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| Zimbabwean chiefs demand guns ahead of polls |
| 2012-03-09 |
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Zim-bob-wean chiefs have demanded to be allocated guns ahead of elections President Bob MuggsyMugabe Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case... wants held this year. The traditional leaders, who also declared that the 88-year-old leader must be left to rule until he dies, said they wanted the firearms to protect themselves, arguing that most of them were victims of political violence in past elections. Previous elections have been marred by political violence blamed on President Mugabe's Zanu PF party. The worst violence was recorded in 2008 when the ageing leader lost the first round of the presidential election to former opposition leader and now Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Tsvangirai was forced to drop from the run-off poll, accusing security forces of killing his supporters in massive political violence. The majority of Zim-bob-wean chiefs support President Mugabe's Zanu PF party, which in turn lavishes them with state-bankrolled monthly allowances and vehicles. The latest demands tabled at an ongoing chiefs' council annual meeting in the second city of Bulawayo also include diplomatic passports and exemption from paying toll gate fees on highways. |
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