Khaya Moyo settles for Senate seat

By The NewsDay | Mar. 31, 2011 | 2 Min read

Zanu PF national chairman Simon Khaya Moyo was on Thursday sworn in as a non-constituency Senator by President of the Senate Edna Madzongwe, amid reports that he was destined to replace Vice-President John Nkomo as co-Minister in the Organ of National Healing, Integration and Reconciliation. Khaya Moyo confirmed that he had replaced Vice-President Nkomo who […]

Khaya Moyo confirmed that he had replaced Vice-President Nkomo who resigned his Senate post to become a non-constituency MP in the House of Assembly.

He refused to confirm reports he was earmarked for a ministerial post, saying only President Robert Mugabe had the prerogative to do that.

Khaya Moyo played down his trouncing by MDC-T candidate Lovemore Moyo in Tuesday’s election for Speaker of the House of Assembly, saying it was a non-event.

Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, who was this week also sworn in as a non-constituency Senator, confirmed he had filled the void in Senate created by the death of Vice-President Joseph Msika.

Asked whether Khaya Moyo was going to be appointed co-Minister in the Organ of National Healing, Integration and Reconciliation, Gumbo quipped: “You do not cross a river before there is a bridge. Those are just rumours.”

However, Khaya Moyo said he felt very humbled to be appointed non-constituency Senator.

“To be a senator in this very august House is a trust reposed on me, which really represents, in my view, the feelings of the generality of our people because it is a call to service. Long back I wrote books, Mr Speaker Sir and Service to My Country and I take this as a challenge to prove myself to the people of this great country that we were born to die – and yes, we shall die, but in the meantime we are born to serve and we must leave a mark to service without discrimination or looking at the political party one belongs to,” said Khaya Moyo.