Joram Gumbo Explained

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.[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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://zimbabwemetro.com/2008/02/16/zanu-pf-primary-elections-winners/ ZANU PF Primary elections winners
  2. http://www.sokwanele.com/election2008/results2008 Zimbabwe House of Assembly Election Results 2008
  3. News: Tafirenyika . Mugove . 21 July 2013 . Battle of the Gumbos . Daily New . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723172350/https://dailynews.co.zw/articles/2013/07/21/battle-of-the-gumbos . 23 July 2013 . dead .
  4. News: Machivenyika . Farirai . Kakore . Nyemudzai . 24 September 2015 . Rungani nominated Zanu-PF Deputy Chief Whip . The Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925053415/http://www.herald.co.zw:80/rungani-nominated-zanu-pf-deputy-chief-whip/ . 25 September 2015 . live .
  5. http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/AboutPAP_PAPMemberCountries.aspx List of Pan-African Parliament members
  6. News: Machivenyika . Farai . 11 December 2014 . VPs appointed: Mnangagwa, Mphoko land posts: 33-member politburo named . The Herald . Harare, Zimbabwe . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135821/http://www.herald.co.zw/vps-appointed%E2%80%A2-mnangagwa-mphoko-land-posts-%E2%80%A2-33-member-politburo-named/ . 2 April 2015 . live .
  7. News: Machivenyika . Farirai . 15 September 2015 . Ncube sworn in . The Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021601/http://www.herald.co.zw:80/ncube-sworn-in/ . 24 September 2015 . live .
  8. News: Minister Gumbo Arrested, Faces Corruption Charges . 4 November 2019 . Pindula . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811013853/https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/04/minister-gumbo-arrested-faces-corruption-charges/ . 11 August 2020 . live .
  9. News: Joram Gumbo moved from Energy Ministry . The Herald . Harare, Zimbabwe . 15 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517034628/https://www.herald.co.zw/just-in-president-makes-new-appointments/ . 17 May 2019 . live .
  10. News: My hands are clean: Gumbo . The Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017221640/https://www.herald.co.zw/my-hands-are-clean-gumbo/ . 17 October 2018 . live .
  11. News: Tenders, nepotism and lies – Joram Gumbo’s ethical numbness . 21 October 2018 . NewZWire . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629210003/https://newzwire.live/tenders-nepotism-and-lies-joram-gumbos-ethical-numbness/ . 29 June 2020 . live .
  12. News: Joram Gumbo Admits He Lied About 'Mugabe Planes' . 10 May 2018 . Pindula . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001233729/https://news.pindula.co.zw/2018/05/10/joram-gumbo-admits-he-lied-about-mugabe-planes/ . 1 October 2020 . live .

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