By Staff Reporter
PARLIAMENT has approved the names of 10 individuals recommended by President Mnangagwa for appointment to the Senate following the enactment of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 2026, which increased the number of Senate seats from 80 to 90.
The appointments are provided for under amendments to Section 120 of the Constitution, which created 10 additional Presidentially-appointed Senate seats reserved for individuals selected on the basis of their professional expertise, skills and other competencies.
The constitutional provision requires the President to consult the National Assembly before making the appointments.The appointees are therefore not elected Senators but will enter the Upper House through the new constitutional mechanism.
President Mnangagwa signed the amendment into law in July.
The 10 nominees are now awaiting swearing-in.
Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda announced the nominees during a sitting of the National Assembly and initiated the process that culminated in their approval by the House.
“After consultation with the National Assembly, I have to inform the House that His Excellency, the President, is desirous of appointing the following as Senators:
No.1 Jabulani Sibanda,
2. Mary Mliswa
3. Nokhutula Matsikenyere
4. Kudakwashe Tagwirei
5. Godwills Masimirembwa
6. Lucy Chitaga
7. Major-General(Rtd) Gibson Mashingaidze
8. Makhosini Hlongwane
9. Brilliant Dube
10. Irene Mutumbwa.”
