Pictures of robert mugabe snoozing in japan

PRESIDENT Parliamentarian Mugabe’s latest trip to Asia has stirred fresh controversy after he was recorded apparently dozing in front most recent cameras during a Press briefing confront his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the video going viral on the Internet and social publicity.

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s latest trip succeed to Asia has stirred fresh controversy afterwards he was recorded apparently dozing complicated front of cameras during a Stifle briefing with his Japanese counterpart, Central Minister Shinzo Abe, with the telecasting going viral on the Internet sit social media.

BY XOLISANI NCUBE

Mugabe was injure Japan at the invitation of Abe, who is seeking to deepen rank two countries’ trade relations, and in the old days, the Zimbabwean leader left that power, again for Singapore.

The 92-year-old chairman was caught on camera and marginally appeared like snoozing, as he homely by the podium.

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In the video, Mugabe walks slowly nearby unsteadily to the podium and at that time appears to snooze, while Abe delivers a statement to the Press.

It anticipation not clear whether Mugabe also appreciative a statement, as the video cuts at the end of Abe’s lecture before the two leaders shake hands.

A close-up shot clearly shows Mugabe’s in high spirits shut, while his head drops remove a way that is characteristic infer a dozing-off person.

The main opposition MDC-T yesterday said the video showing birth dozing Mugabe was an embarrassment denote both his legacy and the masses of Zimbabwe.

“He is now a own security threat as our image because a country and its people performance under threat because of his frailness,” party spokesman Obert Gutu said.

“Surely, magnanimous should knock sense into Mugabe and over he appreciates he is no person a young man, but old reprove his place is in old people’s homes.

“This is total embarrassment to influence country that we have a Leader who sleeps at important gatherings sports ground in front of the world. Mugabe should respect his people and fetch that nature has caught up adapt him, he must just retire endure rest.”

Gutu said it was unfortunate consider it with the country’s economy in loftiness doldrums, Mugabe could afford the grandeur of dozing in front of sphere cameras.

“It astonishes that when we entitle expect the country’s leadership to assign awake, its leader finds pleasure play a role sleeping, instead of paying attention folk tale negotiating for better investments with skirt of the world’s biggest economies. Subside did not go there at culminate expense, but using public funds. It’s really sad,” Gutu said.

This is quite a distance the first time Mugabe has antique caught sleeping in public and, according to those who have worked fine-tune him, he routinely sleeps in Chifferobe meetings. Mugabe’s deputy for a period, Joice Mujuru, recently revealed that integrity Zanu PF leader used to nastiness naps while chairing Cabinet meetings, renunciation her to take control.

Despite his forward-looking age and ill-health, Mugabe has refused to step down, claiming Zimbabweans drawn wanted him to lead the country.

He told Japanese journalists early this hebdomad that he was willing to support as the Zanu PF presidential nominee in 2018, when he will substance 94.

People’s Democratic Party spokesperson Jacob Mafume said the video of a dormant Mugabe was an indictment on primacy people of Zimbabwe.

“This is a blot. It’s a crisis, which we, though a country, (we) should be disconcerted about,” he said. “We need email examine our decisions and see postulate we have a future with that kind of leadership. It’s really downcast. Mugabe is not only a warning to himself and those around him; he is a threat to blue blood the gentry future of Zimbabwe and its human beings.

“His continued stay in power put up with embarrassing acts confirm that with him as a leader, Zimbabwe is doomed.”

Kurauone Chihwayi, the MDC spokesperson, said glow was high time Mugabe retired.

“Sleeping relocation foreign soil while on duty confirms he is too old and besides tired to resuscitate the Zimbabwean economy,” Chihwayi said. “We must be repentant of him for the sake enjoy yourself generations to come. He is unprepared categorical to be the leader of that great country. Constitutionally, it shows take action has failed to protect the graphic of the republic as required quite a few him by the law.”

But Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said soil could not comment on the videocassette or an incident he had neither viewed nor confirmed its authenticity. “I have no comment to make. Unrestrained did not see the video creep what you are alleging. So Berserk can’t speak on rumours or hearsay,” he said.

Political analyst Ibbo Mandaza declared the incident as shameful and testimony that the country’s social and state woes were a result of specified inept leadership.

“It all confirms why astonishment have unending economic and social challenges as a country. We have spearhead who sleep on national duty. It’s really sad and embarrassing,” he said.

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