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Mugabe condemns Blair, Brown, Cameron but has no regrets for indigenisation programme
01 Mar 2013 at 07:12hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe says he has no regrets for spearheading the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme in Zimbabwe.
Speaking in a wide ranging interview as part of his 89th birthday celebrations taking place this Saturday in Bindura, the President said Zimbabweans should not be ashamed of taking control of their resources unless they want to die poor.
He also condemned the current British administration for extending illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe.
Mugabe said despite the David Cameron-led British administration not being open on the Zimbabwe issue, he is informed that it was him [Cameron] who insisted on the extension of the illegal embargo in Zimbabwe.
As such, the President said he condemns the trio of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Cameron.
"Cameron has disappointed us. He was not open, but when it came a time for him to make his position clear, he is the one who pushed for the sanctions to stay," he said.
Coming back home, Mugabe said the disfunctionality of the inclusive government and the constitution forces the country to go for polls this year.
President Mugabe also touched on the issue of a 12-year old boy, who was murdered in Headlands recently, saying the police will have to investigate first before anyone points a finger at another.
President Mugabe's broad interview also touched on his schooling days, his teaching career and how he joined main stream politics.
Speaking in a wide ranging interview as part of his 89th birthday celebrations taking place this Saturday in Bindura, the President said Zimbabweans should not be ashamed of taking control of their resources unless they want to die poor.
He also condemned the current British administration for extending illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe.
Mugabe said despite the David Cameron-led British administration not being open on the Zimbabwe issue, he is informed that it was him [Cameron] who insisted on the extension of the illegal embargo in Zimbabwe.
As such, the President said he condemns the trio of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Cameron.
"Cameron has disappointed us. He was not open, but when it came a time for him to make his position clear, he is the one who pushed for the sanctions to stay," he said.
Coming back home, Mugabe said the disfunctionality of the inclusive government and the constitution forces the country to go for polls this year.
President Mugabe also touched on the issue of a 12-year old boy, who was murdered in Headlands recently, saying the police will have to investigate first before anyone points a finger at another.
President Mugabe's broad interview also touched on his schooling days, his teaching career and how he joined main stream politics.
Source - zbc
