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Sick and Missing Mugabe stalls Cabinet business
26 Oct 2011 at 06:48hrs | Views
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe , who is reportedly havind health problems has compromised Cabinet business with his absence.
Mugabe sneaked out of the country without advising his Cabinet about his destination.
As a result the Cabinet did not sit on Monday.
Reported the Daily News in part:
"Jameson Timba, the minister of State in Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai's office responsible for International Relations said yesterday they were in the dark about Mugabe's whereabouts.
"We have not been told where he went. We are in the dark," said Timba.
MDC leader, Welshman Ncube also confirmed cabinet was not aware of Mugabe's whereabouts and the business he had gone there for.
"President Mugabe was expected to have travelled to Geneva for a United Nations meeting. Apparently, he is not there. No-one in the cabinet is aware where he went and what meetings or business he is attending to there.
"His officials have not helped the situation either as they have not bothered to say where he is," said Ncube.
Cabinet was expected to sit yesterday but this did not materialise as Mugabe, who normally chairs the meeting was away.
President Mugabe has always denied that he is sick and now unfit to hold the country's highest office.
He claims his "sickness" allegations are cooked by his dectrators.
Mugabe sneaked out of the country without advising his Cabinet about his destination.
As a result the Cabinet did not sit on Monday.
Reported the Daily News in part:
"Jameson Timba, the minister of State in Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai's office responsible for International Relations said yesterday they were in the dark about Mugabe's whereabouts.
"We have not been told where he went. We are in the dark," said Timba.
MDC leader, Welshman Ncube also confirmed cabinet was not aware of Mugabe's whereabouts and the business he had gone there for.
"His officials have not helped the situation either as they have not bothered to say where he is," said Ncube.
Cabinet was expected to sit yesterday but this did not materialise as Mugabe, who normally chairs the meeting was away.
President Mugabe has always denied that he is sick and now unfit to hold the country's highest office.
He claims his "sickness" allegations are cooked by his dectrators.
Source - Byo24News