Senate President Mabel Chinomona has rescinded appointments made by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) administrator Jameson Timba to Parliament arguing that it has dawned on her that he has no right (locus standi) to make them.
Timba a former Senator who was recalled by self-appointed CCC interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu was appointed the administrator of the party following the resignation of Nelson Chamisa.
As an administrator, Timba has made several appointments to portfolios in Parliament, however, Chinomona said this was wrong. She said that she should not have acted on Timba’s letters.
Below is Mabel Chinomona’s announcement on the matter.
THE HON. PRESIDENT OF SENATE: I have an announcement to make. On Thursday, 15 February 2024, I made an announcement in the House on the appointment of several Members of the CCC party to various portfolios in Parliament. The announcement was based on a letter offered by one Mr. Jameson Timba, purporting to be the interim leader of the CCC party. On reflection, I should not have acted upon that letter as facts now before me show that Jameson Timba had no locus standi to represent the party in such a manner as I will outline below:
First, Jameson Timba was recalled from the Senate by the CCC but on 7 November 2023, the party which he purported to represent as the acting leader and administrator. Secondly, Jameson Timba challenged the recall in the High Court under case number HCH 6684/23 with other former Members of the CCC party and lost the court case. He was also among the former Members of the CCC party whom the High Court barred on 9th December 2023 from contesting in the 3rd February 2024 by-elections, under the CCC party following Sengezo Tshabangu`s application to block them from participating in the polls under the CCC banner. Considering that Jameson Timba had been recalled by the same CCC party he was purporting to represent and that he was also barred by the court from contesting under the banner of the same CCC party, his communication to Parliament and appointments made thereafter are therefore null and void. Accordingly, I am rescinding the announcement made on 15th February 2024 and referring the matter back to the CCC party to make the appropriate appointments.
