Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has confirmed the receipt of resignation letters from former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament, Fadzayi Mahere and Allan Markham.
The resignations, submitted by Mahere and Markham, who respectively represented Mt Pleasant and Harare East constituencies, followed closely on the heels of their party leader Nelson Chamisa’s departure from the opposition party.
“Parliament received letters from Fadzayi Mahere and Allan Markham on January 29 and 31 respectively, advising of their resignation from Parliament with immediate effect,” Mudenda stated.
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He added, “In accordance with section 129(1)(b) of the Constitution, which states that ‘A seat of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant upon the member resigning his or her seat by written notice to the President of the Senate or to the Speaker, as the case may be,’ vacancies now exist in the membership of Parliament for the two constituencies.”
Mudenda emphasized that as per section 39(1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], the President and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will be duly notified in writing of these vacancies.
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