Judith Tobaiwa
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affiliationsMovement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai/MDC Alliance (Until 2022)
Judith Tobaiwa MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Zimbabwean Parliament for Kwekwe Central | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Masango Matambanadzo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 39–40) |
| Party | Citizens Coalition For Change (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai/MDC Alliance (Until 2022) |
| Parent | Shadreck Tobaiwa (father) |
Judith Tobaiwa (born 1986 or 1987) is a Zimbabwean politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Zimbabwe in a by-election on 26 March 2022. She represents Kwekwe Central as a member of the Citizens Coalition For Change.
Tobaiwa's late father, Shadreck, served as the mayor of Kwekwe from 2008 until 2013 and as the city's deputy mayor from 2018 until his death from prostate cancer in 2021.[1][2]
Tobaiwa was a member of the Zimbabwe National Student Union (Zinasu) at the Kwekwe Polytechnic. She joined the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai as a ward treasurer in Kwekwe and gradually rose through the party's ranks. She was also the personal assistant of former MDC-T Kwekwe Central MP Blessing Chebundo.[3]