By Bustop TV Reporter
Following the signing into law of Constitutional amendment bill (No.2) this past week, President Mnangagwa has today extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term of office by an additional five years.
Luke Malaba who is turning 70 years of age this Friday 15 May was expected to retire according to the Constitution. Mnangagwa however hastily signed the new bill into law, which will now allow judges to continue serving on the bench until they reach 75.
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda has written to Chief Justice Malaba advising him that President Mnangagwa has accepted his election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond 70 years for an additional five years.
Legal experts had earlier questioned the “undue and indecent haste” in which the amendments were pushed through which raised suspicion that it was intertwined with Chief Justice Malaba’s impending retirement
The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No 2 Bill was last month fast-tracked by Ziyambi in the National Assembly before Zanu PF and MDC-T senators voted for it on May 4 in the Senate, with Mnangagwa signing it into law three days later.
