Malaba gets additional 5 years

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s service in office for up to five years depending on yearly medical reports proving he is still mentally and physically fit to continue in the esteemed judicial office.

Chief Justice Malaba’s election to office is with effect from May 16. The Chief Justice Malaba turns 70 on May 15 and was due to go on retirement in terms of the provisions of the original 2013 Constitution. However, under the recently passed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, which was signed into law by the President last Friday, Chief Justice Malaba’s will continue being in office for up to five years. The new law allows judges to continue serving on the bench until they reach the age of 75 if they are deemed to be still in good health. In considering the Chief Justice’s stay in office, President Mnangagwa considered the top judge’s medical report, which proved that he was still mentally and physically fit to continue in the esteemed judicial office. —