President Robert Mugabe officially opened Zimbabwe’s first session of the eighth Parliament Tuesday morning. President Robert Mugabe says his administration will complete the job of aligning laws to the new constitution and take steps to improve food production to avert hunger.

Listen to the president speak below:

Police officers on horse backs arrive at the parliament. All pictures by Aaron Ufumeli
Members of the Zimbabwe Prisons traditional dance troupe outside parliament.
The Presidential guard.
Members of Zanu PF Womens League sing party slogans outside parliament.
Members of the judiciary march into the parliament.
Joseph Chinotimba kicks an imaginary ball before getting the parliament.[/caption

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Members of Parliament talk as they wait for President Robert Mugabe to arrive.
President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe arrive at parliament.