Zanu PF chief negotiator and loosing candidate in the March 29 harmonised election, Patrick Chinamasa bounced back as non-constituency senator together with former Speaker of Parliament John Nkomo and vice president Joseph Musika.

Mugabe also retained a number of loosing candidates in the March elections to boost his support in the lower and upper houses. Former minister of Education and Culture and newly elected headman for a Wedza Village, Aneas Chigwedere takes over from Ray Kaukonde as provincial governor for Mashonaland East Province.

Former Bindura mayor, Advocate Martin Dinha replaces Zanu PF politburo member, Ephraim Masawi as Resident Minister for Mashonaland Central Province.

Christopher Mushohwe, the former Minister of Transport and Communications, is now the Resident Minister and Governor for Manicaland Province, succeeding Tinaye Chigudu.

The new Resident Minister and Governor for Mashonaland West Province is Faber Chidarikire, who takes over the reins from Nelson Samkange, the House of Assembly Member-elect for Zvimba West.

Angeline Masuku (Matabeleland South), Thokozile Mathuthu (Matabeleland North), Cain Mathema (Bulawayo Metropolitan) and Ishemunyoro David Karimanzira (Harare Metropolitan) retained their posts.

However, resident ministers and governors for Midlands and Masvingo provinces are yet to be appointed.

On the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in July, the three parties involved in the negotiation process agreed that Parliament should not be convened while the appointment of ministers was to be shelved until the power sharing negotiations are concluded.

But Mugabe with the help of the SADC leaders resolved that Parliament should be convened whilst talks continue to enable the newly elected legislators execute their duties.

This is not the first time that Mugabe has neglected his negotiating partners. During the brokered talks between Zanu PF and the opposition MDC, Mugabe announced the election date without the consent of other negotiating partners.

Meanwhile the power sharing talks currently between the two parties have collapsed after Zanu PF's decision making body the Politburo resolved that no more powers should be ceded to Morgan Tsvangirai despite his reluctance to endorse the power sharing deal.

The talks were adjourned ahead of the SADC heads of state summit in South Africa because they were arguments as to who would appoint cabinet ministers, prime minister or the president and before the issue was finalized, Mugabe rushed and appointed his loyalists and losers in the just ended election.