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Parly to appoint Chief Justice, AG in new charter

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Copac co-chairperson Douglas Mwonzora (MDC-T) yesterday revealed the proposed new constitution would give Parliament more independence and power to make key government appointments. Parliament will be made much stronger and it is now going to be involved in the appointment of key people, for example the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General, said Mwonzora. President Robert […]

Copac co-chairperson Douglas Mwonzora (MDC-T) yesterday revealed the proposed new constitution would give Parliament more independence and power to make key government appointments.

Parliament will be made much stronger and it is now going to be involved in the appointment of key people, for example the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General, said Mwonzora.

President Robert Mugabe has previously been accused of breaching constitutional provisions by unilaterally making key government appointments without consulting his partners in the coalition government.

Some of the key officials whose appointments have been contested in the last few months include Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantine Chiwenga.

Mugabe has been accused of extending Chihuri and Chiwengas contracts without the consent of his co-principals Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara.

Article 20.1.3 (p) of Schedule 8 of the Constitution requires that any appointment made in terms of the Constitution be made only after the consultation of the Prime Minister.

We will also have two Houses of Parliament, the Senate and the House of Assembly, and elections for senators will be by proportional representation, while elections in the House of Assembly will be by a mixture of proportional representation and the first-past-the-post system, Mwonzora said.

Currently, Zimbabwe has 210 seats in the House of Assembly and 93 in the Senate.