Staff Writer
Members of Parliament for the 10th Parliament took their oaths of office yesterday and committed themselves to work towards the fulfilment of Vision 2030 enunciated by President Mnangagwa to make Zimbabwe an upper-middle income economy by 2030.
The MPs, from both houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and Senate, took their oaths before Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Chokuda.
Notable among the newbies were Mangunje legislator Supa Monga Madiro and millionaire businessman Chamu Chiwanza of Mhondoro-Mubaira constituency both of Zanu PF and CCC members Gift Ostallos Siziba of Pelendaba constituency and Fadzayi Mahere for Mt Pleasant constituency.
Amanda Chakukura of Zanu PF was elected under the youth quota in Manicaland Province and
Mashonaland Central proportional representative, Cde Getrude Chibagu.
Another newbie is Murehwa West representative and former owner of Caps United, Farai Jere.
The Speaker of the ninth Parliament was Advocate Jacob Mudenda and was deputised by Tsitsi Gezi while Mable Chinomona was the Senate president and was deputised by Cde Mike Nyambuya.
In the National Assembly Zanu PF got 176 seats to the 103 of the CCC after the 60 proportional representation women’s seats were declared last week along with the 10 special youth seats.
After winning 136 of the 210 constituencies, Zanu PF won 33 of the 60 proportional representation women’s seats and seven of the 10 youth seats while CCC won 73 constituency seats and then picked up 27 of the women’s seats and three youth seats.
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