the decision of my party is the man who for the purpose of political identification is i intend mary and required to save our country as the president of all citizens regardless of color creed religion try totem or political affiliation. let me at this stage plays special tribute to one off

and the only surviving founding father. of four nation. comedy robot government gabi. he led us you know us plughole for national independence. he as soon as responsibilities of leadership. and before meant to end a very challenging time at the best of our nation. that used to be loaded and celebrated four times. what ever areas of commission or mission that might have book aired during that period gone phase in the life of our nation let us oh accept and acknowledge these immense contributions told us to believe as one nation.

to me personally he demands a father mental home to noms in my early days. we don't say thank you do we need and trust that our history will grant you may use probe up ladies and could be of use deserve to stay just as one of the founding fathers does for a nation. let me also to go tonight is you know a very very special way. the presidents you know me just of soon as steersman or for a region and a continent led by zacks and his home of president kennedy deborah gold of

zambia thought. mary was the only living member of the fun national front line states grouping. which you synonymous with the decolonization process you know our region. we all know you as indeed we do you remember oh yes colleagues now departed. the statesman who are with us today show as study of success. had it beat that show as study of sex a nation. which you speak so well of our continent. it is a not a team that must get won't die and a bone done is generations and over to succeed new ones or can i meet you.

know managing their own now you have bestowed upon me. is that the action does six that to beckon will not be accomplished through speeches i must be to ground running the thought if. we know need to someone and louche in constant dollars debt in this great nation beyond where our you make your first president list it. took close to two decades. this country went through many to benefits. why us we cannot change the past. there is a lot we can do in the present and the future to give our nation

a different positive direction. and as we do so. we should know about the man was dead he's far past. and that's a humble upbringing to all of us that do we let bygones be bygones ah. let me embrace each other down in defining a new destiny of our beloved zimbabwe. guitar scared to hand is that of rebuilding our great country. you principally lives with none but ourselves to do so. are you employed you old to declare that never again never again should you septum stances that here put zimbabwe in and structural position the i

lounged to me oh i shall be disposed. we must work together you mean oh no fuss who make up this nation. i was is a great country and don't with the least resources and our bounding main opportunities for everyone who considers zimbabwe as a whole. whilst i'm aware that emotions and expectations might be high and a mixed. i have no doubt that over time we will appreciate you so early defoe nation led by my criticism against all manner of this is the truth tellers of building an educated and late head skewed and

forgiving society. this is a formidable had to start we drove from our past and pleaded a point to which to build developments in the present and to erect what's for the future. fellow countrymen zimbabweans. as we chucked away for want we must accept that our challenges as a nation emanate in part from the money into research we have managed our politics . worst michel and internationally. however. humanoid he started called he only to use we wish to the east of the world to understand and appreciate that the policies and programs related to learn to follow ways never

terrible. was there is a lot too we may need to do by way of outcomes the principle of repossessing island cannot be janitors or diverse. the dispossession of our own sister or learns was the fundamental reason for waging deliberations that are good. it would be a betrayal of the brave men and women who sent me if i used their lives if we were to various the gains we have mans who would be claiming our land. therefore i exotics beneficiaries of the land reform program to show that deserve a tennis by demonstrating commitment to the utilization of the land

now available to them for national food security and for the governor he of our economy. there must take advantage of programs that my government shall continue to have failed to ensure that all land is you close up to my life. through that and my government to cut my state the land the commission. so that it is seized with outstanding issues related to the land redistribution. my government is committed to come by sect in the us from us from moving into us tekken in terms of the laws of the land.

and if we go i will give you future. complex issues of plenty genya will have to be addressed both accidentally and definitively. we dare not prevent kate on the skittishness. events leading to this new study day i test to the effect that we are unique nation one of which is clear about what you do once and what it does not want. but not only many nations including those in the developed world would not have ended with the search of outcome we celebrated the. credit goes to able to zimbabwe and to my produces we invested a lot done as a principle to solution of the challenges of the situation that at least you know

our country. from events preceding dislocation we stand apart as a unique nation even by a neutral turnout and peace in the unity. we do we have displayed the request a few weeks. this is our one not to do well and indeed to approach the page we have our duty to discerns of course is the solution and settlements. that to this and i'm warning should be cut if there is stick or are we relate to one another before during and after the drain a do you know how we're not just democratic elections next year. welcome back to the you've been watching

a zimbabwe's new president emerson and god want delivering his first speech as the leader of the country he was sworn in earlier in the day saying he was deeply humbled to serve zimbabwe as president he also paid tribute to outgoing president robert mugabe who stepped down earlier this week after nearly four decades in power the guy was saying we should never remain hostages of our past but we have to be christian month in harare and journalist you're going long and whose covered zimbabwe for many years with us both christina let's start with you this is a highly anticipated speech what did you make of what was said. as a zimbabwean i was also expecting like many others an apology from him as what to say look i know i have with robert mugabe and we have to get the vote this country to where it is today but instead he chose to go another way he went by saying let's put the poss behind us and it's forgive each other and it bygones be bygones of course that's exactly what he was addressing he was addressing that he knows that

he doesn't really have a team pause but he's. just simply move on i think many zimbabweans would have preferred a direct apology but that's not what came through from the president also interesting for me to hear was him addressing the issue. and the land reform the controversial land reform program particularly when he highlights of the fact that his government was going to endeavor to make sure that those whose land was taken was going to be compensated now that struck a chord that needs a city because. a couple of days ago when we we had the story it's on our website i believe i spoke to a famous stephen crane old who's now in the seventy's same age as innocent who had his farm taken and he related his ordeal and he said to me see me that he's not interested well that does not necessarily want to take the farm back the city's too old economy the conduit the way he used to anymore but he would like to be compensated and i'm. listening to the speech today he has some company told me that he doesn't work until the day that he dies the president committing to two to

compensating him for having lost that nando's his i think was was rainy force and you're going to come to you know you said earlier symbolism tone very important what were your impressions. i think of the tone was just proof it actually was a well done speech and i was impressed to listen to the fact that he wants to utilize the land because that's one of the real major problems there's lots of good luck in zimbabwe being you can reach could be used for farming and it's not used currently and i think addressing that was one of the main issues and really applaudable what he said on that really well done missed a moment well hopefully you keep his promises and arrogant you know he also said he made a point of saying is a president of all citizens perhaps an important signal to our uniting the country definitely that was an invitation for all citizens whether they are of this or that creed by those who have belonged to this or that that was quite open that was

really pragmatism brutha political pragmatism at his best so that was not a disappointing speech at all well prepared to write a journalist you're going long and we also have christine one one her aria thank you to you you're both for all of your analysis on covering the story and a reminder of the top story that we've been following a new chapter has begun in zimbabwe with inauguration of president emerson and god he took the oath of office amid jubilant scenes at the national sports stadium in the capital harare and he has been speaking now as you see here to the people for the tens of thousands of people gathered in the stadium to see him speak a landmark day for the country. thanks for watching we will have more on the story at the top of the hour. listening.