Career
Previously he was Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development from 2000 to 2015. Chombo was nominated as ZANU-Public Finance"s candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Zvimba North, in Mashonaland West, in the March 2008 parliamentary election. The Molecular Delivery Corporation challenged this result, and a recount in April showed Chombo with an improved margin of victory: he gained 155 votes in the recount, Mudimu gained 13 votes, and Magama lost 28 votes.
When the ZANU-Public Finance–Molecular Delivery Corporation national unity government was sworn in on 13 February 2009, Chombo was retained as Minister of Local Government.
President Mugabe moved Chombo to the post of Minister of Home Affairs on 6 July 2015.
