Human
rights
lawyer
Innocent
Gonese
of
Zimbabwe
Lawyers
for
Human
Rights
on
29
June
2023
lodged
a
complaint
with
the
Public
Service
Commission
(PSC)
over
the
illegal
and
partisan
conduct
of
Nathaniel
Marusho,
a
school
head,
who
was
nominated
to
contest
local
authority
elections
set
for
23
August
2023
as
a
candidate
for
the
ruling
ZANU
PF
party.
Marusho
is
employed
by
the
PSC
under
Ministry
of
Primary
and
Secondary
Education
as
a
Headmaster
at
Mvurwi
High
School
in
Mashonaland
Central
province.
In
a
letter,
which
was
written
by
Gonese
and
delivered
to
PSC,
the
human
rights
lawyer
protested
that
Marusho
was
still
attending
to
his
duties
at
Mvurwi
High
School
after
his
nomination,
which
is
a
violation
of
section
200
of
the
Constitution
as
read
with
the
provisions
of
section
119(2)(g)
of
the
Electoral
Act.
In
the
letter,
Gonese
stated
that
by
associating
himself
with
a
political
party,
Marusho
was
violating
the
provisions
of
the
Constitution
and
of
the
Electoral
Act,
which
are
designed
to
ensure
the
political
neutrality
of
members
of
the
public
service.
Gonese
indicated
that
Marusho’s
employment
with
the
PSC
must
have
been
terminated
before
his
nomination
by
way
of
resignation
and
that
he
cannot
continue
working
as
a
civil
servant
after
the
submission
of
his
nomination
papers.
The
human
rights
lawyer
stated
that
Marusho
can
either
elect
to
be
a
politician
or
be
employed
as
a
civil
servant
but
cannot
do
both.
Gonese
asked
the
PSC
to
confirm
within
three
days
whether
Marusho’s
deemed
resignation
had
come
into
effect
and
if
he
had
stopped
reporting
for
duty
failure
of
which
he
would
institute
appropriate
legal
proceedings
against
him.
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