ZANU PF Would Have Taken Mnangagwa To Court If He Refused To Sign CAB3, Says Kazembe

ZANU PF’s Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe says the ruling party would have taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court if he had refused to sign Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) into law.

Kazembe, who is also Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, said Mnangagwa was constitutionally obliged to sign the bill once Parliament had completed the required processes.

Speaking in Shona at a ZANU PF meeting in the province at the weekend, he praised Mnangagwa for what he described as his unwavering respect for the Constitution.

“If he had refused (to assent to CAB3), we would have taken him to court because he would have been refusing to do what the Constitution requires. But he fulfilled his constitutional duty, and we thank him,” Kazembe said.

Mnangagwa signed Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 into law on 7 July 2026. Its most significant provision effectively delays Zimbabwe’s next harmonised elections from 2028 to 2030 by extending the life of the current Parliament and local authorities by two years.

As a result, Mnangagwa’s current term, along with that of MPs and councillors elected in 2023, will now run until 2030.

More: NewZimbabwe.com

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