Zimbabwe
For over 15 years, I have worked at the core of governance systems strengthening institutions, reinforcing administrative integrity, and advancing rights-based public sector reform across Southern and West Africa. My work has consistently focused on institutional continuity: ensuring that public authority remains accountable, lawful, and trusted. As Zimbabwe prepares to implement its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2026–2030), the governance implications of digital transformation have become central to state capacity and public trust. Artificial intelligence is not merely a technological upgrade; it represents a shift in how administrative authority is exercised, supervised, and sustained. AI-driven decision systems, data infrastructures, and digital platforms are increasingly embedded in service delivery and regulatory environments. The success of this transition depends not only on innovation but on governance architecture. I founded the Africa Governance and Civic Innovation Hub (AGCIH) to support governments and public institutions in navigating this shift. AGCIH works at the intersection of public authority, AI governance, and institutional readiness. Our focus is on governance-first digital transformation, ensuring that high-impact technologies are embedded within clear legal alignment, supervisory control structures, and institutional competence frameworks. Our work complements national development priorities and strengthens implementation capacity by focusing on: • AI governance frameworks and institutional readiness models • Administrative hosting capacity and supervisory control design • Public sector digital transformation strategy and reform alignment • Data governance systems and compliance architecture • Governance safeguards grounded in dignity, fairness, and Unhu/Ubuntu • Practical implementation toolkits for regulators and ministries • Capacity building for senior public leadership and technical teams • Advisory support to governments, regulators, development partners, and research bodies I am committed to ensuring that, as Zimbabwe and Africa more broadly enter a decisive digital era, public authority remains institutionally grounded, culturally anchored, and democratically accountable. Responsible technology adoption must strengthen the State, not dilute it. If your work intersects with AI governance, digital public infrastructure, institutional reform, or policy implementation readiness, I welcome strategic collaboration.
Founder and Executive Director of a governance focused AI policy and institutional readiness hub supporting Zimbabwean public institutions to responsibly adopt and oversee high impact digital and AI enabled systems in ways that protect dignity, strengthen accountability, and sustain public trust. AGCIH works at the intersection of governance, technology, public policy, and civic innovation, helping institutions move from AI ambition to implementable governance. Key Responsibilities • Provide strategic leadership and institutional direction for AGCIH’s mission, strategy, and programmes. • Lead high level engagement with government stakeholders (Ministry of ICT, POTRAZ, Parliament), academia, innovators, UN agencies, and development partners. • Oversee development of governance frameworks, institutional readiness diagnostics, research outputs, and capacity-building initiatives for responsible AI implementation. • Manage institutional partnerships, technical collaborations, and multistakeholder platforms, ensuring role clarity and mandate alignment. • Ensure internal governance, financial management, HR, and operational systems meet best-practice standards for policy institutions and public interest trusts. • Serve as principal advisor on AI governance, digital transformation, and accountability frameworks for automated and data driven public systems.
Provided technical leadership on governance, human rights, justice and security sector reform, civic space, and multi-donor governance programmes. Key Achievements: • Co-led drafting of Liberia’s first National Human Rights Defenders Policy • Coordinated a youth civic space and digital participation project • Led justice sector and anti-corruption reforms with police, judiciary, and oversight bodies • Managed multi-donor programmes (EU, SIDA, Irish Aid) and national CSO consortia • Conducted national dialogues, consultations, investigations, and high-level briefings • Supported implementation of the EU Global Spotlight Initiative and tye UN Peacebuilding Wimen ,Peace and Security (WPS ) project
Provided legal guidance on transitional justice processes • Supported national frameworks on peacebuilding & reconciliation
• Team leader for the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre, supporting victims and witnesses of corruption through legal advice and support • Supervised legal officers and interns in three regional offices (Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare) • Led an 8-member Legal Aid Consortium focused on access to justice for corruption victims. • Developed and implemented the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre Strategy, guiding TIZ’s legal interventions and advocacy for 2013–2017 • Supported organisational capacity assessments and identified capacity needs for the internal legal unit and beneficiary organisations • Led review and assessment of housing and land policies for inclusion in TIZ’s anti-corruption advocacy. • Managed performance evaluations for staff, designed KPIs, and conducted regular planning meetings. • Supervised case management systems and was responsible for the maintenance of the online case database • Maintained stakeholder relationships with the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Parliament of Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for the resolution of corruption cases • Represented the organisation at African regional anti-corruption steering group meetings. • Drafted reports contributing to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) shadow report and 2017 UN human rights CSO submission. • Oversaw quality control for donor reports and financial compliance from subgrantees.
• Managed over 500 corruption-related legal aid cases, achieving redress in more than 60%. • Facilitated legal education campaigns and mobile clinics, improving public awareness and access to legal services. • Authored investigative policy briefs on corruption trends and institutional accountability • Delivered legal assistance and analysis on corruption-related cases for referral to ZACC, ZRP and possible legal representation by Lawyers in private practice • Supported case filing and online case management system • Partnered with the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Ombudsman’s Office, and Judicial Service Commission to facilitate access to justice for victims of corruption. • Developed and published legal articles and research briefs on anti-corruption trends. • Led media training on investigative journalism and corruption exposure. • Mentored Interns in the organisation • Contributed to research and fundraising proposa