s delimitation process, ZEC has set aside more than 900 voter registration units. The delimitation process, which will see the country divided into constituencies and wards for the purpose of elections legislators and councillors respectively is part of the electoral cycle and is carried out periodically in terms of section 160 and 161 of the Constitution.
“ZEC periodically assesses its state of preparedness for all constitutionally mandated
electoral processes.
“The Commission is guided by the laws of Zimbabwe not by discussions with any
stakeholders. The law can be changed in Parliament by those who are unhappy with its
application,’’ said ZEC.
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