Joram Gumbo

Joram Macdonald Gumbo is a Zimbabwean politician, member of parliament, former member of the Pan-African Parliament from Zimbabwe, and former cabinet minister. He is a member of the Zanu-PF party.[1]

Career

Shortly after independence Gumbo was elected as a member of the Zimbabwe House of Assembly for Mberengwa West in the Midlands province. He was reelected every election.[1][2] In the 2013 elections, although he was opposed by his own younger brother, Tinashe Gumbo, a representative of the MDC-T party,[3] he was reelected. He was again reelected in the 2018 elections.

In 1995 Gumbo became the "Chief Whip" of the ZANU-PF party, which office he held until resigning in 2015.[4]

In 2010, Gumbo was appointed by President Mugabe as Zimbabwe's representative to the Pan-African Parliament.[5]

In 2014, Gumbo was appointed ZANU-PF party secretary for education, a party politburo post, taking over from Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, at the ZANU PF 6th National People's Congress.[6]

In 2015 Gumbo was appointed as Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, replacing Obert Mpofu.[7]

In 2018 he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Power Development, but was reassigned by President in early 2019 to become a Minister of State in the President's Office in Charge of Policy Implementation.[8][9]

Charges and arrest

Following Gumbo's tenure as Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development there were allegations of mishandling funds from Zinara (Zimbabwe National Road Authority)[10][11] and Zimbabwe Airways.[12]

In November 2019, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) issued a warrant for Gumbo's arrest alleging irregularities in the purchase for Zimbabwe Airways of four Boeing 777-200 planes from Malaysian Airlines while he was Minister of Transport.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ZANU PF Primary elections winners (accessed 22 April 2008)
  2. ^ Zimbabwe House of Assembly Election Results 2008 Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 22 April 2008).
  3. ^ Tafirenyika, Mugove (21 July 2013). "Battle of the Gumbos". Daily New. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013.
  4. ^ Machivenyika, Farirai; Kakore, Nyemudzai (24 September 2015). "Rungani nominated Zanu-PF Deputy Chief Whip". The Herald. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ List of Pan-African Parliament members Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 22 April 2008).
  6. ^ Machivenyika, Farai (11 December 2014). "VPs appointed: Mnangagwa, Mphoko land posts: 33-member politburo named". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ Machivenyika, Farirai (15 September 2015). "Ncube sworn in". The Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Minister Gumbo Arrested, Faces Corruption Charges". Pindula. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Joram Gumbo moved from Energy Ministry". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
  10. ^ "My hands are clean: Gumbo". The Herald. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Tenders, nepotism and lies – Joram Gumbo's ethical numbness". NewZWire. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Joram Gumbo Admits He Lied About 'Mugabe Planes'". Pindula. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.


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