Source: President gifts retired Chief Justice Malaba agric mechanisation package – herald
Sunday Mail Reporter
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA yesterday presented retired Chief Justice Luke Malaba with an agricultural mechanisation package at State House in Harare to support his post-retirement life.
The package includes a tractor, a Nissan UD truck, a boom sprayer and a planter, according to a statement the President posted on his official X handle following the meeting.
President Mnangagwa hailed Justice Malaba for his decades of service to the nation and encouraged him to remain productive after leaving the bench.
“It was my pleasure to welcome the recently retired Chief Justice, Luke Malaba, to State House today,” the President wrote.
“In recognition of his outstanding service spanning decades, unwavering commitment and exemplary legal leadership within the Zimbabwean Judiciary, I presented him with an agricultural mechanisation package to facilitate his transition into post-retirement life.”
The President urged the former Chief Justice to leverage his expertise in the agriculture sector, describing land as a vital asset that demands sustained productivity at all levels.
“I applaud the retired Chief Justice for his dedication to the nation and wish him every success in his future agricultural ventures,” President Mnangagwa added.
Justice Malaba retired recently after serving as Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice, a position he had held since 2017. His career on the bench spanned several decades, during which he presided over landmark constitutional and criminal matters.
Born on May 15, 1951 in Kezi, Matabeleland South province, he studied law at the University of Warwick (UK), graduating in 1974, before obtaining a second law degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982.
He began his career as a prosecutor and was appointed magistrate in 1984, serving in Masvingo, Bulawayo and Harare, rising to the position of regional magistrate.
In 1994, he was appointed a High Court judge and was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2001.
Between 2005 and 2016, he also served as a judge of the COMESA Court of Justice, contributing to regional jurisprudence.
Justice Malaba became Zimbabwe’s first Deputy Chief Justice in 2008, before his appointment as Chief Justice in 2017, a role in which he also chaired the Judicial Service Commission.
As head of the Judiciary, he spearheaded reforms that included the construction of new courthouses, simplification of court procedures and expansion of the Judiciary.
His tenure also saw the rollout of the Integrated Electronic Case Management System, introduced in phases from May 2022 and now operational across all superior courts, with expansion to magistrates’ courts ongoing.
In 2024, Zimbabwe hosted the Seventh Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa, after which Justice Malaba assumed the presidency of the continental body.
He was succeeded by Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, the country’s first female Chief Justice, while Justice Paddington Garwe was appointed Deputy Chief Justice.
The meeting at State House underscored the Government’s broader push to encourage agricultural participation across all sectors of society, including retired senior public officials.
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