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Zimbabwe army generals told off
20 May 2013 at 05:54hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said the power to choose national leaders was vested in voters and not military or police-chiefs.
The MDC-T leader was addressing more than 15 000 people who attended his party's star rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare.
Tsvangirai said the constitution required security institutions to be "professional and non-partisan" adding that was what he expected to see happening.
Tsvangirai said it was unfortunate that securocrats had chosen to pronounce their individual political views instead of sticking to their mandate of protecting the people.
Meanwhile, Tsvangirai says he does not hold a personal grudge against security service chiefs but wants them to respect civilian authority.
Addressing his party members at an MDC-T policy conference at the Jubilee Christian Centre in Milton Park in Harare on Saturday Tsvangirai said he had no personal issues with the service chiefs but wanted them to discharge their duties professionally in a non partisan manner.
The MDC-T leader was addressing more than 15 000 people who attended his party's star rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare.
Tsvangirai said the constitution required security institutions to be "professional and non-partisan" adding that was what he expected to see happening.
Meanwhile, Tsvangirai says he does not hold a personal grudge against security service chiefs but wants them to respect civilian authority.
Addressing his party members at an MDC-T policy conference at the Jubilee Christian Centre in Milton Park in Harare on Saturday Tsvangirai said he had no personal issues with the service chiefs but wanted them to discharge their duties professionally in a non partisan manner.
Source - newsday
