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Lumumba showers Mugabe with more F words in court
23 Jul 2016 at 10:48hrs | Views
Zanu PF activist Acie Lumumba, who is accused of insulting President Robert Mugabe, on Friday showered the 92-year-old leader with even more doses of F-words in court.
Lumumba, whose birth name is William Gerald Mutumanje, was trying to demonstrate to the court that he did not insult President Robert Mugabe instead he used the F- word as an expression.
"Yes, I said f**k you to the President," Lumumba agreed.
"Mugabe is a leader of a political party and I'm also a political party leader.
"Automatically, we will exchange political differences and expressions as leaders.
"I think he understands it is political, he expresses himself, I do the same," Lumumba told court as he stood before regional magistrate Vakai Chikwekwe.
"That was an expression of how I feel. I can give you an example: I can say this court is fucking awesome, and it's an expression. I can say I'm fucking tired, still it's an expression. My utterance was an expression of displeasure over how Mugabe has handled this country for the past six years - his inability to create jobs, his inability to keep his promise of the manifesto – the economic blueprint, ZimAsset," Lumumba told his lawyer Ashiel Mugiya who had ask him if he had f'd the Mugabe again.
"If calling him out is an insult, I then believe the President has been f*cking us for the past 36 years, so f*ck you back, this is just an expression."
"The President also expresses himself. Recently at the National Heroes' Acre, he expressed himself over political opponents and activists. He said those who were not happy should go where they were happy, and now that is an insult, not fuck you."
"I believe the case has no merit. Mugabe's job is to be answerable to me, and now I'm being charged for challenging him to do his constitutional job," he said.
"If he feels that I insulted him, he should come and tell this court himself and not send other people."
Lumumba, whose birth name is William Gerald Mutumanje, was trying to demonstrate to the court that he did not insult President Robert Mugabe instead he used the F- word as an expression.
"Yes, I said f**k you to the President," Lumumba agreed.
"Mugabe is a leader of a political party and I'm also a political party leader.
"Automatically, we will exchange political differences and expressions as leaders.
"That was an expression of how I feel. I can give you an example: I can say this court is fucking awesome, and it's an expression. I can say I'm fucking tired, still it's an expression. My utterance was an expression of displeasure over how Mugabe has handled this country for the past six years - his inability to create jobs, his inability to keep his promise of the manifesto – the economic blueprint, ZimAsset," Lumumba told his lawyer Ashiel Mugiya who had ask him if he had f'd the Mugabe again.
"If calling him out is an insult, I then believe the President has been f*cking us for the past 36 years, so f*ck you back, this is just an expression."
"The President also expresses himself. Recently at the National Heroes' Acre, he expressed himself over political opponents and activists. He said those who were not happy should go where they were happy, and now that is an insult, not fuck you."
"I believe the case has no merit. Mugabe's job is to be answerable to me, and now I'm being charged for challenging him to do his constitutional job," he said.
"If he feels that I insulted him, he should come and tell this court himself and not send other people."
Source - Newsday
