http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/us-africa-rwanda-afdb-idUSBRE8A80OH20121109 West must lift Rwanda aid freeze or risk crisis: AfDB President of the African Development Bank (AFDB) Donald Kaberuka speaks during the opening of the conference ''Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health Sector'' in Tunis July 4, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI | Fri Nov 9, 2012 6:11am EST (Reuters) - Western donors must lift an aid freeze on Rwanda, imposed over its alleged support for Congorebels, to avoid damaging its economy and causing a new crisis in the region, the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. Rwanda, which relies on donors for about 40 percent of its budget, has recorded robust growth rates in recent years on the back of increased investments and consumption. But the Central African country's Finance Minister John Rwangobwa said last week the economy could take a hit after Washington, Berlin and other donors suspended some of their aid over accusations Rwanda was backing M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo. Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies the allegations. Aid to Rwanda should resume "as soon as possible and that means yesterday," said AfDB president Donald Kaberuka who is Rwandan. "The damage could be significant and the cost of recovery even higher," Kaberuka told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding the cutting of aid flows could create a crisis in the region. "There is no reason whatsoever to create an economic crisis in the Great Lakes because that would impact on all the countries in the Great Lakes." The economies in the region are closely linked and any slowdown in Rwanda could hit cross-border trade with Burundi and other neighbors. Kaberuka said the aid cuts risked reversing development in Rwanda's health, education and other social sectors, achieved as the country tries to recover from the 1994 genocide. The country's government says it plan to transform Rwanda into a middle-income country by 2020. Kaberuka said he had also opposed aid stoppages to Ethiopia in 2006 and to Malawi last year over allegations of human rights abuses. Kaberuka, who is on his second term at the helm of the Tunis-based bank, said the AfDB is offering Rwanda $45 million in budgetary support this financial year. He said Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, was likely to grow by 6.4 percent next year, buoyed by increased internal demand largely because of urbanization. The International Monetary Fund sees a 5.4 percent growth for Sub-Saharan Africa this year from 5.1 percent in 2011. Kaberuka said high prices of commodities like copper and global appetite for investment in Africa would also drive growth. "The risk appetite for African assets seems to be very strong. The smart money is in Africa so we are cautioning countries, 'watch issues of access to financial markets, manage debt very well, build debt domestic management,'" Kaberuka said. The AfDB plans to launch a debut infrastructure bond to raise $22 billion in the second quarter of next year for investment in high-return projects such as power generation. Kaberuka said the bank was considering guaranteeing Africa's biggest wind energy generation project, which is expected to generate 300 megawatts from a base in Kenya. "That is a transformative project for Kenya... if the government of Kenya requests for partial risk guarantees we will be happy to provide," he said. Partial risk guarantees promise investors repayment in the case of unforeseen risks like political upheavals. They usually act as an alternative to government guarantees, keeping public debt under control. (Editing by James Macharia and Andrew Heavens)

http://therisingcontinent.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/uganda-and-rwanda-should-quit-un-peacekeeping-missions/ Uganda and Rwanda should quit UN peacekeeping missions Posted on November 6, 2012 | Leave a comment UN peacekeeping mission These two countries have been involved in the destabilization of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996, and a series of UN reports attest to that. The most recent evidence of such deplorable actions is their ongoing support for the M23 rebel group.  Uganda and Rwanda are both involved in UN peacekeeping missions in different parts of the world [Somali, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Darfur, and Haiti]. Though they are there officially for peacekeeping, people know well that their unofficial priority is to serve US foreign policy interests in those respective countries. Peacekeeping is also a business for the two autocratic leaders of Uganda and Rwanda, knowing particularly for example that Rwanda personnel on those missions don't perceive their entire wages but only a fraction, while the rest is taken away from them by the ruling political party Rwandan Patriotic Front. No wonder the latter is reported to be the wealthiest political party in the world. Evidently this is only one of many of its sources of revenues. In August 2010, people will remember how the Rwandan president Paul Kagamethreatened the UN Security Council of withdrawing his peacekeepers if the UN didn't remove from the Mapping report allegations about his forces for having committed in DRC crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of genocide nature if they were brought before a court. In a second report in the space of less than six months, Uganda particularly is officially pointed at by UN experts for its effective support for M23 rebel group. As a consequence, the country is menacing to withdraw its UN contingents of peacekeepers as did Rwanda before in almost similar circumstances. If Uganda and Rwanda are using this position as UN peacekeeping countries to justify their right to impunity for crimes they are committing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this should be unacceptable. The international community should not allow itself to be taken to ransom by regimes which devastate others and think of themselves as untouchables because they are peacekeepers and serve US interests in places where they intervene. Armies which are accused of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other crimes of genocide nature do not have any moral entitlement to be given UN missions of humanitarian character. Uganda and Rwanda should objectively quit or legally forced out from these international undertakings, which in fact have only humanitarian as name. In 2007, the Rwandan General Karenzi Karake, was removed from his position of deputy commander of the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan, following pressure from human rights groups and Rwandan opposition parties. He was at the time listed among individuals that the French judge Jean-Louis Brugière had put out requesting international warrants for their roles in the assassination of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana and French crew members who died with him and other personalities on April 6th, 1994. Principles that guided the removal of this general from international  peacekeeping mission should prevail in the case of Rwanda and Uganda if the international community considers the strong accusations against the two countries about their crimes in DRC, which are included in different past and recent UN reports.

http://www.umuvugizi.com/?p=6999 Bombori bombori mu ngabo z'u Rwanda kubera ubusumbane bw'imishahara Umusirikare ufite ipeti rya Private mu basirikare barinda Kagame ahembwa akayabo kurusha Major cyangwa Captain wo muri RDF . Hashize iminsi Umuvugizi ukora iperereza ku busumbane bukabije bw'imishahara buri hagati y'abasirikare barinda umukuru w'igihugu "Presidential Protection Brigade" n'abandi basirikare basanzwe mu ngabo z'u Rwanda (Rwanda Defence Forces). Ubu busumbane bukomeje gutera umwuka mubi mu gisirikare cya RDF, aho abasirikare babibonamo itoneshwa rikomeye kubera uburyo aba basirikare barinda perezida Kagame "presidential Protection Guards" bazwi kw'izina ry'abajepe, bahembwa akayabo kurusha abandi basirikare, nk'aho hari aho batandukaniye n'abandi bagenzi babo barinda ubusugire bw'igihugu. Igitangaje muri ibi byose ni ukuntu abasarikare barinda perezida Kagame buri wese yagiye yongererwa ku mushahara we ibihumbi magana abiri (200.000frw), bityo umusirikare ufite ipeti rya private cyangwa rushati wo mu basirikare barinda Kagame, akaba ahembwa akayabo gatubutse kurusha umusirikare ufite ipeti rya captain cyangwa major ubarizwa mu basirikare basanzwe ba RDF , aba bakaba birirwa, bakanarara mw'ishyamba rya Nyungwe no ku zindi mbibi z'igihugu, barinze ubusugire bwacyo.  Iperereza twakoze twasanze abasirikare ba RDF babayeho nabi kurusha abandi bakozi ba Leta, mu gihe ari bo babungabunga amahoro mu mbibi zose z'igihugu zitandukanye ndetse no mu gihugu imbere. Abandi basirikare bashorwa mu ntambara zidasobanutse muri Kongo, ariko igiteye impungenge nuko umusirikare muto wa RDF ahembwa ibihumbi makumyabiri n'umunani (28.000frw) gusa ku kwezi. Twavuganye n'umwe mu basirikare batoya ubarizwa mu ntara y'amajyepfo, uturashatse gutangaza amazina ye, adutangariza ko biteye agahinda kubona imiryango yabo ibeshwaho na Nyagasani kubera kubura umushahara uhagije wo kubatunga mu kazi bakora ka buri munsi ngo banabone amafaranga atunga imiryango yabo. Uyu musirikare yabidutangarije muri aya magambo : "Ko twese turi abasirikare barinda igihugu, ni nde kuri twese utarinda perezida ? Ni ukubera iki bongereye imishahara bagenzi bacu babarizwa kwa perezida, twebwe ntibatwongeze ? Ese babona iyi ntica ntikize baduhemba, yadutunga gute n'imiryango yacu" ?   Mu gihe aba basirikare bato bakomeje kurira ayo kwarika, banatakamba kubera umushahara mucye babona, perezida Kagame we akomeje  gukoresha abo bana b'abanyarwanda bahembwa intica ntikize, mu kurwana intambara zidasobanutse muri Kongo, yihishe inyuma ya M23, mu rwego rwo kubona icyuho cyo  kwisahurira amabuye y'agaciro muri Kongo, ari na ko yuzuza imitamenwa hirya no hino mu gihugu ndetse no mu mahanga. Ni na ko akorera hirya no hino kw'isi ubucuruzi butandukanye burimo n'amadege. Gasasira, Sweden. Byashyizweho na editor on Nov 10 2012. Filed under Ahabanza, Amakuru Ashyushye,Politiki. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Zimwe mu ntagondwa za FPR zirashishikariza abanyarwanda bari mu Rwanda kutajya mu ishyaka FDU rya Victoire Ingabire

http://rwanda-in-liberation.blogvie.com/2012/11/11/zimwe-mu-ntagondwa-za-fpr-zirashishikariza-abanyarwanda-bari-mu-rwanda-kutajya-mu-ishyaka-fdu-rya-victoire-ingabire/ Zimwe mu ntagondwa za FPR zirashishikariza abanyarwanda bari mu Rwanda kutajya mu ishyaka FDU rya Victoire Ingabire Posted on novembre 11th, 2012 par rwanda-in-liberation Mu gihe hamaze iminsi havugwa kwotswa igitutu kwa FPR mu mpande zose aho bigaragara ko iri shyaka rimaze gucika intege ku buryo budasubirwaho, bamwe mu bambari b'iryo shyaka bahagurukiye kurwanya abo mu mashyaka atavuga rumwe na Kagame aho bagenda bakwira igihugu cyose bashishikariza abaturage kutajya mu ishyaka FDU rya Ingabire ari nako babatera ubwoba bababwira ko bishobora kubagwa nabi. Ibi bikangisho ariko ngo abanyarwanda bisa n'aho ntacyo bikibabwiye kuko ngo FPR yabakoreye bibi ku buryo ngo batagifite ubwoba bwo kuba yagira icyo ibakoraho dore ko abo itambuye akazi ibambura utwabo kugeza ubwo babura n'urwara rwo kwishima. Uku kwegera abaturage ibabuza kujya muri FDU kandi inabatera ubwoba ni nako igenda ibeshya bamwe ko badakwiye kujya muri iryo shyaka kuko ngo ari ishyaka ry'abantu bafite ibyaha ngo banasabira imbabazi ndetse ikanabizanamo amoko ibeshya abaturage ko iryo shyaka ari ishyaka ry'abahutu bashaka kugarura jenoside mu Rwanda. Nyamara abanyarwanda babeshywe kuva kera none bamenye ukuri ntibakibeshywa kuko akenshi FPR yagiye ikoresha iyo turufu kugirango ikomeze ijijishe abanyarwanda none ibintu byageze aho birasobanuka. Impamvu rero yo kwandika iyi nkuru ni ukugirango abanyarwanda bumve neza ko ikibazo kiri mu Rwanda atari amoko abantu bakomokamo ahubwo ko ikibazo ari abayitwaza ngo bakomeze bapyinagaze abanyarwanda kubera inyungu zabo bwite cyangwa iz'agatsiko kaba kari ku butegetsi. Mu minsi ishize rero ngo hari umwe mu barwanashya ba FDU wabajijwe n'imwe mu ntore za FPR  impamvu yagiye mu ishyaka ry'abahutu kandi we ngo ari umututsi kandi ngo yarabaye n'umusirikari wa FPR maze undi na we amusubiza atarya iminwa ati nanjye ibya FPR ntubindusha ndabizi neza. Yarongeye ati mbese ko FPR yirukanye Kayumba yamwirukanye ari umuhutu? Ati mbese kwirukana Kayumba ukimika Rwarakabije byo bisobanuye iki? Yakomeje amubaza ati mbese Mushayidi ufunzwe burundu ni umuhutu? Nguko uko yamukuriye inzira ku murima ati ntimugakomeze kutubeshya mutujijisha ati kuko icyo dukeneye ni ukubuka u Rwanda twese nk'abanyarwanda kuko ikinyoma nta mwanya kigifite mu banyarwanda. Mu by'ukuri n'ubwo hakiri bamwe mu banyarwanda bakiyumvamo isura y'ubwoko ariko biragaragara ko ubumwe n'ubwiyunge abanyarwanda ubwabo bashobora kubwiyubakira baramutse bagize ubutegetsi bubaha umwanya ukwiye wo kubwubaka. Aha ni naho hashobora kuva demokarasi n'iterambere nyaryo kuko abanyarwanda ubwabo baba bumva neza uburyo bagomba kwiyubaka no kubaka umusingi w'iterambere nyaryo. Ikibazo gihari ni uko leta ya Kagame ikomeza kubeshya abaturage kugirango batavuga ukuri bityo inyungu yari ifite mu kwimika ikinyoma zigaseseka ikabihomberamo. Nyamara ariko igihe kizagera abanyarwanda bafate iya mbere bange ikinyoma bityo bahitemo inzira nyayo izabageza ku majyambere arambye no kuri demokarasi izira uburyarya n'uburyamirane. Gusa ababigisha amacakubiri mubime amatwi naho ubundi hari igihe ubumwe n'ubwiyunge bizashinga imizi mu rwa Gasabo abagishakira mu moko bamaramare. Nkunda L. Kigali City

Rwanda: Ingabire yatsinze Kagame mu rukiko yanga kwemera nyamara byaragaragaraga ahitamo kwitabaza tekiniki

http://rwanda-in-liberation.blogvie.com/2012/11/10/ingabire-yatsinze-kagame-mu-rukiko-yanga-kwemera-nyamara-byaragaragaraga-ahitamo-kwitabaza-tekiniki/ Ingabire yatsinze Kagame mu rukiko yanga kwemera nyamara byaragaragaraga ahitamo kwitabaza tekiniki Posted on novembre 10th, 2012 par rwanda-in-liberation Igihe umuyobozi w'ishyaka FDU-Inkingi ryanze kwemerwa n'ubutegetsi bwa Kagame ariwe Mme Victoire Ingabire yaburanaga ibyerekeranye no kwica nkana amategeko gukorwa na leta ndetse n'ubucamanza cyane cyane aho yerekanaga ko itegeko riteganya kandi rihana icyaha cy'ingengabitekerezo ya Jenoside ryanyuranyaga kandi ryavuguruzaga itegeko nshinga kandi bizwi hose ko itegeko nshinga ari ryo shingiro ry'andi mategeko, abacamanza bagera ku icyenda bo mu Rukiko rw'Ikirenga rwa Kigali bari bagize inteko yaciye urwo rubanza kimwe n'intumwa ya leta, bavuze ko iryo tegeko nta kibazo ryari rifite ko ngo ryari ryuzuye kandi ntaho ryavuguruzaga itegeko nshinga bityo bemeza ko ikirego cya Ingabire kuri iryo tegeko nta shingiro gifite. Hari taliki 18 Ukwakira 2012 mu gihe haburaga ibyumweru bibiri ngo Urukiko Rukuru narwo rusome urubanza Ingabire yaburanaga mu byaha yaregwaga hakaba harimo icy'ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside ari nacyo yari yararegeye mu rukiko rw'Ikirenga yerekana ko amategeko atubahirizwa. Abumvise imikirize y'urwo rubanza baratangaye cyane uburyo abacamanza birengagiza ibintu bibonwa n'uwo ariwe wese n'utarize amategeko abasha kubyumva ariko bagira bati ntawe uburana n'umuhamba. Ntibyatinze ariko taliki 2 Ugushyingo 2012 minisitiri w'ubutabera Tharcisse Karugarama yagejeje imbere y'inteko ishinga amategeko umushinga w'itegeko ry'ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside ngo inteko iwemeze bityo ujye muri komisiyo uzasohoke ari itegeko rishya. Bamwe mu badepite bagaragaje ko batishimiye uwo mushinga w'itegeko ariko Karugarama yababwiye ko iryo tegeko ngo ritari risobanutse akaba ari nayo mpamvu ngo bagombaga kuwemera byanze bikunze dore ko yanababwiraga ko imiryango mpuzamahanga kimwe n'abatavuga rumwe n'ubutegetsi bakomeje kunenga iryo tegeko ko ritari risobanutse. Nyuma y'uko uwo mushinga wakirwa mu nteko ishinga amategeko abantu bakurikiye iby'uwo mushinga bemeje ko Ingabire yatsinze leta ya Kagame ariko yanga kwemera ko yatsinzwe ahubwo ishaka izindi nzira zo kwikura mu kibazo ica ruhinganyuma ijya gusaba abadepite kwemera kukibi n'icyiza umushinga w'itegeko rihindura iryari risanzweho ari ryo Ingabire yari yabwiwe ko nta kibazo rifite. Mbese buriya abacamanza baciye ruriya rubanza bumva badafite ikimwaro cyo gukoreshwa ibyo nabo babona ko bikocamye bakabyita bizima? Aha kandi ni naho abantu benshi bahera bavuga ko mu Rwanda ubucamanza butigenga kuko ntibyumvikana ukuntu abacamanza bafata icyemezo bwacya minisitiri akakivuguruza ba bacamanza ntihagire n'iyo mu nda ijorora. Ngaho rero aho benshi bahera bemeza ko ubucamanza bwo mu Rwanda butigenga ndetse ko Ingabire yatsinze leta ya Kagame n'ubwo yanze kwemera gutsindwa ngo itava aho yerekana ko Ingabire afite ukuri bikaba byatuma rubanda imubonamo umuyobozi uhamye wayobora u Rwanda mu nzira zirashe. Gusa banahera aho bemeza ko n'ibindi byaha bamushinje byari ibihimbano bigamije kumushyira kure y'ikibuga cya politiki mu Rwanda ariko nabyo ni ukwibeshya kuko gukina politiki bikorwa mu buryo bwinshi kuko n'aho afungiwe ari ubundi buryo bwo gukora politiki ari nabyo bikomeza gutuma leta ya Kagame ikomeza kumungwa no gutakaza imbaraga kugeza n'ubwo yirukankira kwivuguruza isaba ko hatorwa amategeko Ingabire amaze kwerekana ko akocamye. Umusomyi wa RLP Nyarugenge/Kigali