HARARE - The man accused of aiding President Robert MugabeSenior officials at the justice ministry confirmed that Chiweshe was going to be sworn in by Mugabe on a date yet to be officially announced, taking over from Rita Makarau. The move has raised consternation in political circles as there was virtually no consultation between the parties to the Global Political Agreement, which encourages, but does not prescribe consensus on all high-level government appointments, it has emerged.
As chairman of the now-defunct Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Chiweshe was accused by the MDC of having participated in Mugabe’s phenomenal rigging by delaying announcement of the results of the March 2008 presidential elections by more than a month.
He then allegedly gave Zanu (PF) official Emmerson Mnangagwa and a band of senior army officers access to the results, which they tampered with to force a run-off vote.
The MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa could not be reached for comment on Tuesday as he was said to be in a cabinet meeting.
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