Enos Nkala

Who was Enos Nkala?

Enos Mozombi Nkala was one of the founders of the Zimbabwe African National Union. During the war, he served on the ZANU high command, or Dare reChimurenga. He was detained by the Rhodesian government at Gonakudzingwa for 12 years with the rest of the ZANU-PF Leadership, consisting of Ndabaningi Sithole, Leopold Takawira, Robert Mugabe, Edgar Tekere & Morris Nyagumbo. When Edgar Tekere whilst in prison tabled the motion of having Ndabaningi Sithole removed as the supreme leader, & replaced by Robert Mugabe. Enos Nkala & Morris Nyagumbo voted in favour of Robert Mugabe becoming leader, thus Robert Mugabe became leader to ZANU-PF until present. ZANU-PF was also formed in Enos Nkala's house in Highfields.

Following independence in 1980, he served as the Minister of Finance until 1983, when the portfolio was consolidated into Finance, Economic Planning and Development and handed over to Dr. Bernard Thomas Gibson Chidzero, a senior minister. Nkala was instead moved sideways to become Minister of National Supplies until 1985, Home Affairs and Defence after the 1985 election. As Defence Minister he was involved in the notorious Gukurahundi massacre of Ndebele people. He denies this.