<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWaziri wa habari wa Zimbabwe, Chen Chimwende, alieleza kuwa serikali ya Zimbabwe inawalinda wakulima weupe dhidi ya wakulima weusi ambao kama hawangefanya hivyo wangepigana na kuwaua, lakini Mugabe alisema kuwa ataendelea na shughuli hizo.  <response>: While Zimbabwes Minister of Information Chen Chimutengwende justified the land-seizure plan by saying that the government was only protecting white farmers from black peasants who, otherwise, would rise up and kill them, Mugabe had defiantly stated that he intended to go ahead with the seizures, the Star reported. 