IDDAM

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

1. When have we ever had it our way
2. Sending influencers is not a proportional response
3. Pointing out your flawed arguments is not silencing
4. Parents etc that have a similar opinion are entitled to it, ours is not simply an opinion tho it’s a law that infringes on rights

[Edmund Kagire @kagire]

How good, well-intended movements fail

Historically, many movements that eventually collapse begin with a legitimate cause, but hit a dead end when those involved lose direction or adopt the wrong approach.

When this conversation started, the outrage was justified. We all felt the same way: angry, especially after seeing those videos. The Police acted quickly, and my source tells me that several people were arrested in connection with the actions captured in the videos.

From this platform, we also learnt that concerned parties were invited to a meeting that brought together different institutions, including the Inspector General of Police himself. He gave the women and girls assurances about their safety and took time to explain the genesis of the broader effort around ensuring decency in society.

To me, that was quite an effort. That is accountability.

But when the same people returned from that meeting, they not only disclosed what had been discussed in confidence, they also went back to deriding the very institutions that had afforded them their time and attention. The demands then shifted to calls for the Police spokesperson to resign, the Minister of Gender to issue a statement, and the President to apologise on national television.

At that point, to me, this conversation ceases to be solely about women’s rights and safety. It becomes something else: an attempt to bully institutions and their leaders into submission. And that could set a very bad precedent.

Let me be clear: nobody wants to live in a country where women and girls do not feel safe. I certainly would not wish that for my daughters. But neither do I want to be part of a situation where a particular group can hold institutions, leaders, or even the country at ransom simply because they believe, “We can only have it our way, or no other way.”

That is a bad, bad precedent.

What some of the people driving this conversation on X are doing is no longer asking for accountability. It is pushing people into silence. If you hold a different view on the approach being taken, you are labelled. Even women who do not share the dominant position are labelled for expressing a different opinion.

Personally, I cannot accept being bullied into silence or being told that I have no right to express how I see things.

Some have told me, “Kagire, this is not your problem. It doesn't concern you. It doesn't affect you directly.”

What do you mean?

It concerns me. As I said, I have daughters. I am also Rwandan. What happens in my country concerns me.

And there is an irony here that we should not ignore: some of the very people speaking about rights and the need to be heard are also attempting to silence anyone who disagrees with them.

Have we stopped to consider that there could be a million other Rwandans, including parents, who genuinely support what the Government is saying about decency? Do they not also have a right to be heard?

If we are talking about democracy, then everybody gets a say.

Yesterday, I talked about the many Rwandans who are simply going on with their lives. But even on this platform alone, there are many Rwandans with something to say about this issue. They choose silence because they know that speaking up will expose them to anger, insults and labelling.

That, too, should concern us. Anyway, wishing you all a wonderful weekend. Let's go enjoy the show sasa!

[AK @Angelitah_K]

It's giving African parents ba cyera they don't apologize they just ask you to come and eat or send your sibling to call you to the table

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

First they said be in bed by 2am, then they said we’ll ban some of this alcohol we’ve let on the market, then they said u can’t vape (didn’t necessarily agree but understood) now they think they can come for women’s rights?? This we will NOT understand. #Ndeka

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@LaureAnnie I would assume she signed this contract before this came up, as the people who bought tickets and are now asking for refunds did. I don’t think u can say the same for Tel aviv influencers am sure they’ve known about the the palestinian genocide for years

[RN 𓅓🧊 @ingangare]

“Umugore arashoboye”
Meanwhile ntanubwo ashobora guhitamo ibyo yambara lol.
We really scammed the world with this women empowerment bs

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@R3rdjee

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@tantineishere @NirereShanel 100% agree
I do think the ministry of gender needs to take the a bigger share of this tho. Sad and disappointing to see them silent

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@Imanzi_IRwanda @berabose_ That’s why we need clarity. Around the world, boundaries are set by precedent, case law, or clear laws covering public nudity, sexual acts, public urination etc The issue isn’t having an indecency law; it’s having one without clear standards defining what constitutes indecency

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

I get that broad laws exist elsewhere, like the UK’s “outraging public decency” offence. But its boundaries have been developed through case law. In a morally diverse society, our law leaves too much to subjective interpretation. Criminal law needs clear, objective boundaries

[‘bose @berabose_]

As for the law by the way…
THAT LAW ON INDECENCY NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@Zoe3niy Bystander = being a leader in Rwanda

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

The hypocrisy, what’s the difference here? The shoulders?

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@Rwandapolice @albcontact The damage is done, she was humiliated over a dress that is not even indecent. Made to crawl under like a thief. If this was your daughter would u be happy with an appology?

Bigger issue is: what message does this send to these ignorant clapping men

[Zuba 🌞 @zuba_mutesi]

I simply do not have the words to describe how heartbreaking this is.

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

No thanks, let Scovia, the Lavana bouncer, the red pillers and the police attend it alone

[BK Arena @bkarenarw]

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[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@PrinceKamarii @berabose_ Collective action #boycottrema #boycottbkarenaconcerts #boycottrnpmoralpolicing

[IDDAM @IDDAMzv]

@Willszn55 @PristianDior @osere_x That’s open for discussion — I was just responding to the initial question “which other Black actor deserves to be on that list?”

[Paul Kagame @PaulKagame]

Totally Agree ,and asking this; Is it Dr.Tedros,WHO,China...under attack or all of them together? Let's focus on the fight against this pandemic,whoever sh'd be held acc'ntable will come later and done properly. Save us too much politics Africa does not need it. Who does?

[DKarusisi @dkarusisi]

“Ils m’ont tué, moi et toute ma famille, sur une colline du #Rwanda en Avril 1994. J’avais 15 ans. Je ne suis pas mort.” @RRurangwa #Kwibuka26