CDF
described
the
decision
as
unconstitutional
and
politically
motivated.
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
removed
Majome
from
her
position
as
chairperson
of
the
Zimbabwe
Human
Rights
Commission
on
Friday,
10
April
2026.
The
decision
came
just
days
after
Majome
publicly
criticised
parliamentary
public
hearings
on
Constitutional
Amendment
Bill
Number
3.
Addressing
journalists
at
a
press
conference
in
Harare,
CDF
deputy
spokesperson
Chiedza
Mulingwa
said
Majome’s
removal
is
meant
to
silence
dissent
over
the
proposed
amendment.
The
group
has
demanded
Majome’s
reinstatement
within
24
hours,
warning
that
it
will
pursue
legal
action
if
Mnangagwa
fails
to
comply.
“As
CDF,
we
strongly
condemn
the
brazen
and
unconstitutional
removal
of
the
chairperson
of
the
ZHRC,”
said
Mulingwa.
“Since
the
constitution
does
not
give
room
for
the
President
to
act
in
the
manner
in
which
he
has
done,
CDF
accordingly
views
this
development
as
a
calculated
and
retaliatory
move
designed
to
silence
dissent
and
intimidate
independent
constitutional
bodies.
“The
proximity
between
her
removal
and
her
well-publicised
concerns
reinforces
the
conclusion
that
this
action
is
politically
motivated.
“We
demand
that
this
unconstitutional
act
be
reversed
immediately
or
within
the
next
24
hours,
failing
which
we
will
be
considering
all
lawful
and
available
measures
to
challenge
this
illegal
action
and
to
simultaneously
intensify
efforts
towards
the
withdrawal
of
CAB3
in
its
entirety.”
The
CDF
cited
Section
237(2)
of
the
Constitution,
which
sets
out
strict
conditions
under
which
members
of
independent
commissions
may
be
removed,
including
mental
incapacity,
gross
incompetence,
or
misconduct.
It
said
that
none
of
these
grounds
had
been
publicly
established
in
Majome’s
case.
Meanwhile,
Majome,
who
has
since
been
appointed
as
a
commissioner
at
the
Public
Service
Commission
(PSC),
said
she
is
“exercising
her
right
to
remain
silent”
on
her
new
role.
When
contacted
by
ZiFM
Stereo
News,
she
declined
to
comment
on
both
her
new
appointment
and
her
transfer
from
the
rights
body.