Women demand gender-balanced Cabinet

THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to uphold the Constitution by appointing a gender-balanced Cabinet.

In a statement, WCoZ said the President should be guided by section 17(1)(b) of the Constitution, which mandates the State to take all measures to ensure that women constitute at least half the membership of all elective and appointed governmental bodies established.

“As the country contemplates on the possible outcome of these appointments, it is important to understand that the President of Zimbabwe is mandated by section 104(4) of the Constitution to execute his appointing duty guided by gender considerations,” the statement read.

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