Mugabe reads wrong speech in parly
Zimbabwe's 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament today.
Mugabe's spokesperson announced the news earlier, blaming a mix-up in his office for the error.
Mugabe had delivered the same speech during a state of the nation address on August 25, in which he pinned his hopes on China to help revive Zimbabwe's struggling economy.
"The mix-up happened in his secretarial office. Therefore the delivery in Parliament should be set aside," spokesperson George Charamba was quoted as saying by the online edition of the government-owned Herald newspaper.
Charamba said Mugabe would read the correct speech later at a Harare hotel.
In December President #Mugabe said “I am here for as long as I am still sane, with good memory and will power.” Does he still stand by this?
— Lance Guma (@LanceGuma) September 15, 2015We shouldn't laugh at this embarrassing stumble by #Mugabe.
He is 91 and in my village you don't laugh at the misfortune of the aged
— Idriss Ali Nassah (@mynassah) September 15, 2015(File photo: Gallo Images)