LIKE PIUS NCUBE WE ARE STILL PRAYING FOR THE DEATH OF MUGABE!!
A VISIBLY tired
looking President Robert Mugabe presided over the country’s 33rd Independence
Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday where his
advanced age was evident as he struggled to cope with the demands of his duties
in front of a capacity crowd. Mugabe, 89, looked increasingly frail and
struggled to walk as he hobbled on while inspecting the guard of honour. He had
earlier stumbled and almost fallen while lighting the Independence flame when he
missed a step after receiving the torch from school pupils. The veteran leader
who has ruled since Independence in 1980 further struggled to climb the steps
leading up to the VVIP tent to join his wife Grace, Vice-President Joice
Mujuru, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, and deputy prime ministers Arthur
Mutambara and Thokozani Khupe. He also laboured to read his prepared speech and
his once booming voice was barely audible.Yesterday’s incidents fed into the
growing perception that Mugabe is now infirm due to old age and ill-health. Mugabe
stumbled and almost fell during the 2012 official opening of the Zimbabwe
International Trade Fair in Bulawayo, only to be rescued by Zambian President
Michael Sata and his aides. He was similarly rescued by one of his aides when
he missed a step and almost fell during last year’s Independence Day
commemorations in an incident witnessed by Zimbabwe Independent reporters. This
has raised serious concerns in Zanu PF about the viability of Mugabe’s
candidacy for crucial polls this year amid fears he might falter in the middle
of elections.
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