Mugabe called upon supporters to avoid violence, and attended far fewer rallies than in past elections, in part because of his advanced age and in part to ensure that those rallies he did attend were larger
Mugabe adapempha omutsatira kuti apewe ziwawa, ndipo adapezekapo pamisonkhano yochepa kwambiri kusiyana ndi zisankho zam'mbuyomu, mwa zina chifukwa cha ukalamba wake komanso zina pofuna kuwonetsetsa kuti misonkhano yomwe adapitako ikhale yayikulu