Zimbabwean Vice President Joseph Msika has accused the British and American governments of concocting lies about Zimbabwe.

Addressing thousands of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) supporters at Chenhuhwe business center in Masvingo Central, Msika said the British and the American allies were currently demonizing Zimbabwe over the issue of lack of democracy and the rule of law yet Zimbabwe was one of the best emerging democracies in Africa.

"They are concocting allegations that there is no rule of law and democracy in Zimbabwe but the real sin that we committed is taking back our land," he said.

"In terms of democracy we have been holding elections every five years since 1980 and we have made remarkable progress towards multiparty democracy," he said.

He added that democracy was not an event but was a process which would always be refined.

Msika said the British government had no legal and moral right to lecture Zimbabwe on human rights because independence only came after a bitter and protracted war of liberation.

He urged Zimbabweans to follow the path of resilience and steadfastness exhibited by President Robert Mugabe and the two late vice presidents Simon Muzenda and Joshua Nkomo.

"President Mugabe is brave and strong and is going to outlive history, be remembered as a leader who repossessed land stolen from our ancestors," said Msika.

He described the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) as a stooge for the imperialist forces bent on recolonizing Zimbabwe, saying the MDC was not a party but a group of sponsored people.

"The MDC is not a party but a group of stooges and puppets who are sponsored to deceive Zimbabweans and want to sell the birthright," he said..

Msika called on the people of Masvingo Central to make amends and turn out in large numbers to vote for a ZANU-PF government that has brought development in Zimbabwe.

The vice president reiterated the government's call for people to shun violence ahead of the March 31 election to shame the British and their Western allies who were looking for excuses to discredit the forthcoming elections.

Msika presented Shylet Munyoro as the ZANU-PF candidate for the constituency.

Source: Xinhua