Kwizera Maximillien

Founder @maxcolor_250 |Explore Yourself to Express Your Self |#MentalHealthAdvocate

[NIWEMWIZA Anne Marie @Annemwiza]

So, I have been thinking…

[Dr. Dash @dr_dash250]

Umunyarwanda wese ararebwa nibi bintu 🙏🏽

Ubu butumwa buratureba twese uko turi Abanyarwanda 🙏🏽

Iyi campaign tuzayifashemo RNP hamwe na Minisante uko dushoboye.

[Joseph Nkurunziza Ryarasa @JosephRyarasa]

Dear @RCBrwanda
If as a country we have standards, it wants visitors and citizens to respect, those standards should be communicated clearly before people arrive to the entertainment places. Good regulation should prevent conflict, not wait for conflict and then respond to it.
The movie, music and broader creative industries have their own cultures and norms around fashion and artistic expression. Some forms of dress considered normal within the global entertainment industry could potentially fall within what our laws or social norms describe as indecent, particularly where clothing exposes intimate parts of the body.

At the moment as a country, we are increasingly positioning Kigali as a destination for major international artists, celebrities and creative-industry events. This raises an important policy question: do we have a deliberate mechanism for ensuring that visiting artists understand Rwanda's laws and expectations before they arrive?

For many international artists, certain forms of dress are part of their professional environment and may not be considered controversial where they come from. We should therefore not assume that they automatically understand the Rwandan context.

This is where policy needs to be proactive rather than reactive. Rwanda should consider developing a clear protocol for international artists, promoters and event organizers. Before contracts are finalized, organizers could provide visiting performers and their management teams with concise guidance covering relevant laws, cultural expectations, performance requirements and any restrictions that could affect their appearance or stage production.

Importantly, such guidance should be written, predictable and applied consistently. Artists should not discover expectations through enforcement after arriving in Kigali. Event promoters should also carry responsibility for ensuring that contracted performers are briefed beforehand.

This is not simply a cultural question; it is also about reputation and risk management. The global entertainment industry is powerful, highly networked and supported by influential agents, promoters, international media and digital platforms. A misunderstanding involving a major international artist could quickly become an international story and create an unnecessary PR challenge for Rwanda.

As Kigali positions itself as a destination for international conferences, sports, entertainment and creative industries, our regulatory approach must evolve alongside that ambition.

The objective should therefore not be confrontation between cultural values and artistic expression. It should be regulatory clarity, predictability and early engagement.

If we have standards, we want both citizens and visitors to respect, those standards should be communicated clearly beforehand. Good regulation should prevent conflict, not wait for conflict and then respond to it. @RDBrwanda @RwandaYouthArts

[‘bose @berabose_]

@RwandaGender your silence is a clear indication of your incompetence in promoting equality in this country and protecting women against violence. Nimba akazi mutagashoboye cg kabananiye, muri under pay grade y’amafaranga y’imisoro yacu… muveho hajyeho ababikwiye.

[‘bose @berabose_]

Dear Mr. President @paulkagame, as Commander-in-Chief, we need you to order the police off our bodies. They are violating and degrading us in public and have put a dangerous target on the women of this country under the guise of the law.
This must not continue.

[Aissa M. CYIZA @AissaCyiza]

But those long tweets about imyambarire 👎
Murase ku ngingo ,
kuba muto ugakura ntibikwiye kukwibagiza abato bari inyuma yawe! Hari uko Mama yambaye ari muto nuko yambaye ari mukuru totally different, nanjye nuko ! Com’on
Harya ngo turashaka iki ubundi? Inzego ngo zirashaka iki?

[Zuba 🌞 @zuba_mutesi]

So if I dont feel safe turning to RNP, who do I actually turn to? Where do we go?

Who protects us? At what point are we actually safe?

I’m tired.

[Toni Martinez @Toni_Mrtinez]

@Rwandapolice We need a clear public statement on this, and we also need to see the people who have been arrested, just as is done in other cases. Accountability must be transparent, especially when the people involved are those entrusted with protecting the public!!!!

[Jolly Mutesi. #TeamPK @JollyMutesi]

RIGID CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS ARE UNREALISTIC!

The collision between conservative culture, the fashion industry and economic development should not simply be viewed as a debate about what people are allowed to wear. Rather, it should be about understanding what is appropriate in different contexts, where, and when.

A society can uphold values of dignity and respect while still allowing individuals and the fashion industry the freedom to innovate, create and express themselves.
I believe that every country needs values because they provide identity, preserve cultural heritage and strengthen social cohesion. However, as a society that promotes creative industries , we must recognize that fashion is an important driver of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth.

When fashion intersects with issues of public decency and social expectations, reasonable standards are important, but unnecessary or excessive restrictions can limit creativity, discourage designers and reduce opportunities within the creative economy.

Therefore, rigid cultural expectations are often unrealistic in a rapidly changing and globalized society, and a balance between cultural values and modern expression is essential for sustainable development.

[DKarusisi @dkarusisi]

Blue is the color 💙 #Rayon #NanjyeNiBK #Finale @BankofKigali

[Aston Villa @AstonVilla]

The land of a thousand hills meets the city of a thousand trades.

🤝 @VisitRwanda_Now

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

Nothing is small until it’s compared.”

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

Let a man go out and hunt: if he brings down an elephant, his poverty ends; if the elephant brings him down, his poverty still ends.

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

RT @Imbuto: Mu gihe dusoza ukwezi kwahariwe kwizihiza umugore, natwe dukomeje kwizihiza ibyagezweho na bamwe mu bo duhurira muri gahunda za…

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

reminding myself that anytime am paying bills with all my income, am committing my life to poverty😎😎

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

reminding myself that anytime am paying bills with all my income, am committing my life to poverty😎😎

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

This year, I manifest, you go to work to build capital, not just to pay bills.😎

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

This year, I manifest, you go to work to build capital, not just to pay bills.😎

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

@shawnchauhan1 Over 1 million of Tutsi not 800.00 @shawnchauhan1 , @Unity_MemoryRw

[Kwizera Maximillien @KMaximillien]

It is called currency because it supposed to flow "IN" & "OUT" 😎