Mnangagwa Signs National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill Into Law

Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill (NPRC) into law on Friday last week, making operational the Commission that was appointed in 2016.

The announcement was made under General Notice 2 of 2018 in the Government Gazette.

The following law, which has been assented to by His Excellency the President, is published in terms of Section 131 (6) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe — National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act (Chapter 10:32 (No.11 of 2017).

The Act provides for the functions, powers, operations and removal from office of the members of the Commission, manner of conducting investigations and staffing of the Commission, among others. It also provides for the independence of the Commission and empowers individuals that may have been affected by any dispute or conflict out of any act of omission or commission on the part of an authority or person to make oral or written submissions to the Commission in any one of the 16 official languages. Although a new chairperson is yet to be appointed, the Commission has people like Lilian Chigwedere, Patience Chiradza, Choice Ndoro, Charles Masunungure, Geoffrey Chada, Leslie Ncube and Godfrey Chekenyere.

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