uganda should just max out on being the sin capital of east africa. tourists will visit rwanda for 2 days then go spend all their money in kampala for 10 days...leaving with hangovers and life stories. just fix the security and infra. kampalans already have the bad manners.
Over the past two weeks, we've seen the questions, the feedback, the praise, the frustrations, and the conversations about #eKash across Rwanda. As the country's payment ecosystem adapts to a major change, we believe it's important to share the numbers openly and let the data speak for itself.
Since Rwanda moved payments below RWF 10 million onto eKash, millions of transactions have flowed between banks and mobile wallets, connecting more people, businesses, and communities than ever before.
In the first two weeks:
• 10M+ transactions processed
• Merchant payments up 10x
• Value moved up 15x
• Success rates above 97%
The numbers tell a simple story: Rwanda's interoperable payment ecosystem is becoming part of everyday life. More people are sending money. More merchants are receiving payments. More value is moving across banks, mobile wallets, SACCOs, and other financial institutions than ever before.
As the saying goes, the numbers don't lie, more than 10 million transactions have already been processed through eKash, moving over RWF 960 billion across Rwanda's financial system.
We are still learning, still listening, and still working closely with banks, mobile network operators, SACCOs, and other financial institutions to continuously improve the experience and deliver the seamless, reliable payment services that Rwandans deserve. This is not the end of the journey. It's the beginning of a more cashless and financially inclusive Rwanda.
#eKash #BuiltForRwanda #DigitalPayments #MadeInRwanda4Rwandans
What a weekend in Kigali
S/o to @djspinnyug for throwing a bash. Definitely giving even next year’s show.
In the meantime let’s now see how to come back to Rwanda soon🇷🇼🇷🇼
#BUGYPR
I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.
Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?
It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.
After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:
“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”
It was an obvious dig at Messi.
Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.
Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?
The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.
Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.
What happened next?
Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.
Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.
This time, the excuses changed again.
They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.
Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:
“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”
At first glance, it sounds reasonable.
But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.
Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.
Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.
Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:
“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”
A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.
Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.
By your own standards:
* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.
So what now?
Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?
If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.
Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.
The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.
That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.
Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.
What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.
Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.
Good bye. Ronaldo.
Turamenyesha abafatabuguzi bacu batuye @KicukiroDistr mu Mirenge ya #Kigarama, #Gikondo, #Gatenga, #Kagarama na #Niboye no muri @Nyarugenge mu Murenge wa #Mageragere ko kubera iyangirika ry'umuyoboro, badafite amazi. Turi gukora ibishoboka byose ngo dusane ahangiritse, vuba bishoboka basubirane amazi. Tubiseguyeho.