@SimaroNgongoMba Who runs Goma? So even in your bedroom if your wife gets pregnant you would blame your female maid it seems. You just killed them because despite being under your cruel control they still said they want their rights and praised Fatshi. Being you are cowards you had to kill them
When the Old General Is Mocked, the Battlefield Remembers
President Paul Kagame and General Ibingira’s recent comments on X have raised a serious question about Rwanda’s post-war history. They are now trying to undermine Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwasa’s military record, but history tells a different story.
If Kayumba was truly incapable of leadership, why was he trusted with some of the most important security roles in Rwanda?
President Kagame appointed Kayumba as Director of Military Intelligence after removing Kamarade from that position. At that time, Kagame clearly trusted him with one of the most powerful roles in the country’s security system. Kayumba was later given a senior role in the Gendarmerie after the war and later became Army Chief of Staff.
These were not small positions. They were given to people who were seen as capable, loyal, and strong enough to lead.
General Ibingira’s criticism also ignores the military hierarchy of that time. Kayumba was already a Colonel when Ibingira was still a Lieutenant Colonel. Kayumba later became a Lieutenant General before many of those who now try to belittle him.
This raises a simple question: why is Kayumba’s ability being questioned only after he disagreed with Kagame and went into exile?
The answer appears to be political, not military. Kayumba is not being attacked because he failed as a commander. He is being attacked because he later opposed Kagame’s leadership and became a threat to the ruling establishment.
Kayumba was once a trusted senior figure within the RPF system. He was a former intelligence chief, senior commander, and Army Chief of Staff. Because of that, he knows much about the RPF’s internal history, military operations, and post-war power struggles.
His defection and involvement with the Rwanda National Congress were therefore seen by Kigali as a major betrayal.
The hostility toward Kayumba comes from several issues.
First, his defection damaged the image of unity and loyalty that Kagame has always tried to project.
Second, the Rwandan government has accused Kayumba and his allies of involvement in destabilisation, including alleged grenade attacks in Kigali and cooperation with armed groups. These accusations are used to present him as a security threat rather than just a political opponent.
Third, Kagame has often described exiled critics as people being used by foreign powers. In this argument, Kayumba and others are presented as people given false hopes that they can one day return to power in Rwanda.
Fourth, the government has tried to reduce Kayumba’s importance by calling him a traitor, criminal, or failed commander. But the fact that they continue to attack him shows that he still matters politically.
The wider issue is that both Kagame and Kayumba are connected to the controversial military history of the RPF and the Great Lakes region. Kagame led the RPF forces that ended the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. However, international reports and human rights groups have also accused RPF forces of committing serious abuses against Hutu civilians and combatants during and after the war.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda has also faced repeated accusations of supporting armed groups accused of atrocities, displacement, and mineral exploitation.
Inside Rwanda, Kagame’s government has been criticised for restricting opposition, limiting free speech, silencing critics, and targeting some opponents in exile.
This is why the attacks on Kayumba are not just personal insults. They are part of a bigger struggle over history, power, and political loyalty.
When Kayumba served the system, he was trusted, promoted, and given major responsibilities. When he challenged the system, his record was suddenly questioned.
History cannot be rewritten so easily. If Kayumba was trusted enough to lead intelligence, command forces, serve in the Gendarmerie, and become Army Chief of Staff, then today’s attacks reveal more about political bitterness than military truth.
@gisele_mulumba We are tired of Bakambu. He lacks football intelligence. He can never time his run or know how to beat the offside trap as a striker. He is always costing us chances by being offside all the time. And when he gets a chance he shoots the ball to the moon. He is washed.
@TwirwanehoMoise Atleast our soldiers are dying protecting their land and their people and are being buried in honor. As for your Rdf /M23 they are buried like dogs in our forest if lucky they get taken back to Rwanda for a dog like burial where their families are not allowed to mourn them.
@TwirwanehoMoise They are fighting for their land. How about the Rwandan soldiers who are buried like dogs in our forest? They can't even be taken to Rwanda as Kagame doesn't give a damn. Families are not allowed to mourn their fallen ones coz Kagame is hiding a his rope in the war.
@Karinganire_Has Keep yapping it won't stop Fatshi from cleaning the mess Kanambe left while he was Kagame's dog. Now because we are claiming our country back which you built your economy on, you are crying and making noise because hunger is twisting your gut. You haven't seen anything yet.
@KanyanaVanessa Congratulations for your unity. I guess the ones that go missing and those killed and dumped in rivers and drainages are not Rwandans hence you the only one with the security. When your turn comes hopefully we can get updated about the unwavering unity and security
@pmgalance Why does this gesture hit you hard? Does it expose you that much? If you claim you are not killing our people why do you care about this? A stone was throne in the bushes and dogs screamed coz they were hit.