David Mugabo

[Ministry of Education | Rwanda @Rwanda_Edu]

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Abanyeshuri biga mu Ishuri ry’Imyuga n’Ubumenyingiro, Rwanda Polytechnic mu makoleji atandukanye, bahuriye i Kigali mu marushanwa y’imishinga itandukanye ikemura ibibazo bikunze kugaragara mu nganda, muri serivisi z’ibikoresho by’amashanyarazi n’ikoranabuhanga.

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15) The unity, stability and accelerated development seen today in Rwanda is attributed to the strong pillar of consensual democracy as well as transformational leadership under President Paul Kagame.

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14) Rwandan political organizations come together and agree on a minimum agenda that does not compromise the unity of the Rwandan people, and shuns genocide ideology.

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13) Political organizations decided to embrace mature politics, which could be difficult for the critics to comprehend because they just hear about genocide but have no clue about its real effect on Rwandan society.

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12) Some critics accuse Rwanda of not subscribing to Western democracy. However, what they intentionally ignore is the fact that there is no one size fit all type of democracy.

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11) The choice of consensual democracy is a home grown approach. It took into consideration the political history, context and aspirations of the Rwandan people to build a united country that is free from any form of violence.

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10) Later, a National Consultative Forum for Political Organizations (NFPO) was established, with the idea of promoting permanent consultative mechanisms among political parties and organizations, based on the spirit of the Arusha Peace Accords.

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9) The Government of national unity conducted wide national consultations among Rwandans from all walks of life, including politicians and civil society members. The purpose was to recreate a sense of community and belonging among all Rwandans devoid of any form of discrimination

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8) Rwanda's current leadership, after wide consultations, decided to find an alternative to confrontational politics which had sunk the country into genocide against the Tutsi where more than a million innocent souls were killed in 100 days.

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7) With the prevalent legacy of genocide ideology, and its architects still spread all over the world, post Genocide Rwanda chose to guard against divisive politics and ensure inclusivity to enable unity of all Rwandans, reconciliation and sustainable peace.

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6) Since the colonial masters were the architects of the divide and rule policy, they were behind the Tutsi massacre. The real numbers of people killed could not be established as several scholars believe that the killings constituted a genocide that was never recorded.

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5) Without going much into detail in the formation of other political parties like UNAR, and APROSOMA, it is evident that the formation of political parties started on a wrong footing of ethnicity.

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4) Needless to say, this was the work of the Belgian colonialists who were focused on sowing the seeds of ethnic division. In June 1957, Kayibanda and his colleagues mentored by Msgr Perraudin formed the Hutu Social Movement.

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3) Intriguingly, since many Rwandans considered independence an achievement worth celebrating, Gregoire Kayibanda and other elites issued a public manifesto demanding a continuation of Belgian rule until the Hutu were better prepared to assume a role in political affairs.

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2) When Rwandans began agitating for independence against Belgian colonial rule, political parties started being formed.

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1) Why Rwanda subscribes to consensual democracy
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10) Will Tshisekedi listen to this call despite his long-recorded violations of human rights? Only time will tell.

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9) The CCBE urged Tshisekedi to restore the freedom of Sanane Chiko. It recalls that all lawyers should be able to carry out their professional duties without fear of reprisal or intimidation in order to preserve the independence and integrity of justice and the rule of law.

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8) Apart from violating the rights of Congolese lawyers, his government and security officials are mobilizing the population to hold machetes and kill Congolese Tutsi as well as Rwandophones, with total impunity.