The ZANU PF leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to swear six new National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioners.

The six who include the controversial former MDC renegade Obert Gutu were sworn into office at State House on Friday.

Gutu is among five others who are:
Donwell Dube
Tinashe Rukuni
Chiropafadzo Moyo
Josephine Shambare
Nomaqhawe Gwere

Gutu was once the MDC national spokesperson. He also deputized ZANU PF Secretary for Legal Affairs Patrick Chinamasa during the government of national unity between 2009 and 2013, when he served as Deputy Justice Minister.

Gutu who quit the MDC-T party in 2018 soon after the death of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, had joined Thokozani Khupe’s MDC faction, only to exit a few months later citing “personal and private reasons.”

It was at that time speculated that he was going to be appointed an ambassador, which did not happen.

2021 was the year of reality when Gutu together with former MDC Senator James Makore appeared at State House announcing that they have joined the ruling ZANU PF party.

The lawyer has several complaints against his name over abusing women, and in one of them, he published unprintable words against a female Zimbabweans university lecturer.