The amendment bill, which we covered in detail here, allowed the President to personally handpick judges and extend their tenure as he pleases. So, just 5 hours before Justice Malaba was due to retire, the President extended his tenure. Critics have suggested that Malaba has played and will continue to play a vital role in the consolidation of Mnangagwa’s power. This is said to make him a necessary pawn in the upcoming 2023 elections.

However, an urgent chamber application against this move was filed by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers NGO Forum. The results proved to be favourable. The issue bears much gravity such that some international news outlets have reported on the matter. One such media platform is Kuwait Times. View it below:

Three Judges sat down on Friday to debate the issue of the legality of the tenure extension. Section 14 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (no 2) Act was the one that had allowed the President to extend the Judges tenure. However, the Act was deemed invalid for its violation of section 56 (3) of the Constitution.

Although the ruling turned out favourably, there were some hurdles along the way. Zimbabwe’s Minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi is said to have tried to stop this court proceeding. The Justice Minister has since been reported for contempt of court.

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After a series of medical tests that showed that the Judge is still fit to carry out his responsibilities, President Mnangagwa personally extended his term to five more years.

How did this come to be?

In a previous article we discussed the role of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Bill no 2 in making this possible. You can read the article here.

Chief Justice Malaba is reportedly ready to fight the urgent chamber application by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Executive Director, Dr Musa Kika. The chamber application aims at opposing the extension of the Judge’s term past his age of retirement. We covered that matter in an article you can find here.

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How did we get here? For starters, it has been expressed that Chief Justice Malaba tenure is to be extended beyond the retirement age. The Judge will be reaching the retirement age of 70 on the 15th of May. However, the recently passed amendment bill no 2 has granted the country’s President the power to extend the Judge’s tenure. Why is that an issue?

Many critics fear the role Chief Justice Malaba is likely to play in the upcoming 2023 elections. This fear emanates from his tremendous role in legitimising Mnangagwa’s rule after the coup. You can read about that in detail here.

View the Human rights forum urgent chamber appeal below:

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