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Mugabe doesn't know there is a beautiful life outside politics - Biti
26 Mar 2012 at 12:32hrs | Views
President Mugabe "will never step down", Finance Minister has suggested, creating an image of a lonely man with few interests outside politics, and a determination to cling to power to the bitter end.
Biti told the UK-based Independent newspaper that he felt "pity" for the 88-year-old President, who is criticised for alleged human rights abuses and the slow pace of democratic reform.
"After 32 years in power, he knows nothing else," Biti said.
"I know the joy of walking into a supermarket, watching the Black Rhinos or going to church without anyone raising a furore.
He does not know there is a beautiful life outside politics. He would never want to retire. I think he will never step down."
Biti told the UK-based Independent newspaper that he felt "pity" for the 88-year-old President, who is criticised for alleged human rights abuses and the slow pace of democratic reform.
"I know the joy of walking into a supermarket, watching the Black Rhinos or going to church without anyone raising a furore.
He does not know there is a beautiful life outside politics. He would never want to retire. I think he will never step down."
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