Uhuru’s former CS lands Commonwealth role
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Former CS Amina Mohamed appointed as Commonwealth election lead observer in upcoming polls in Zimbabwe
Former CS Amina Mohamed appointed as Commonwealth election lead observer in upcoming polls in Zimbabwe.
Ambassador Amina Chawahir Mohamed, former Cabinet Secretary for Education and Foreign Affairs of Kenya will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to Zimbabwe for the upcoming election.
The team which was appointed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland includes; Philip McMurdo, Pelonomi Venson, Lomcebo Dlamini, HE Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Prof. Prajapati Trivedi, Dr Nasim Zaidi, and Amb. Aloun N’Dombet-Assamba.
Others are Wyvolyn Patterson, Samuel Oe-Amseb, Nighat Dad, Amb. Julius Peter Moto, Baroness Denise Patricia Kingsmill, Brian Hunter Speers, and Kryticous Patrick Nshindano.
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, constituted a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) at the invitation of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
The Group’s mandate is to observe the election preparations, polling, counting, and results process, as well as the broader electoral environment.
The observers will evaluate the overall process and, if necessary, make recommendations for upgrading Zimbabwe’s election system.
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Before beginning their role the observer group will meet with election authorities, political parties, law enforcement agencies, the diplomatic community, the media, and civil society organizations representing women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
After completing their mission, the COG will present to the Commonwealth Secretary-General a complete report outlining their findings and recommendations.
Zimbabwe is currently through a membership assessment process in order to rejoin the Commonwealth, and this election represents an important step forward in Zimbabwe’s democratic administration.
The COG will be observing the country’s harmonized elections for the second time since Zimbabwe quit the Commonwealth in December 2003.
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