Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his.

Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his.

He knew how Ian Smith met his demise in Zimbabwe,

the mighty Rhodesia fell when he was Egypt's Deputy President

He was there when Julius Nyerere decided to quit in 1985,

He was there when Milton Obote fled Uganda in 1984,

He was there to see Tito Okello, Binasai and Lulle fail

only for the NRM and Museveni to take over.

He was there when Ali Hassan Mwinyi quit in Tanzania,

He was as Kenneth Kaunda humbled himself to the will of Zambians

And left after his defeat in elections and gave way to Fredrick Chiluba

who gave way to Mwanawasa.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his,

He was the President of Egypt when Mwanawasa died,

He sent his condolences and welcomed Ruppiah Banda

He saw Chissano take over and leave voluntarily,

He was there when Mandela became the President of South Africa and left in 1998,

And even as Thabo Mbeki replaced him only to leave Mubarak welcoming Zuma.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his

Mubarak witnessed the fall of Kamuzu Banda to Bakili Muluzi

And he was even there to welcome Bingu wa Mutharika.

Jerry Rawlings bade farewell to him, so did John Kuffour of Ghana.

Mubarak waved farewell to Ketumile Masire

and welcomed Festus Mogae in Botswana

only to wave farewell to Festus Mogae and welcome Ian Khama

And as Nujoma became the first President of Namibia he was there,

let alone to remain welcoming Pohamba.

He was there when Houmphoet Boigny died

And left Ivory Coast to Conan Bedi, Robert Gwe

and the political circus it has become.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his

Wasn't he there when Jimmy Carter was serving his first term?

And when he was defeated by Ronald Reagan?

And when George Bush Senior became President he shook his hands

And he was there with Bill Clinton, George Bush Junior and now Barack Obama.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his


He became President 2years into Margaret Thatcher's tenure as British PM,

she left him there as she handed the keys of No10 to John Major

John Major left him there as he handed the keys of No10 to Tony Blair

Mubarak is at fault, he waved his hand to bid farewell to Tony Blair

and it was in his eyes as Gordon Brown took over.

And as Gordon Brown left the keys to David Cameron

he officially welcomed him on behalf of the Egyptian people.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his


Didn't he see Babangida and Abacha depart in Nigeria?

Didn't he see Olusegun Obassanjo come and go?

He was there during the days of Shehu Shagari and

He was there during the days of Slobodan Milosevic.

Let the sky above him explode, for why must it implode?

Hosni Mubarak is at fault and

the lungs and ribs of the world laugh at him louder

The ticklish laughs at the sight of his political epitaph,

The undertaker laughs at the sight of his political coffin.



Una n'landu Mubarak, yes the fault is his

Nothing can be as shaming for a man who could not read the end of his time.

Yet Mubarak also laughs at those he has left behind

How they cannot even read his own mistakes,

How they remain clinging to power

Even as they see the ribs and lungs of the world laugh at him

Even as they see even political vultures avoiding his political carcass

Even as their intellect avoid reading the bold writing on his epitaph

Mubarak laughs in his heart,

At the ignorants who forget that they can close everything else

but not the people's anger

He too laughs at their failure to see their shameful demise!



Julius Sai MUTYAMBIZI-DEWA