• He served as an elections’ observer alongside an eminent assembly of former leaders and dignitaries

 By Rashida Rehmanjee  

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Kenya Kana Kananathan, has been selected as an observer of  Zimbabwe’s 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, a source close to him said.   

This is the fourth time Kananathan has taken on such a role. 

  He served as an elections’ observer alongside an eminent assembly of former leaders and dignitaries. His colleagues were former Presidents of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Mozambique’s Joachim Chissano and Zambia’s former Vice President Dr. Nevers Mumba.