At the conference the pair were divided in their attitude; Nkomo wanted to present himself as a moderate while Mugabe played up to his image as a Marxist revolutionary, with Carington exploiting this division
Pamsonkhanowo awiriwa adagawanika m'malingaliro awo; Nkomo ankafuna kudzionetsera ngati munthu wodekha pamene Mugabe ankasewera ngati munthu woukira boma wa Marxist, Carington akugwiritsa ntchito gululi