The United States embassy in Harare recommended that Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa’s wife Ruth Atipo Murerwa be added to the US financial sanctions list after the 2005 elections which the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front won with a two-thirds majority.
Ruth was already on the other sanctions list that dwelt on travel bans.
The embassy said the request to add spouses and children of those on the sanctions list was in response to the flawed elections of 2005 and government’s brutal action during Operation Restore order, also popularly known as Operation Murambatsvina.
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8618
INFO SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 000995
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NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/31/2010
TAGS: PREL EFIN PINR PHUM PGOV ZI
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE FINANCIAL SANCTIONS – SUGGESTED ADDITIONS
AND DELETIONS
REF: HARARE 951
Classified By: Charge d’Affaires, a.i., Eric T. Schultz under Section 1
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¶1. (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary
elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s
brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions
and deletions to the financial sanctions list detailed below.
Post relayed suggested additions and deletions to the visa
sanctions list via reftel.
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Names To Be Added
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¶2. (SBU) As the ruling party for the past 25 years, ZANU-PF
has placed its firm imprint onto the decision-making
processes of the GOZ. For example, any policy decisions are
first discussed by the party Politburo and then passed on to
the Cabinet (consisting of Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and
Provincial Governors) for comment and approval. In this
process, any member of the Politburo and/or Cabinet has an
opportunity to suggest, support, and/or oppose particular
policies brought before each body. As such, each Politburo
member, Minister, and Deputy Minister has a direct impact and
say in ZANU-PF and GOZ official policies. This includes the
passage of significant pieces of legislation, such as the
Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and Access to
Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) which have
been central to the decline of democracy and rule of law in
Zimbabwe. It also includes the conception and implementation
of policies that have undermined public welfare and rule of
law, such as Operation Restore Order. Therefore, we propose
that Politburo and Cabinet members not already sanctioned be
added to the financial sanctions list.
¶3. (SBU) In addition, we propose inclusion of the most
senior officials of the Zimbabwe Election Commission, the
Electoral Supervisory Commission, and the Zimbabwean police
to the financial sanctions list. They played key roles in
suborning the integrity of Zimbabwean elections conducted
during the past five years, including most recently the March
2005 parliamentary elections. The police leadership has also
been instrumental in the application of Zimbabwean law in a
manner that undermines human rights, democracy, and rule of
law.
¶4. (SBU) To the extent possible, we also favor the inclusion
of the spouses and the children of sanctioned individuals on
the financial sanctions list.
¶5. (SBU) Cabinet officials:
-David Chapfika, Deputy Minister of Finance (04/01/1957);
-Phineas Chihota, Deputy Minister of Industry and
International Trade;
-Chen Chimutengwende, Minister of State for Public and
Interactive Affairs (DOB 8/28/1943);
-Abigail Damasane, Deputy Minister of Women,s Affairs,
Gender, and Community Development;
-Tichoana Jokonya, Minister of Information and Publicity
(DOB: 12/27/1938);
-Andrew Langa, Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
(DOB: 01/13/1965);
-Joel Biggie Matiza, Deputy Minister of Rural Housing and
Social Amenities (DOB 8/17/1960);
-Obert Matchalaga, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs;
-Bright Matonga, Deputy Minister of Information and Publicity
(DOB 1969);
-Edwin Muguti, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare
(DOB: 1965);
-Munacho Mutezo, Minister of Water Resources and
Infrastructural Development;
-Ambrose Mutinhiri, Minister for Youth Development and
Employment Creation (DOB: 03/03/1944);
-Sylvester Nguni, Deputy Minister of Agriculture (DOB
8/4/1955);
-Michael Nyambuya, Minister of Energy and Power Development;
-Magadzire Hubert Nyanhongo, Deputy Minister of Transport and
Communications;
-Morris Sakabuya, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public
Works, and Urban Development;
-Webster Shamu, Minister of Policy Implementation (DOB:
06/06/1945);
-Samuel Undenge, Deputy Minister of Economic Development;
-Patrick Zhuwao, Deputy Minister for Science and Technology.
-Tinaye Chigudu, Provincial Governor of Manicaland;
-Ray Kaukonde, Provincial Governor for Mashonaland East (DOB:
03/04/1963);
-Cain Mathema, Provincial Governor of Bulawayo (DOB:
01/28/1948);
-Cephas Msipa, Provincial Governor for Midlands (DOB:
07/07/1931);
-Nelson Tapera Crispen Samkange, Provincial Governor of
Mashonaland West;
¶6. (SBU) ZANU-PF Politburo Members:
-Alice Chimbudzi, Politburo Committee Member;
-Victoria Chitepo, Politburo Committee Member (DOB:
03/27/1928);
-Kumbirai Kangai, Politburo Secretary for External Relations
(DOB: 02/17/1938);
-Ephraim Sango Masawi, Politburo Deputy Secretary for
Information and Publicity and Mashonaland Central Provincial
Governor;
-Richard Ndlovu, ZANU-PF Deputy Commissariat (DOB: 6/26/1942);
-George Nyathi, Politburo Deputy Secretary of Science and
Technology;
-Khantibhai Patel, Politburo Deputy Secretary of Finance
(DOB: 10/28/1928);
– E. Sandi (or E. Sanchi), Politburo Deputy Secretary of
Women,s Affairs;
– Tendai Savanhu, Politburo Deputy Secretary of Transport and
Social Welfare (DOB: 3/21/1968).
¶7. (SBU) Senior officials of the police and election-related
institutions:
-George Chiweshe, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral
Commission (DOB: 6/4/1953);
– Theophilus Pharaoh Gambe, Chairman of Electoral Supervisory
Commission;
-Barbara Mandizha, Deputy Police Commissioner, ZRP;
-Godwin Matanga, Deputy Police Commissioner, ZRP;
-Innocent Matibiri; Deputy Police Commissioner, ZRP;
-Lovemore Sekeramayi, Zimbabwe Chief Elections Officer;
-Levy Sibanda, Deputy Police Commissioner, ZRP.
¶8. (SBU) Spouses and children of currently listed individuals
and those suggested for addition, including but not limited
to:
-Emilia Chigwedere, wife of Aeneas Chigwedere;
-Pride Chigwedere, DOB 8/1/74, son of Aeneas Chigwedere;
-Emilia Chigwedere, DOB 5/7/79, daughter of Aeneas Chigwedere;
-Isabel Chihuri, wife of Augustine Chihuri;
-Ocius Chihuri, DOB 12/14/83, daughter of Augustine Chihuri;
-Monica Chinamasa; wife of Patrick Chinamasa;
-Rebecca Chinamasa, DOB 11/16/79, daughter of Patrick
Chinamasa;
-Kangai Chinamasa, DOB 6/30/80, son of Patrick Chinamasa;
-Tinotenda Chinamasa, DOB 8/29/82, son of Patrick Chinamasa;
-Gamuchirai Chinamasa, DOB: 11/11/1991, daughter of Patrick
Chinamasa;
-Jocelyn Chiwenga (DOB: 03/19/1955), wife of Constantine
Chiwenga;
-Marian Chombo, wife of Ignatius Chombo;
-Naneti Silukhumi, second wife of Ignatius Chombo;
-Ljeoma Dabengwa, daughter of Dumiso Dabengwa;
-Barbara Kasukuwere, wife of Savior Kasukuwere;
-Chido Emmah Mnangagwa, DOB 10/21/81, daughter of Emmerson
Mnangagwa;
-Justina Mhurai Mnangagwa, DOB 11/28/78, daughter of Emmerson
Mnangagwa;
-Farai Seline Mnangagwa, DOB 6/8/76, daughter of Emmerson
Mnangagwa;
-Tawanda Moyo, DOB 1986, daughter of Jonathan Moyo;
-Lungile Moyo, DOB 1988, daughter of Jonathan Moyo;
-Nokuthula Moyo, DOB 1990, daughter of Jonathan Moyo;
-Maria Msika; wife of Joseph Msika;
-Sharlotte Msipa, wife of Cephas Msipa;
-Tapiwa Rushesha Muchinguri, ex-husband of Oppah Muchinguri;
-Tanya Muchinguri, daughter of Oppah Muchinguri;
-Natasha Muchinguri, daughter of Oppah Muchinguri;
-Emily Mumbengegwi, wife of Samuel Mumbengegwi;
-Ruth Atipo Murerwa, wife of Herbert Murerwa;
-Gertrude Mutasa, wife of Didymus Mutasa;
-Rose Jaele, wife of Sikhanyiso Ndlovu;
-Louise Nkomo, wife of Frances Nhema;
-Georgina Nkomo, wife of John Nkomo;
-Peter Baka Nyoni, husband of Sithembiso Gladys Nyoni;
-Tsitsi Chihuri Sekeramayi, wife of Sydney Sekeramayi;
-Dorothy Shamuyarira, wife of Nathan Shamuyarira;
-Verna Lucy Utete, wife of Charles Utete
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¶9. (SBU) Embassy suggests the removal from the financial
sanctions list of individuals now deceased as well as those
who no longer appear to meet the criteria laid out in the
Presidential Proclamation of February 22, 2002.
¶10. (SBU) Individuals now deceased:
-Enos Chikowore;
-Witness Mangwende;
-Vengezai Simon Muzenda.
¶11. (SBU) Selected relative moderates who lack authority in
either the ruling party or the GOZ:
-Christopher Kuruneri, ex-Finance Minister, currently
incarcerated and being prosecuted for dual citizenship and
externalization of foreign currency;
-July Moyo, ex-Minister of Social Welfare, Labor, and Public
Works who worked constructively with the Embassy and NGOs
while Minister and is currently suspended from the party.
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