The Rule of Law in Post-Independent Zimbabwe

Senator Obert Chaurura Gutu was born on October 20, 1962 at Gutu Mission Hospital in Masvingo province. He is married with four children and is the Senator for Chisipite in Harare. He was educated at Fletcher High School in Gweru and at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) where he obtained BL (Hons) and LLB degrees.

He has just completed a Master of Philosophy degree at the UZ and the title of his thesis is: “The Rule of Law in Post-Independent Zimbabwe between the period 1980 to 2000: The Implications of the Observance and Non-Observance of the Rule of Law in the development of Constitutional Law”.

Senator Gutu joined the MDC in 2000 and at one time he was the organising secretary for Harare North district. He was elected Senator for Chisipite Senatorial constituency during the March 29, 2008 harmonised elections. He is the MDC Senate Chief Whip.

Senator Gutu is also a member of the MDC National Legal and Parliamentary and Information and Publicity committees. He has been in private legal practice in Harare since 1987 and is the founding and senior partner of Gutu and Chikowero Attorneys-at-Law. He has a passion for reading and research and is a columnist for a number of both print and online publications. Senator Gutu is one of the lawyers in Africa who has been engaged by the World Bank’s Doing Business project. He has prepared and submitted reports to the Monitoring and Analysis Unit Investment Climate Department of the World Bank.

Senator Gutu counts Shukokai karate, chess and golf amongst his hobbies. He is a member of Warren Hills Golf Club and a keen football fan.