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Mugabe Admits Falling Several Times
27 February 2015
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PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE has spoken for the first time since his fall at the airport earlier in the month following his return from Ethiopia. He admitted falling several times confirming social network rumours of his failing health.
STATE MEDIA REPORT: President Robert Mugabe yesterday said his recent fall at the Harare International Airport was not surprising since falling occurs on several occasions and challenged anyone who has not fallen in their lives.
Speaking on the fall which happened when he was returning from the African Union summit held in Ethiopia early this month, President Mugabe said it was nothing unusual and people should not read much into it.
President Mugabe said this in an interview with ZBC’s “Reflections at 91” that will be broadcast on ZTV1 today.
“It was just a slight fall, just missing the step,” he said. “I have fallen many times in the house, you have a carpet that is misplaced or you hit against something, the corner of a table and you tumble. Haven’t you fallen down yourself?
“I would like to see a person who has not fallen down because they don’t live in this world. So, I don’t see the reason why anyone should be surprised that the President has fallen.
“Anyway, it wasn’t a dangerous fall, but just a slight fall, just missing a step.”
President Mugabe tripped over a poorly laid-out carpet, but remarkably managed to break the fall before walking to his car, evidently unscathed.
The African Union chairman had just addressed thousands of jubilant party supporters who gathered to welcome him and celebrate his election as AU chairman.
After speaking off the cuff for slightly over 43 minutes following a four-hour flight from Addis Ababa where he spent a busy week chairing AU plenary meetings in addition to meeting African leaders, President Mugabe turned to leave the podium and was walking down a flight of steps when he tripped over.
Remarkably, the President broke the fall and landed on his knees and aides helped him to his feet before he walked to his car.
The incident attracted excited headlines around the world, with many linking it to his age and alleged poor health.
Ironically, just seconds earlier, the President had admonished the media for making issues out of non-issues.

3 Replies to “Mugabe Admits Falling Several Times”

  1. Its Juss proves he has the worst advisors in the world dats wat h shld initially hv said not try to think w are idiots saying h was jus dancing ohhhh hell Noooo

  2. “It was just a slight fall, just missing the step,” he said. “I have fallen many times
    in the house, you have a carpet that is misplaced or you hit against something,
    the corner of a table and you tumble. Haven’t you fallen down yourself?” said
    Mugabe.
    Yeah but how many of those falling many times a day are 90 years old and going around with no walking sticks claiming they are “as fit as a fiddle”! and rigging elections to stay in power?
    Now that you have finally admitted that you were lying about your physical and mental fitness, are you finally going to admit about rigging the elections too?
    You rigged the elections but now let us see you rig the economic recovery too; if anything is going to force you to give up power then it is the economic meltdown. After 35 years of misrule the consequences of that are finally home to haunt you. The economic meltdown is going to trip you and, this time, you are not going to get up!

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