Herbert Gomba
| Herbert Gomba | |
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| Occupation | Mayor |
| Political party | MDC Alliance |
Herbert Gomba was the Mayor of Harare, 2018 to 2020, and was elected as councilor of Ward 27, Glen Norah for ten years.
Gomba is a member of the Citizens' Coalition for Change. He was sworn in as the Mayor on 3 September 2018 while he was still an MDC Alliance councillor.[1]. Gomba took over the Mayor's post from Bernard Manyenyeni.
Personal Details
No information was found on his age, place of birth, or family.
Education
No information was found on his Junior or High School, or any tertiary education.
Service / Career
2018 – elected to Ward 27 Harare Municipality with 7676 votes, beating Jephson Matewe of Zanu PF with 1918 votes, Luckson Dabvu of MDC-T with 737 votes, Kelvin Kummbula, independent with 692 votes, Admire Bingura of NPF with 91 votes, Fortunate Musinake of PRC with 85 votes, Melody Mandinenga of BZA with 68 votes, Russell Takudzwa Muzilikazi of UDA with 56 votes and Nazareth Nigel Kadziyanike, independent with 31 votes. [2]
Gomba is one of the longest-serving councilors in Harare having served as councilor for past 10 years. Gomba previously served as deputy mayor in the 2008 to 2013 council.[3] Also see Loveness Gomba for July 2018 election results.
Events
Selection for the Mayor's spot
Gomba was selected by the MDC Alliance-led council for the mayoral post ahead of former chief adviser to the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, Ian Makone.
Arrest For Perjury
Gomba was arrested in March 2022 on allegations of perjury and violating sections of the Electoral Act.[4]
He was accused of using the same residential address in Glen Norah B suburb in Harare to register 22 voters in Ward 17 during the July 2018 general elections.
Gomba was granted $50 000 bail when he appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje.
Arrest And Release Without A Charge
Gomba was arrested on 4 January 2023 while officiating at a borehole commissioning ceremony in his Glen Norah ward 27.
He was released later that day without a charge. His release came following the intervention of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. [5]
Former Directors Jailed
In June 2023, Harare City Council’s Finance Director Stanley Ndemera and Chamber Secretary Charles Kandemiri were given six years jail terms each. They were found guilty of criminal abuse of office charges. Initially, the two were jointly charged with former mayor Herbert Gomba and town clerk Engineer Hosea Chisango. However, these two were acquitted on the same charges by Justice Pisirai Kwenda.
The two sold Mount Pleasant Sports Club and golf course in Vainona. Hardspec Investments bought the stand for $23 923 340 while the club was quoted as worth US$2.3 million. They sold the council-owned property without proper procedure. [6]
References
- ↑ MDC Alliance's Herbert Gomba New Harare Mayor ⋆ Pindula News, Pindula News, published: 03 Sep 2018, retrieved: 3 Sep 2018
- ↑ [Election Notice, Electoral Act, Chap 2:13, Local Authority Elections 30 July 2018: Results of Poll], The Herald & Chronicle, Published: 30 August 2018
- ↑ Gomba Elected As New Mayor For The City Of Harare, ZimEye, retrieved: 3 Sep 2018
- ↑ Senior Court Reporter, Gomba freed on bail, The Herald, Published: 17 March 2022, Retrieved: 09 January 2023
- ↑ Desmond Chingarande, Ex-mayor Gomba released without charge, NewsDay, Published: 06 January 2023, Retrieved: 09 January 2023
- ↑ Harare City Council Directors Jailed for 12 Years, The Zimbabwe Mail, Published: 12 June 2023, Retrieved: 13 June 2023
