PETER MUFUNDA

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House No. **** New Tafara, Harare, Zimbabwe

Cell No. +263*********/071*******/071******* (on whatsup)

Email: adbqec@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary:

Extensive work experience as a magistrate, legal advisor, electricity regulator, general administration and currently practising as a lawyer.

Was the administrator for Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission (ZERC) and managed the transition from ZERC to Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for a period of about two and half years until the appointment of the first Board of Directors of ZERA and immediately became its Secretary for a period of 6 months. I represented the country worldwide on energy matters and represented Zimbabwe at the formation of the African Energy Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I also initiated amendments to the Electricity Sector Acts currently in use.

As legal advisor of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development I was responsible for advising the Minister, permanent secretary, directors and their departments including energy companies under the Ministry and participated in international negotiations involving energy power purchase agreements and supply of fuel contracts through the pipeline.

The work extent as a magistrate involved adjudication and, as legal advisor and now as a defence lawyer; involves deeper application and understanding of criminal, civil and statutory law with great knowledge in giving legal advice, civil litigation, commercial law, negotiation and drafting of contracts, drafting of legislation, determination of civil disputes and giving written opinions on labour disputes. Have high standard of judgement. Have an impressive ability in interpreting statutes and do legal research in diverse work experiences.

Superlative ability to manage and supervise subordinates and checking books of accounts and follow up on given targets to meet deadlines.

Unparalleled work in writing reports and enjoying extra working in the quiet of the night.

Huge appetite for business enterprise in free time and run a number of income generating projects with wife including farming.

Experience:

1. Organisation: Chengeta Law Chambers

Designation: Lawyer (3 years 6months)

Time Period: 1st January, 2016 to present

Job description: Representing clients in civil and criminal cases in all the courts of Zimbabwe.

2. Organisation: Ministry of Energy and Power Development

Designation: Legal Advisor (8 years)

Time Period: 19th February, 2008 to 31 December, 2015.

Job responsibility:

• Give oral and written advice to the Ministry of Energy and Power Development.

• Draft contracts and legislation in conjunction with Attorney – General’s Office.

• Negotiate commercial and international contracts with third parties.

• Advise on international agreements e.g. Conventions, treaties and protocols including their accession, adoption and ratification.

• Advise on labour issues.

• Suggest changes in energy laws.

• Advise on policy issues with legal implications.

• Interpret and implement disciplinary regulations of the Public Service Commission.

• Administration of the legal department.

• Performance appraisal of staff.

• Attend senior management meetings of the Ministry.

Special Achievements:

• Drafted the Energy Regulatory Authority Act (Chapter 13: 23).

• Amended the Electricity Act (chapter 13:19) and the Petroleum Act (chapter 13:22).

• Drafted a number of statutory instruments, memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the Ministry involving energy investment projects and cooperation including the ZIZABONA Transmission Project MoU.

• Was in the ZIZABONA Transmission Project Lawyers Committee for drafting of the Joint Development Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement.

• Participated in negotiations between Botswana and Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe and Mozambique in energy supply cooperation.

• Successfully gave sound legal advice to the Ministry on Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority and National Oil Company of Zimbabwe business and commercial agreements, labour issues and agreements in the electricity and fuel sectors.

• Drafted the Kariba Dam Wall Toll Fees Statutory Instrument of 2008 with Attorney – General’s Office.

• Represented Zimbabwe in many energy training workshops and conferences around the world and at the formation of the Africa Energy Commission.

• Undergone training in nuclear law in Vienna in 2008.

• Chairman of the National Legal Subcommittee on drafting amendments to the Radiation Protection Authority Act (Chapter 15: 15).

• National committee member of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

• Distributed and explained Electricity Amendment Act on penalties for vandalising electricity infrastructure to Magistrates and Prosecutors as penalties were not reflecting the law.

3. Organisation: Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA)

Designation: Administrator (2 years and 5months)

Time Period: 20th October 2009 to 28th February 2012

Job Responsibility

• Day to day administration of the Regulatory body on Human Resources issues, financial budgets and appropriate investments, respond to audit reports and ensuring submission of monthly financial statements to the Minister.

• Advise the Minister on policy issues.

• Licensing of independent power producers (IPP).

• Review of electricity tariffs and fuel license fees.

• Suggest changes in energy laws.

• Review of electricity and oil industry regulations.

• Monitoring of licensed electricity and fuel operators.

• Disputes arbitration and complaints handling.

• Representing Zimbabwe in the energy sector nationally and internationally as members of Regional Energy Regulators Association (RERA), African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) and International Coordination of Electricity Regulators (ICER).

• In addition to being administrator, in September 2011 to 28th February 2012, became secretary to the newly appointed Board of the Energy Regulatory Authority.

Special Achievements:

• Issued a total of 13 generation licences which were at different stages of implementation many of which are in renewable energy projects.

• Managed to purchase a building for the Authority to ward off the problem of ever increasing rentals.

• Investigated electricity related complaints and made recommendations to the Minister on naked cables and that overhead cables to homes be replaced by underground ones to curb electrocutions.

• Made recommendations to the Minister to amend regulations in the fuel sector so that fuel retailers could have a sustainable margin.

• Managed the introduction of ethanol-petrol blending in Zimbabwe.

• Was in charge of the change process from Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission (ZERC) to Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).

• Have attended a lot of training workshops and negotiations on energy, electricity regulation, tariff setting and governance issues in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Gambia, Germany, Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana and Mozambique.

4. Organisation: Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Designation: Regional Magistrate (Common law and Roman Dutch law jurisdiction)

Time Period: 1st July 1985 to 18th February, 2008. (22 years and 7 months)

Job Responsibility:

Rose through the ranks from presiding officer of the former community courts to magistrate, senior magistrate, provincial magistrate and regional magistrate.

• Tried more serious crimes like serious frauds, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery and arson.

• Adjudicated on civil cases including customary law ones, contracts, commercial law and litigation.

• Checking books of accounts as sub accountant of magisterial stations.

• Supervision and training of magistrates and staff.

• Delivery of reasoned judgements.

• Administration of magisterial stations.

• Performance appraisal of staff.

Special Achievements

• Used to be invited by non- governmental organisations to speak on matters concerning custody and maintenance of children to improve awareness of women and children’s plight.

• In 2006 to 2007, within under a year, was in charge of Harare Civil Magistrates Court and changed it from a reputation of corruption by officials to one that did not tolerate corruption.

• At Rotten Row Magistrates Court in the serious traffic court in which I operated we finished the backlog of cases to a situation where there would be no matters for trial.

• At Mbare Court in the traffic court, I delivered forty five (45) sentences and judgements in one day through sheer hard work.

• In a period spanning twenty two and half years on the bench I refused to be corrupted and my court had a reputation with prosecutors and interpreters for no – nonsense.

• Passed sound judgements and delighted in doing justice.

• Deputised charge of Harare Magisterial Province in 2002.

• Gained vast administrative experience as a core function.

• Developed strong analytical skills and teamwork.

Education:

i) Name of Degree : MBA

Duration of course : 2 years

Name of Institution : Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI)

To complete thesis for graduation.

ii) Name of Degree : LLBs

Duration of course : 4 years (2002 – 2006)

Name of Institution : University of Zimbabwe

Membership : Law Society of Zimbabwe

Registration by High Legal Practitioner, Conveyancer

Court of Zimbabwe : Notary Public

iii) Name of course : Magistrate Admission Certificate

Name of Institution : Zimbabwe Judicial College

Period : 1 year (1992)

iv) Name of course : Presiding Officer and Prosecutors

Certificate

Duration of course : 1 year (1985- 1986

Name of Institution : Domboshawa Training Centre)

v) Name of course : Diploma in Combined Military Tactics

Duration of course : 9 months (1981)

Name of institution : The Military Academy of the Chinese

People’s Liberation Army

vi) Computer Skills : Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft

Power Point and, E-mail and Networks

Duration of Course : 2 weeks (certificate of attendance)

Name of Institution : Specis College

vii) Name of Course : Legislative Drafting and Statute Law Course for Law Officers in Public Sector.

Duration of Course : 24/9/2014-26/11/2014

Name of Institution : Centre for Applied Legal Research

Additional information

• Was president of the ESAMI MBA class.

• Chairman of Banket Primary School, School Development Association from 2009 to 2011.

• Former Finance Chairman for Tafara Zimbabwe Assembly of God Africa (ZAOGA) for 6 years.

• Won 1st prize national essay competition in 1984 on “Class Struggle for Social Development in Zimbabwe”.

Personal Information:

Date of Birth : 1st July 1960

Sex : male

Marital status : Married

Nationality : Zimbabwean

Language : English and Shona

Driver’s Licence : Class 4

Passport : Zimbabwean

Referees

i) Jonathan Samukange

Venturas and Samukange

Legal Practitioners

Cell: +263-*********

E-mail add: adbqec@r.postjobfree.com

ii) Mr D Muzawazi

Mtombeni, Mukwesha and Muzawazi Legal Practitioners

No. 23 Downie Avenue, Belgravia, Harare.

Cell no. +263-*********

E-mail add: adbqec@r.postjobfree.com

iii) Mr. Mandeya

Senior Judge of the Administrative Court of Zimbabwe

Cell +263-***-***-***/ e-mail add: N/A

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