Patrick Kombayi

Who was Patrick Kombayi?

Patrick Kombayi was a Zimbabwean businessman, a former mayor of Gweru and an active member of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai faction in the Midlands Province. He served in the Senate of Zimbabwe for the Chirumhanzu-Gweru senatorial constituency. Kombayi, a student of Robert Mugabe, was the first black train driver in Zimbabwe. He joined the Rhodesia Railways after working as a teacher. He moved to Zambia with the Rhodesia Railways where he later was actively involved in helping the Zimbabwean liberation movements.