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The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) full bench on Monday, 20 March 2023 dismissed an application by ZANU PF member Tonderai Chidawa seeking to nullify the delimitation exercise which mapped new boundaries of the wards, the House of Assembly and Senate to be used in the 2023 general elections.
Chidawa argued that the delimitation process, which was done by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) was flawed, saying that it was done in violation of the Constitution.
Chief Justice Luke Malaba chaired the ConCourt proceedings. The bench said full reasons for the judgment will be released in due course. Reads the order:
<blockquote>
It is ordered that this application be and is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
The reasons of the full judgment will follow. No cause of action has been pleaded against the respondent.
</blockquote>
Speaking to journalists on Monday outside Mashonganyika Building which houses the Constitutional Court, Chidawa’s lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku, said:
<blockquote>
It’s a very disappointing judgment because the court has refused to have an opportunity to look at Section 119 (of the Constitution) and obligations of Parliament, thereof.
They will give their reasons later. I suspect the court does not want to interpret Section 119 to go as far as we had put it ourselves, which is accountability of State institutions such as independent commissions that Parliament is entitled to investigate how they operate in terms of the Constitution. 
Section 119 of the Constitution, gives Parliament the power to ensure that provisions of the Constitution are upheld and that the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level act constitutionally and in the national interest.
</blockquote>
In his application, Chidawa accused Parliament of failing to nullify the ZEC delimitation report and initiate investigations into it.
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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Constitutional Court Dismisses Delimitation Report Challenge

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has been urged to make it clear whether the delimitation report it submitted to President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently is final or not.
When ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba submitted the report to Mnangagwa at State House, she revealed that the document was the final delimitation report and said she expected the President to gazette the report within 14 days.
However, government spokesperson Ndavaningi Mangwana, Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, and the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi said the report was not final.
<a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200007404/clear-air-on-delimitation-report-zec-told">NewsDay</a> on Sunday requested ZEC to clear the air on whether the report was final or not, but the officials were reportedly evasive.
ZEC spokesperson Jasper Mangwana referred the question to Justice Chigumba.
The publication reported that several efforts to obtain a comment from Chigumba were in vain as her office repeatedly promised to give a response to no avail.
ZEC chief elections officer Uitloile Silaigwana requested the question in writing but had not responded by Sunday night.
Chief director for presidential communications, Anyway Mutambudzi said ZEC should respond on whether the report submitted to Mnangagwa was final or not.
Constitutional lawyer Lovemore Madhuku said it is critical for ZEC to state its position on the report. Said Madhuku:
<blockquote>
Whether the report submitted is final or not should not be a private issue. Everyone at ZEC, from the messenger to the doorman, should know the exact position on that report.
This is a simple issue. That answer is a very critical one that must be given to the public so that they are informed of the correct position.
No one must put pressure on the President but on ZEC. It has the mandate to manage elections and not the President.
</blockquote>

ZEC Urged To State Exact Position On Delimitation Report

Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has urged Members of Parliament to familiarise themselves with what the constitution says about the delimitation exercise and not be distracted by “sideshows”.
This comes after the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana, and the Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet George Charamba claimed that the report that was given to President Emmerson Mnangagwa by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) was not final.
The issue was then raised in the National Assembly during a question and answer session by Glen Norah MP Wellington Chikombo, reported <a href="https://openparly.com/delimitation-report-speaker-tells-parliament-do-not-listen-to-nick-mangwana-and-george-charamba/">Open Parly</a>.
Chikombo said the statements that were uttered by Mangwana and Charamba have caused a lot of polarisation, disharmony, and anxiety across the country.
He demanded that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi come through to elaborate to the House what the correct position is pertaining to the delimitation report process.
In response, Mudenda said”musateerere nyaya yemuma newspaper kana social media.” He added:
<blockquote>
Section 161 is very clear in terms of the processes. The report is tabled here in the House in Parliament, we scrutinize it and make our observations.
We then submit to the Head of State and Government in terms of Section 161. Within the specified 14 days, the Head of State must submit to ZEC, which was done.
After that ZEC will start on whatever contributions or analysis that were done by the relevant stakeholders.
They will look at them, make adjustments where it is possible and send those adjustments in a report to His Excellency.
Within 14 days, the President must gazette. What ZEC has said and done in that report is final.
So why do you want to listen to people who talk from the side shows… it does not matter, you must follow the Constitution.
… Do now worry about people who speak outside the Constitution.
</blockquote>

Delimitation Report: Do Not Listen To Mangwana And Charamba, Mudenda Tells MPs

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba said that the Final Delimitation Report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is not yet submitted.
Charamba told <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/final-delimitation-report-not-yet-submitted">The Sunday Mail</a> that the President on Friday received an amended preliminary delimitation report from ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba which is expected to capture Parliamentary and Presidential recommendations and submissions. He said:
<blockquote>
Following the submission of the preliminary report by the ZEC (Zimbabwe Electoral Commission), that action put in train two sets of reactions: One from Parliament (of Zimbabwe) and another one from His Excellency, the President. Both these are by way of feedback to ZEC’s preliminary delimitation report.
Both sets of reactions were given to ZEC, and the first to do so was the Parliament of Zimbabwe, through the President, as required by the Constitution.
Then the President later sent his own response to the preliminary delimitation report.
Out of those two responses, ZEC then produced a draft preliminary report with the new amendments, which means amendments from Parliament and amendments noted by the President.
What the chairlady of ZEC (Justice Priscilla Chigumba) gave the President (on Friday) was the preliminary report, as amended by the reactions from both Parliament and from the President.
The President, in turn, will go through that preliminary report, as amended. Depending on how he views it, he will then give ZEC his final comment on that draft preliminary report, as amended.
Those would be his final comments on the matter, and ZEC will exercise its Constitutional right to either take them into account or to discard them because the Constitution gives ZEC the final say on the compilation of what then becomes the final delimitation report.
So, the final delimitation report is then what will be given to the President for gazetting.
</blockquote>

ZEC's Final Delimitation Report Not Yet Submitted - Charamba

Seven Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commissioners, who refused to append their signatures to the preliminary delimitation report are reportedly being sidelined by ZEC chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba.
The seven commissioners are <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Rosewita_Marutare">Rosewita Murutare</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kudzai_Shava">Kudzai Shava</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Janet_Mbetu_Nzvenga">Jane Mbetu-Nzvenga</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Shepherd_Manhivi">Shepherd Manhivi</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Abigail_Millicent_Mohadi_Ambrose">Abigail Mohadi</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jasper_Mangwana">Jasper Mangwana</a>, and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Catherine_Mpofu">Catherine Mpofu</a>.
They wrote to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Parliament accusing Chigumba and her deputy, Rodney Simukai Kiwa of not consulting them in crafting the report, resulting in them disowning the whole process.
NewsDay reported sources as saying the seven commissioners had hoped that Mnangagwa and Parliament would reject the report without making any recommendations.
However, both the President and Parliament made some recommendations. Said a NewsDay source:
<blockquote>
Chigumba is well-versed in the process since she is a judge. She was not disturbed by their move to discredit her.
Commissioners such as Manhivi, who is a registered legal practitioner with a law degree, and holds other two additional degrees in administration and international relations; and Mpofu, who is a language, communications specialist and peace practitioner and have experience working with the public, media and civil society from the legislative arm of the State, should be taking a leading role in the report, but have not been consulted.
It’s not happening, they are just redundant now.
</blockquote>
Mangwana said his hands were tied to comment on the issue, adding: “Please talk to ZEC chief executive officer Utloile Silaigwana.”
Silaigwana asked NewsDay to send questions in writing, but he had not responded to them by the time of going to print.
Chigumba is now said to be relying more on the ZEC secretariat to finish the recommendations within the timeframe provided by the Constitution. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006792/zec-chair-guns-for-rogue-commissioners">NewsDay</a>

Chigumba Sidelines Seven "Rogue" Commissioners

The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) says the credibility of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)’s delimitation report has been affected by apparent division within the commission itself.
Seven ZEC commissioners refused to append their signatures to the report after claiming that it violated the constitution.
The seven commissioners accused ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba of not consulting them.
POLAD’s governance and legislative agenda chairperson Lovemore Madhuku said there should be clear evidence that all commissioners are involved at every stage of the process. Said Madhuku:
<blockquote>
The preliminary delimitation report doesn’t pass the test set out in the constitution. POLAD regards it as a failure on the part of ZEC.
POLAD is concerned about the internal governance of ZEC. Under our constitution, ZEC is a corporate body consisting of nine commissioners.
The delimitation process cannot be the work of one or two commissioners; there must be clear evidence that all commissioners are involved at every stage of the process.
This is essential for the integrity and credibility of ZEC. POLAD would like to see public appearances of ZEC commissioners at all platforms where ZEC is either presenting to, or receiving from, the president reports relating to the delimitation process.
ZEC must use all the remaining stages to demonstrate in public the involvement of all commissioners.
</blockquote>
Chigumba is reportedly relying on the ZEC secretariat to finalise the delimitation report as the seven commissioners remain frozen out.
The seven commissioners are <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Rosewita_Marutare">Rosewita Murutare</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kudzai_Shava">Kudzai Shava</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Janet_Mbetu_Nzvenga">Jane Mbetu-Nzvenga</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Shepherd_Manhivi">Shepherd Manhivi</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Abigail_Millicent_Mohadi_Ambrose">Abigail Mohadi</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jasper_Mangwana">Jasper Mangwana</a>, and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Catherine_Mpofu">Catherine Mpofu</a>. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/thestandard/news/article/200006756/mnangagwa-allies-turn-heat-on-zec">The Standard</a>

Divisions At ZEC Worry POLAD

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), says it will consider all the recommendations and concerns raised by Parliament before crafting the final delimitation report which should be ready by mid-February in line with Constitutional provisions.
Speaking at State House last week after receiving from President Emmerson Mnangagwa Parliament’s report on the preliminary delimitation report, Chigumba said:
<blockquote>
The President called us today for him to formally hand over the report approved by Parliament which was written by the ad-hoc committee which was formed by Parliament.
We have received the report and we have assured him that we will have a look at all of the recommendations and concerns which were raised by Parliament.
In terms of the way forward, we are still to receive corrections from the President himself which we anticipate he will do in the course of next week, and thereafter, we will gather as a commission and look at all of the recommendations holistically and look at those we can accede to and those we cannot accede to and we will compile our report for His Excellency where we will state our reasons for acceding to certain recommendations and perhaps not acceding to some.
</blockquote>
The Parliamentary ad-hoc committee made several recommendations that it wants ZEC to address. Some of the recommendations are:
<ul>
<li>ZEC should take into account the entire population as shown in the census, not just the adult population because wards serve other purposes apart from elections.</li>
<li>ZEC should revisit boundaries where it did not take into account community interests between voters.</li>
<li>ZEC should ensure that there is an equal number of voters in constituencies and wards, with variations limited to 20% as required by section 161 of the Constitution.</li>
<li>ZEC should apply consistent principles when transferring voters from constituencies and wards with large numbers of voters to those with fewer.</li>
</ul>

ZEC Says It Will Address MPs' Delimitation Concerns

Members of Parliament have demanded that the preliminary delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should be returned to the electoral body for amendments.
The delimitation report has been analysed by Parliament’s ad-hoc committee and is now before the National Assembly where it is being further scrutinised and debated.
Some of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary ad-hoc committee are as follows:
<ul>
<li>ZEC should take into account the entire population as shown in the census, not just the adult population because wards serve other purposes apart from elections.</li>
<li>ZEC should revisit boundaries where it did not take into account community interests between voters.</li>
<li>ZEC should ensure that there is an equal number of voters in constituencies and wards, with variations limited to 20% as required by section 161 of the Constitution.</li>
<li>ZEC should apply consistent principles when transferring voters from constituencies and wards with large numbers of voters to those with fewer.</li>
</ul>
During the debate of the ZEC report in the National Assembly on Tuesday, 17 January, Binga North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda (CCC) said:
<blockquote>
The report is not a good one as some of the observations that were made by the ad hoc committee included that ZEC did not consider the census report, which is able to indicate the national migration of citizens.
Therefore, in the absence of the census report, it is very difficult to validate some of the findings; for example, Bulawayo province.
When a census report is available, it becomes easy to compare the movement of citizens between areas.
</blockquote>
Harare East legislator Tendai Biti (CCC) said ZEC failed to produce a copy of the voters’ roll and to consult citizens during the delimitation exercise. He said:
<blockquote>
The test of whether ZEC did a good job was going to be measured on three issues, which include procedure when they were making the report, whether they followed the law, and whether the report is loyal to principles defined in section 161 of the Constitution.
The three scores show that ZEC failed to consider the final report of the census, and there is a co-relationship between the task of delimitation and the population.
When you look at the ZEC report, there is no marriage and there is no connection between the report and the population.
ZEC failed to produce a copy of the voters’ roll and we are just told without validation that the total number of voters is this and that, and yet the actual voters’ roll has not been given.
ZEC failed to consult citizens and it failed procedural issues.
</blockquote>
Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba (ZANU PF) said “This time ZEC has failed its duties”.
Makoni North MP James Munetsi (ZANU PF), said ZEC ignored statistics and “did the report from what they know” and as a result, cannot be trusted to run an election.
After both the National Assembly and Senate debate the ZEC delimitation report, their findings and recommendations will be presented to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006275/mps-poke-holes-on-delimitation-report">NewsDay</a>

MPs Condemn ZEC's Preliminary Delimitation Report

Former Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commissioner Qhubani Moyo has said there is no law stating that the commissioners’ decisions should be unanimous.
Moyo made the remarks following reports that seven ZEC commissioners disowned a preliminary delimitation report tabled in Parliament on Friday last week saying it is flawed.
The commissioners allegedly wrote to President Emmerson Mnangagwa advising him to “put aside” the report and that elections should be held using old boundaries from the last delimitation exercise in 2008.
However, in his analysis posted on Facebook, Moyo said ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has the power to override decisions by the other commissioners. Wrote Moyo:
<blockquote>
The independence of ZEC is well provided for in the Constitution of Zimbabwe and no State organ should or can interfere with its processes and mandate.
In the case of delimitation processes Parliament can give an opinion that ZEC may choose to take on board or reject.
ZEC is not bound to follow such an opinion as it is not prescriptive, but persuasive except where it is a breach of the Constitution.
The chairperson of the commission, whose appointment process is different from the rest of the commissioners, is the official communicator for the commission and there are no provisions that decisions of the commission should be majoritarian.
In the event of unreasonable sustained debates over issues that are bound to create a national crisis, the chairperson and chief elections officer are eligible candidates to make pronouncements in the best national interest.
</blockquote>
Moyo made reference to the Kenyan elections held last year where some commissioners disowned presidential results.
However, the country’s Supreme Court upheld the results.
Moyo added that it was unacceptable for ZEC commissioners to dissociate themselves from the outcome of a process that they were part of. He said:
<blockquote>
The decision by the seven ZEC commissioners to deny paternity of a delimitation report they “fathered” is professionally unacceptable and not in the best interests of the nation as they should not reject the outcomes of a process they were part of.
</blockquote>
ZEC is expected to produce a final delimitation report by 28 January.

Former ZEC Commissioner Speaks Out On Delimitation Report

Professor Arthur Mutambara has said the preliminary delimitation report is invalid and unconstitutional, therefore, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should redo the whole exercise.
The preliminary delimitation report was tabled in Parliament last week on Friday by Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi.
Ziyambi said the total number of registered voters was divided by 210 (the total number of constituencies) resulting in a national average of 27 640 voters per constituency.
He said they used the formula to determine voter population thresholds permissible in line with section 161(6) of the Constitution.
A percentage variance from the national average was then determined using a maximum registered voter threshold of 33 169 and a minimum of 22 112 voters.
Mutambara, who was Deputy Prime minister in the 2009-2013 Government of National Unity (GNU), argued that ZEC misinterpreted the Constitution. He said:
<blockquote>
The delimitation process has to be redone according to Section 161 (6) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
The current delimitation report is invalid since it is in violation of the current Constitution of Zimbabwe’s Section 161 (6).
Of course, in carrying out the delimitation exercise, there must be no mischievous intention to disadvantage or advantage any political players. There must be safeguards against such shenanigans.
The current Constitution of Zimbabwe’s Section 161 (6) looks similar but is different from Section 61A(6) of the old Lancaster House Constitution of Zimbabwe.
Section 161 (6) stipulates that the difference between the allowable minimum and maximum voters in a constituency should be less than 20%, whereas Section 61A (6) (Lancaster Constitution) stipulates that the difference should be less than 40% (ie 20% + 20%)
It is important to note that the old Lancaster provision 61A (6) is better phrased than the current provision 161 (6).
Section 161 (6) should have explicitly said 10% above or below the average number of voters allowable in a constituency.
</blockquote>
Members of Parliament last week requested the voters’ roll to enable them to critique the delimitation report. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006008/dump-rework-delimitation-mutambara">NewsDay</a>

Delimitation Process Has To Be Redone - Mutambara

The government on Friday tabled the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation report before the National Assembly for consideration.
The report will determine the composition of the country’s wards and constituencies in the general elections to be held later this year.
Some legislators attended the sitting in person to discuss the tabled report while others attended the sitting virtually.
The report was tabled in the National Assembly by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. He said:
<blockquote>
I rise to move that whereas Section 161 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe states that once every ten years on a date or within a period fixed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission so as to fall as soon as possible after a population census, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must conduct a delimitation of electoral boundaries into which Zimbabwe is divided.
And Whereas ZEC commenced the delimitation process in June 2022 and submitted its preliminary report to His Excellency, Cde. Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa on 26th December, 2022; and whereas Section 161 (7) (c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013), states that the President must cause the preliminary report to be laid before Parliament within seven days, for Parliament consideration and referral of any issues to His Excellency, Cde. Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa for ZEC’s consideration.
Now, therefore, I, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, do hereby lay the ZEC Preliminary report before the National Assembly for consideration.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/government-tables-delimitation-report-before-parliament/">Chronicle</a>

Ziyambi Tables Delimitation Report Before Parliament

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to summon Parliament back from adjournment to deal with the urgent delimitation preliminary report, reported OpenParly.
Parliament adjourned after passing the 2023 national budget and is not due to return before the 24th of January 2023.
However, <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/mnangagwa-receives-zec-preliminary-delimitation-report/">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson (ZEC) Priscilla Chigumba on Monday submitted a copy of the Preliminary Delimitation Report</a> to Mnangagwa at State House.
Mnangagwa has 7 working days after receiving it within which to cause the tabling of the report to Parliament.
The 7 days end on the 6th of January 2023 and this means that he has to summon Parliament so that the report can be tabled.
After receiving the report from the President, Parliament is given 14 sitting days to study the report before submitting its opinions to the President.
If the results of the report are going to be used for the 2023 general elections, Section 161 of the constitution says the final report must have been gazetted at least six months before the polls.
A few months ago ZEC said general elections should be held between July and August 2023. | <a href="https://openparly.com/mnangagwa-likely-to-summon-parliament-back-to-deal-with-delimitation-report/">OpenParly</a>

Mnangagwa Likely To Summon Parliament Back For The Delimitation Report

A ruling ZANU PF party official has raised concern over a preliminary delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
ZANU PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe recently said ZEC conducted the delimitation process without consulting them. He said:
<blockquote>
We can’t glorify ZEC when it is changing boundaries like this. One who stays in ward 5 is now going to vote in Mutoko, you live in Hwedza and you now vote in Marondera Central. What kind of nonsense is that?
What they (ZEC) want is that where you used to walk five kilometres to vote you now walk 10km or 15km.
They didn’t consult us, they told us what they had done. That’s not consultation.
</blockquote>
On Tuesday last week, two pro-ZANU PF organisations, MenBelievED and the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe held separate Press conferences in Harare to criticise the ZEC report.
MenBelievED spokesperson Timothy Nyakudzuka said ZEC did not consult citizens during the delimitation exercise therefore the process was flawed.
The ZEC preliminary delimitation report shows that some rural districts have lost wards to peri-urban areas and growth points.
Traditionally, ZANU PF has won more votes in rural wards and constituencies while the opposition has been dominant in urban areas.
For instance, in Mashonaland East Province, Chikomba and Hwedza districts lost a constituency each while Seke had one added.
Another constituency, Ruwa, was also added to the province. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/editorials/article/200004808/has-zanu-pf-finally-smelt-the-coffee">NewsDay</a>

ZANU PF Official Criticises ZEC Preliminary Delimitation Report

Two ZANU PF-affiliated groups have condemned a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) preliminary delimitation report showing that some rural districts have lost wards to peri-urban areas and growth points.
Traditionally, ZANU PF has won more votes in rural wards and constituencies while the opposition has been dominant in urban areas.
For instance, in Mashonaland East Province, Chikomba and Hwedza districts lost a constituency each while Seke had one added.
Another constituency, Ruwa, was also added to the province.
On Tuesday, two pro-ZANU PF organisations, MenBelievED and the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe held separate Press conferences in Harare to criticise the ZEC report.
MenBelievED spokesperson Timothy Nyakudzuka said ZEC did not consult citizens during the delimitation exercise therefore the process was flawed. Said Nyakudzuka:
<blockquote>
As a community of interest in the delimitation of electoral boundaries, we believe the commission did not have sufficient time to execute a thorough and effective process, and it is consequently the reason why we are here today, to express our disgruntlement in ZEC’s failure to define a path for fair representation and contribution of the thoughts of the general public.
Without sufficient consultations with the people of this nation, this delimitation remains the work of the electoral commission, not our people and it should not be trusted as a path to build our country.
Let us be clear, any delimitation process not informed by the views of our people is a flawed process.
</blockquote>
The leader of the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe, which is made up of mainly ZANU PF-led rural councils, David Mutasa said:
<blockquote>
This delimitation process has resulted in disharmony among communities, undermined traditional values and reduced confidence in emerging societies.
</blockquote>
Our people should never have to choose between their nations and boundaries.
<blockquote>
Traditional leaders, business community, farmers, miners, in fact, most stakeholders were excluded from the consultative process and we hear that the commission has completed delimitation and made decisions on behalf of all these stakeholders in delimiting the nation’s boundaries.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200004710/delimitation-report-rattles-zanu-pf">NewsDay</a>

ZANU PF Affiliated Groups Condemn ZEC Preliminary Delimitation Report

ZANU PF has expressed concern over the rapid growth of urban settlements fuelled partly by land barons who sell state land to desperate home seekers and pocket the proceeds.
The ruling party’s lands and resettlement department carried out a survey which established that there are slightly more than 256 new housing settlements in Harare metropolitan province.
What worries ZANU PF is that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation exercise could increase the number of constituencies in urban areas, which are perceived to be opposition strongholds.
There are reportedly four million new housing stands outside the original suburbs such as Highfield, Borrowdale, Mbare, Mufakose, Greendale, Mabvuku, Waterfalls, Kambuzuma and others. The ZANU PF central committee report reads:
<blockquote>
It was determined from the survey that the huge number of opposition members that bought stands in these new housing settlements, might end up making it possible for the creation of new urban constituencies, especially here in Metropolitan Harare province, where the opposition is strongest, resulting in losses in rural constituencies, where the (ZANU PF) party is strongest. That phenomenon might end up prejudicing the party in its strongholds.
</blockquote>
According to ZEC, Harare Metropolitan Province has the highest number of registered voters, while Matabeleland South has the least.
Zimbabwe Election Advocacy Trust director Ignatius Sadziwa told NewsDay that it is inevitable that the number of constituencies in Harare will be increased. He said:
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Figures don’t lie. Harare will likely have four or five more constituencies using the benchmark figure of 26 000 voters per constituency.
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Moses Chibaya, a political commentator, said Epworth and Harare South should have more constituencies. He said:
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In Harare, we have areas like Epworth and Harare South which have tripled their voting population over the past decade. It is only logical to increase constituencies in those areas.
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According to the ZANU PF Central Committee report, Harare metropolitan had 952 520 registered voters followed by Midlands with 763 028 and Manicaland (738 627). | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002926/polls-land-grabs-haunt-zanu-pf">NewsDay</a>

Urban Sprawl Worries ZANU PF

Election watchdogs have expressed concern over the failure of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to publicise the voters’ roll ahead of the delimitation exercise.
Election Resource Centre (ERC) programmes manager Solomon Bobosibunu said the laws of the land required ZEC to make the voters’ roll public before embarking on the delimitation exercise. <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200001583/watchdogs-demand-voters-roll-ahead-of-delimitation">NewsDay</a> cites Bobosibunu as saying:
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In as far as voter education is concerned we are still worried that Zec has not made the voters roll public as the requirement of the law. We are not asking this out of the blue, it’s as per the provisions of the Electoral Act.
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Zimbabwe Election Support Network acting executive director Ellen Dingani said while the delimitation exercise is good, ZEC needs to engage the civil society and political parties.
Zimbabwe Elections Advocacy Trust director Ignatius Sadziwa echoed Dingani’s remarks urging ZEC to be transparent and improve on consultations so that the process passes credibility and legitimacy tests.
<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zimbabwe-electoral-commission-issues-update-on-delimitation-process/">ZEC Thursday released its delimitation roadmap</a> showing that the exercise will be completed by December ahead of the 2023 elections.
In the roadmap, ZEC said it would use provincial and district maps with topological features such as mountains, rivers, roads, communication lines, settlements and different types of land use to demarcate constituency boundaries.
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Elections Watchdogs Reiterate The Need For ZEC To Publicise The Voters' Roll Before Delimitation

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> has issued an update on the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zec-commences-delimitation-exercise/">delimitation process</a> which shall see some constituencies or wards either split or merged depending on several factors including the number of residents in that area. In a statement seen by Pindula News, ZEC spokesperson, Commissioner <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jasper_Mangwana">Jasper Mangwana</a> appealed to stakeholders to cooperate with officers during the process. Reads the statement: 
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<h2>PRESS STATEMENT ON DELIMITATION UPDATE</h2>
1. Introduction Following the announcement of the commencement of the delimitation exercise in the General Notice published in the Government Gazette of 24 May 2022, the successful conduct of <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">delimitation</a> stakeholder engagements during the same month and the release of a population Census Report by ZlMstats, the Commission is now at an advanced stage of conducting delimitation fieldwork.
<h2>Factors Influencing Delimitation </h2>
In the conduct of this exercise, provisions of Section 161 of the Constitution guide the Commission. 
Section 161(5) of the Constitution states that the Commission must ensure that no ward is divided between two or more local authority areas. The Commission must also ensure that no ward is divided between two or more constituencies. 
Section 161(6) of the Constitution further states that in dividing Zimbabwe into wards and constituencies, the Zimbabwe Electoral constituencies, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must in respect of any area, give due consideration to: 
• Its physical features 
• The means of communication within the area 
• The geographical distribution of registered voters 
• Any community of interest as between registered voters 
• Existing electoral boundaries 
• Its population
The Delimitation fieldwork is a culmination of a series of preparatory exercises conducted since the beginning of the year. 
<h2>2. Voter Registration and Compilation of the Delimitation Voters’ Roll</h2>
In compliance with the delimitation steps, the Commission conducted phases 1 and 2 of the mobile voter registration exercise for delimitation in February and April this year to determine the country’s voter population. The voters’ roll for delimitation closed on 30 May 2022. 
This voters’ roll was open for inspection at 11 107 established centres throughout the country from 17 July 2022 to 26 July 2022. In addition, Telone and Econet mobile phone subscribers also used the USSD code *265# and the online bvrinspection.zec.org.zw to check their registration status. 50.03% of the 5804569 registered voters inspected the voters’ roll.
<h2>3. Stakeholder Engagements</h2>
Following the conclusion of Phases 1 and 2 of the mobile voter registration exercises the Commission lined up a series of sensitisation meetings with various stakeholders to discuss pre-delimitation exercises.
The stakeholder meetings ran from 17 to 29 May 2022. The meetings sought among other issues to: 
• Apprise stakeholders on the impending delimitation exercise. 
• Brief stakeholders on provisions of the law with respect to the delimitation exercise and the link between census and delimitation. 
• Brief stakeholders on continuous voter registration and the mobile voter registration exercise recently conducted by the Commission and its impact on the delimitation process. 
• Highlight the critical role played by the various stakeholders in the delimitation process. 
The following groups of stakeholders were engaged:
• Media 
• Political Parties on the Commission’s database 
• Political parties in Parliament and Chapter 12 Commissions 
• The Security Sector 
• People with disabilities, the Youth and Women
 • Civil Society Organisations
 • Service Providers 
• Ministry of Local Government, Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Traditional Leaders 
• Government ministries
<h2>4. Trainings</h2>
The Commission conducted Geographical Information System (GIS) technical trainings for all critical staff. These technical trainings commenced on 6 September 2022 and ended on 15 September 2022. The trainings were meant to equip participants with GIS technical skills which are essential In the actual conduct of this delimitation exercise.
Participants were drawn from ZEC, Local Authorities and other Government Departments such as ZIMStats and State Universities.
<h2>5. Current Delimitation Activities</h2>
In preparation for mapping afresh electoral boundaries, the Commission is bringing together provincial and district maps with topographical features such as mountains, rivers, roads, communication lines, settlements and different types of land use. These maps and general plans were obtained from the Surveyor General’s Office and the Department of Spatial Planning.
After mapping polling areas, fieldwork is carried out to verify the polling area boundaries in what is referred to as ground truthing. Polling areas are then combined to form wards while several wards are combined to form constituencies. The average voter population of each constituency is obtained by dividing the delimitation voters’ roll population by 210 constituencies with an allowable upper and lower limit of 20%.
<h2>6. Delimitation Tlmeframe </h2>
The Commission expects to conclude the exercise by December this year. In terms of Section 161(2) delimitation must be completed six (6) months before the conduct of any general election for it to be applicable to that election. Failure to adhere to this provision means the results of the delimitation exercise will not apply for the next general election, as the Commission will be compelled by the law to revert to boundaries of the 2007/2008 delimitation exercise. 
<h2>7. Conclusion </h2>
The Commission would like to assure the electorate that no one will be prejudiced by the delimitation outcome. The delimitation results will be an outcome based on the Commission’s adherence to the country’s legal provisions and fair practice. At all stages of the process, voter education and stakeholder engagements will be conducted to bring all interested parties on board.
The Commission is appealing to all stakeholders to cooperate with its officers during this process. 
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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Issues Update On Delimitation Process

Zimbabwe has embarked on a delimitation exercise that will see some constituencies being split or merged depending on the size of the population in that area.
The Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the election of 350 Members of Parliament. Parliament consists of the Senate and the National Assembly and each has 80 and 270 Members of Parliament respectively. 
<h2>Timeline:</h2>
The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC</a>) in July invited members of the public for the inspection of the delimitation voters’ roll. 
ZEC chairperson Justice <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Priscilla_Chigumba">Priscilla Chigumba</a> said the purpose of the inspection of the voters’ roll was to allow members of the public to check if their names are appearing on the voters’ roll and to check if their details are correctly captured and if not, to correct such anomalies.
ZEC set aside a <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2022/07/16/treasury-grants-zec-us83-million-for-delimitation-voters-roll-inspection/">total of US$83 million for the delimitation</a> of constituencies ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. The commission’s spokesperson, commissioner Jasper Mangwana said the funds were for the voters’ roll inspection and the delimitation exercise. 
ZEC announced in May that the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2022/05/24/govt-notice-on-the-start-of-the-delimitation-exercise-full-text/">process of boundary delimitation shall commence from the 1st of June, 2022,</a> and continue into the culmination of the drafting of a preliminary report or <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2022/05/24/govt-notice-on-the-start-of-the-delimitation-exercise-full-text/">until the 31st of December, 2022</a>, whichever occurs first.
Time Madondo, ZEC’s Voter Registration And Delimitation Director told a workshop in Harare in 2019 that some of the seats will be merged to form one constituency due to the continuous <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/19/delimitation-likely-to-remove-some-parliamentary-seats-from-bulawayo-report/">dwindling of registered voters in the Bulawayo province</a>, leaving them with few representatives in the Parliament.
According to ZEC, a seat should have at least 27 000 voters to get a representative in Parliament. However some seats in Harare like Harare South, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Epworth">Epworth</a> and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Budiriro">Budiriro</a> have 70k, 69k and 40k respectively and ZEC thinks the situation needs to be addressed in the next election.
<h2>Criticism:</h2>
The United Democratic Alliance President (UDP) Dr Daniel Shumba has urged people to reject the delimitation exercise currently underway arguing that it is being used to rig the 2023 elections.
The former Zanu Pf politburo member said, “The biggest Electoral scam is in the Delimitation exercise. It is meant to justify the deployment of the additional 2 million ghost Voters. This is the reason for the highly publicised choreography of new members joining and defecting to Zanu PF. Elections already Rigged. REJECT!“
Some argued that ZANU PF wants to use the delimitation exercise to divide constituencies where it has support, for instance, Epworth so that it would have more representatives in Parliament.
<h2>Practices in other countries:</h2>
Delimitation is common and is referred to as gerrymandering in some jurisdictions. In 2021, The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2021/nov/12/gerrymander-redistricting-map-republicans-democrats-visual">Republicans in the U.S.A. were accused of using gerrymandering</a> to virtually guarantee their re-election.
During 2012, 2014 and 2016 midterm elections, gerrymandering shifted 59 congressional seats, 39 for Republicans and 20 for Democrats, <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/impact-partisan-gerrymandering/">according to a report</a> from the left-leaning Center for American Progress.
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<h2>Why does this matter?</h2>
If the constituencies being split, for example, belong to ZANU PF, the ruling party will likely have a majority in Parliament. Or if merged constituencies or wards belong to MDC, the opposition party will have few representatives.
Some fear that the 2022 census might have been manipulated in favour of the ruling ZANU PF to justify the split of constituencies where the party enjoys support while those in which it has faced strong opposition might be merged for dominant parties there to have few representatives.
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