Mugabe claimed that the attacks were a spontaneous uprising against white land owners, although the government had paid Z$20 million to War Veterans Association to lead the land invasion campaign and ZANU–PF officials, police, and military figures were all involved in facilitating it
Mugabe adati zigawengazi zidangoukira eni malo a azungu, ngakhale boma lidapereka ndalama zokwana $20 miliyoni ku bungwe la War Veterans Association kuti litsogolere kampeni yolanda malo ndipo akuluakulu a ZANU-PF, apolisi ndi asirikali onse anali nawo pothandizira.