@freyntje@PaulKagame You’re banned from Rwanda because you failed to distinguish between pre-1994 and post-1994. In the former, you were used to telling the government what to do and how to do it. Mzungu privilege. In the latter, there was/is simply no room for throwing your little weight around.
There is a fundamental distinction between Jesus’s choice to die and the experience of the Tutsi during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Jesus knew the "plan," yet the victims of the Genocide were met with a senseless, systematic attempt at total erasure.
While it is understandable that pastors and religious leaders wish to provide comfort, we must remember that the killers themselves weaponized religious imagery—such as the Easter themes invoked here—calling their victims "lambs offered for slaughter." To use these same tools to "create hope" during Kwibuka period is not only premature but profoundly disconnected.
When President Kagame speaks of a people who "died and resurrected," he is not merely referring to the events of 1994; he is describing a continuous, grueling process of remembrance and renewal. For survivors, Kwibuka is a literal reliving of the past. Survivors describe the feeling of being "killed now" in the present: "Ubu barimo kutwica" (They are killing us now).
To tell someone in the midst of that "reliving" that their suffering or survival was part of a divine plan can feel like a secondary injury. Offering the platitude "God has a plan" to survivors submerged in trauma is burdensome, dismissive, and even absurd.
During Kwibuka, perhaps the best ministry is not a sermon or a prayer that equates the suffering of a "God" with that of humans who did not choose their fate. It would be better to refrain from using scriptures that bypass the "why" of those who died or survived.
During Kwibuka, true comfort does not require a "God's plan." It requires the grace to stay quiet, to sit in silence, to listen, and to offer a presence that does not demand an explanation—the unburdened act of simply being there.
Chaque année vous dites “Genocide Rwandais” parce que votre vraie intention c’est de retourner le couteau dans la plaie. C’était le genocide allemand? Le genocide européen???? Combien de fois on doit se répéter?
What does this video have to do with Genocide Commemoration?
You don’t even need to leverage anyone. You have a voice and can send a commemoration on your own.
Neither must you.
A wife finds a note from her husband on the fridge one morning:
“My dear wife, you will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, being 57 years old, can no longer satisfy. I am very happy with you and I value you as a great wife.
Therefore, after reading this letter, I hope you will not wrongfully interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 19-year-old secretary at the Comfort Inn hotel. Please don’t be upset. I shall be home before midnight.”
When the man came home late that night, he found the following note on the dining table:
“My dear husband, I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about me being 57 years old. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 57.
As you know, I am a math teacher at our local college. I would like to inform you that while you are reading this, I will be at the hotel fucking with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant tennis coach. He is young, virile, and like your secretary, 19 years old. As a successful businessman with an excellent knowledge of mathematics, you will understand that we are in the same situation though with one small difference: 19 goes into 57 more times than 57 goes into 19. Therefore, I will not be home until sometime tomorrow.”
Women empowering spaces in Rwanda are deeply patriarchal…
It’s in how they discuss and how they frame problems facing women. FOR EXAMPLE; They avoid at all cost ever to naming patriarchy and its functions as if the issue of funding gaps or access is NOT shaped by patriarchy.
In 2004, serial rapist Akku Yadav terrorized a slum in India for over a decade, raping dozens of women, murdering at least 3 people, and walking free every time thanks to police corruption.
On August 13, while appearing for a bail hearing, around 200 women (many his victims) stormed Nagpur District Court armed with kitchen knives, stones & chili powder.
They threw chili in his eyes, stabbed him over 70 times, hacked off his penis with a vegetable knife, and left him dead on the courtroom floor.
This evening, Governor @SorayaMHlive met with The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Sindayigaya Musa together with his delegation.
Discussions focused on the legal and regulatory framework of Non-Interest lending financial institutions (commonly know as Islamic Finance), and financial education initiatives to serve the Muslim Community.
#BNREngage
#KnowYourCentralBank
Lt. Colonel Willy Ngoma’s charisma was a powerful tool in the arsenal of M-23.
It can’t be replaced. But it doesn’t need to be. It is how the cause expressed itself in him.
And the cause remains.
Life’s meaning is only if we are lucky to find a cause worthy of expressing it. He did.
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men in Rwanda. Early screening—starting at 40–45 years—can be life-saving. Don’t delay: consult a urologist as early as possible. DO NOT WAIT FOR SYMPTOMS
We are on the right track. Since the start of the residency program in 2013, we now have about 15 urologists. We remain focused, and the goal of bringing urology closer to our people, at their nearest hospital, will surely be achieved with support from partners @RwandaHealth
A key highlight from today’s symposium was an insightful lecture by @MUHAWENIMANAEm4 on establishing a Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program in Rwanda 🇷🇼
The discussion emphasized vision, key requirements, and collaboration to build a sustainable kidney transplant program.
The Healthcare Challenges Panel brought together Dr. @nkomati , Dr. Papy Ntwali Ndayizeye, Dr. Lindsey A. Herrel, and Dr. Thierry Zawadi Muvunyi to highlight key gaps in workforce training, cancer coverage, and pathology capacity, emphasizing collaboration and sustainable.
We, Rwanda Urological Association (RAU) proudly hosted our First Annual Symposium, uniting healthcare professionals to advance urological care and strengthen responses to urogenital cancers in Rwanda 🇷🇼🩺
Together, we are shaping the future of urology.
#RAU#Urology#Healthcare
Join us on "inaugural annual symposium of Rwanda Urological Association" to gain insights into most recent research in urogenital cancer, Uro-technology & reconstructive urology @nkomati@Surgical_RW@kfaisalhospital@RwandaHealth
For Registration go to https://t.co/YH9FiT5kDz