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Tuesday 21 November 2017

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ignores calls to quit, faces impeachment

ity last week, is under scruti- ternational relationships of
ny after its generals flanked a new government.
him during a televised ad- Zimbabwe’s association of
dress Sunday night in which war veterans, which is close
he asserted that he re- to the military, said the gen-
mained the “commander erals are in an awkward
in chief” and referred to position because their for-
“our well-cherished consti- mal role requires them to
tutional order.” protect Mugabe from civil-
The generals have been in- ian protesters such as those
volved in talks with him on who poured into Harare’s
a way out of the leadership streets on the weekend.
crisis. While they acted out- It is time for the military to
side his authority by sending step back and let the par-
tanks into the streets, they liament and, if necessary,
also projected deference demonstrators remove the
in sitting by at the official longtime leader, said Chris
residence, State House, as Mutsvangwa, head of the
Mugabe told the nation he association.
was still in charge. “We cannot continue to
Although Mugabe’s pow- have the generals seen as
ers as a wily, ruthless tacti- arbiters of the political des-
Zimbabwean Army General Constantino Chiwenga speaks to the media at KG6 barracks in Ha- cian have faded with age, tiny of Zimbabwe. It is not
rare, Zimbabwe Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The military has had President Robert Mugabe under
house arrest for several days, and urged for calm. his remarks seemed to re- their purpose,” Mutsvan-
(AP Photo/Ben Curtis) flect a keen understanding gwa said.
of the quandary of those Later Monday, the military
By CHRIS TORCHIA impeachment proceed- has refused. trying to pry him from office: said in a statement that it
FARAI MUTSAKA ings and more street dem- The country has known no It would be easy enough held further meetings with
Associated Press onstrations even as he ig- other leader since inde- at this stage to eject him, Mugabe since his speech
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) nores calls to resign. pendence from white mi- but perceptions that he is in which he ignored calls to
— Zimbabweans mobilized While there is a widespread nority rule in 1980. being illegally toppled, or resign.
Monday for a major push consensus that the 93-year- The conflicted role of the is the target of a military The statement said Mugabe
to oust President Robert old president should step military, widely hailed as a coup, would undermine is working toward “a defini-
Mugabe, an increasingly down after nearly four de- savior after effectively strip- the credibility of any suc- tive solution and roadmap
isolated figure who faces cades in power, Mugabe ping Mugabe of his author- cessor and muddy the in- for the country.”q

Kenya top court upholds Kenyatta’s win in repeat election

By TOM ODULA has left dozens dead. dead by anti-riot police opposing him,” said one rors affect the outcome,”
Associated Press In a unanimous decision, in that part of the capital, resident of the opposition said the country’s attorney
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ke- the court dismissed chal- Nairobi. And in western Ke- stronghold of Kisumu city, general, Githu Muigai.
nya’s Supreme Court on lenges by human rights ac- nya, Migori county police Wycliffe Onyango. The court in September
Monday upheld President tivists and a politician who chief Joseph Nthenge said Live television footage nullified the August presi-
Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-elec- argued that last month’s one person was shot dead showed Kenyatta sup- dential election over ir-
tion in a repeat vote that election was not conduct- by anti-riot police battling porters bursting into song. regularities and ordered a
the opposition boycotted ed according to the law. with protesters blocking a There was no immediate new vote held last month.
while saying electoral re- Though the opposition highway. public comment from the It was the first time a court
forms had not been made. called for calm, at least Anger remained. “We will president.“There is no per- in Africa had overturned a
The decision appeared to two people were killed in not respect (Kenyatta) fect election; there will al- presidential election, and it
put an end to a months- protests. Kibra police chief even after the court ver- ways be errors in elections, kicked off months of uncer-
long political drama never Enoch Maloba confirmed dict. That was not an elec- but you cannot invalidate tainty in East Africa’s eco-
before seen in Africa that that one protester was shot tion and we will continue an election unless those er- nomic hub.q