While Zimbabwe's Minister of Information Chen Chimutengwende justified the land-seizure plan by saying that the government was only protecting white farmers from black peasants who, otherwise, would rise up and kill [them], Mugabe had defiantly stated that he intended to go ahead with the seizures, the Star reported.
Zimbabwe thought they had no claim against private lands.
mnli hypothesis: Zimbabwe thought they had no claim against private lands. premise: While Zimbabwe's Minister of Information Chen Chimutengwende justified the land-seizure plan by saying that the government was only protecting white farmers from black peasants who, otherwise, would rise up and kill [them], Mugabe had defiantly stated that he intended to go ahead with the seizures, the Star reported.