Chris Mushohwe

Christopher Chindoti Mushohwe (born 6 February 1954) is a Zimbabwean politician.

Political career[]

He was the ZANU-PF candidate for the Mutare West constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election, but was very narrowly defeated according to the official results. He received 7,577 votes, 20 less than the total number of votes received by Movement for Democratic Change candidate Shuah Mudiwa.^[1] Mushohwe was subsequently appointed Resident Minister and Governor of Manicaland Province by President Robert Mugabe on August 25, 2008. In this capacity, he also serves as a Senator.^[2] Mushohwe was a member of the Selous Scouts. He remained in the President's office after Muzorewa because Mugabe wanted someone who knew top secrets of Muzorewa. He has been criticised for taking the Kondozi farm which was contributing a lot to Zimbabwe GDP and employment. He is suspected to have caused the death of many within ZANU-PF. He was also the minister of information and broadcasting services in Zimbabwe until October 2017, when Simon Khaya-Moyo was appointed his successor. Mushohwe is now the Minister of State in the President's Office Responsible for Scholarships, a new ministry. He retained the ministry under the cabinet of the new president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

He was put on the United States sanctions list in 2003.^[3]

References[]

^ "Zimbabwe election results 2008" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, newzimbabwe.com.
^ "President Appoints Ministers", The Herald (allAfrica.com), August 25, 2008.
^ Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe

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[1] "Zimbabwe election results 2008" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, newzimbabwe.com.

[2] "President Appoints Ministers", The Herald (allAfrica.com), August 25, 2008.

[3] Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe

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