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(Special for CAFS) Zimbabwe's Mugabe rebuffs corruption allegations against ministers

Xinhua, February 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has dismissed corruption allegations against his ministers and challenged accusers to bring the evidence.

In a wide-ranging traditional birthday interview with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on the occasion on his 93rd birthday Tuesday night, the veteran president said the government was ready to investigate the so-called "big fish" if ample evidence was proffered.

"I don't want to run a party with thieves and corrupt persons. If there is evidence, we will pursue that evidence and certainly we will deal with the persons," the president said.

He said the corruption allegations were mere speculation by the people, as none had come out in the open with evidence.

Apart from the current corruption case against Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Jonathan Moyo, there had been no other cases pointing to senior members in the party and the government, Mugabe said.

Mugabe cautioned against use of political and personal vendettas to falsely accuse others of corruption. Endit