Politics He has been a member of the
Pan-African Parliament since 2004. He was Deputy Secretary of Youth Affairs in the
Politburo of the
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and subsequently Secretary for the Commissariat. He has been the Member of Parliament for Mount Darwin South Parliamentary Constituency since 2000. From 2005 until February 2009, he served as the Zimbabwean Deputy Minister of Youth Development and Employment Creation. Kasukuwere was Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment from 2009 to 2013. Following President
Robert Mugabe's victory in the
July 2013 presidential election, he moved Kasukuwere to the post of Minister of the Environment on 10 September 2013. President Mugabe moved Kasukuwere to the post of Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing on 6 July 2015. In October 2017 the ministry was expanded to include Rural Development.
2017 coup d'etat and aftermath On 19 November 2017, Kasukuwere was expelled from ZANU–PF by the party's central committee. Other prominent
G40 politicians, including
Grace Mugabe,
Jonathan Moyo,
Patrick Zhuwao,
Ignatius Chombo,
Walter Mzembi,
Shadreck Mashayamombe,
Makhosini Hlongwane,
Innocent Hamandishe,
Samuel Undenge, and
Sarah Mahoka were also expelled from the party. On 27 November 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who succeeded ousted President Robert Mugabe, announced the dissolution of the Zimbabwean Cabinet, leaving only
Patrick Chinamasa and
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi as acting ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively.
Business He owns several companies including Comoil (executive Director until 2005), Migdale Holdings Limited, and Allen Wack & Shepherd. He is a citrus farmer in Mazowe, Zimbabwe. His business received the political blessings of Robert Mugabe. He joined the Zimbabwean government as a state security official .He served in Mozambique during the Renamo conflict. He chaired the Zimbabwe Defence Forces DRC Fundraising Committee. He was a Member of the Defence Soccer Team, Black Rhinos.
Sanctions Since 2003, Kasukuwere is on the
United States sanctions list.
Self Exile In November 2017, Kasukuwere fled the country alongside other G40 members, Professor
Jonathan Moyo and Mr
Patrick Zhuwao, who remain in exile. After six months and six days in self-imposed exile, he finally returned home. ==2023 presidential candidacy==