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Wednesday, 12 June 2013

International Conference on Rwanda to be held in Brighton in the UK


International Conference on Rwanda to be held in Brighton in the UK

Conference on   RwandaBrighton, in the United Kingdom, from 13th to 14th June 2013, there will be held an International Conference on Rwanda.
The conference is organized by the United Actions for Peace (UAP) and the overall theme of the conference is, "The Challenges of Sustainable Peace and Development in Rwanda".
The conference will be a platform for all Rwandan Political PartiesCivil SocietiesHuman Rights OrganizationsJournalists, Friends of Rwanda and other Rwanda's stakeholders interested in sustainable Peace and Development in Rwanda to share views and ideas.
It will be an opportunity to collectively collaborate and synthesis diverse proposals, views and ideas for a peaceful transformation.
The main conclusion of the conference will be reflected and incorporated into the declaration of Brighton, to be considered and adopted by the participants at the conference.
The working languages of the conference will be Kinyarwanda, French and English.
Should you have further queries about the conference or you would like to attend please address to the secretary of the conference at conference@uap.org.uk

International Conference on Rwanda to be held in Brighton in the UK


International Conference on Rwanda to be held in Brighton in the UK

Conference on   RwandaBrighton, in the United Kingdom, from 13th to 14th June 2013, there will be held an International Conference on Rwanda.
The conference is organized by the United Actions for Peace (UAP) and the overall theme of the conference is, "The Challenges of Sustainable Peace and Development in Rwanda".
The conference will be a platform for all Rwandan Political PartiesCivil SocietiesHuman Rights OrganizationsJournalists, Friends of Rwanda and other Rwanda's stakeholders interested in sustainable Peace and Development in Rwanda to share views and ideas.
It will be an opportunity to collectively collaborate and synthesis diverse proposals, views and ideas for a peaceful transformation.
The main conclusion of the conference will be reflected and incorporated into the declaration of Brighton, to be considered and adopted by the participants at the conference.
The working languages of the conference will be Kinyarwanda, French and English.
Should you have further queries about the conference or you would like to attend please address to the secretary of the conference at conference@uap.org.uk

[VIDEO] TANZANIYA IRASHAKIRA U RWANDA EJO HEZA

RWANDA: NI GUTE UMUTURAGE YAKWITWARA IGIHE LETA YANANIWE KWUBAHIRIZA INSHINGANO ZAYO


NI GUTE UMUTURAGE YAKWITWARA IGIHE LETA YANANIWE KWUBAHIRIZA INSHINGANO ZAYO

Rwanda mapUbusanzwe Leta ni urwego ruhagarariye inyungu z'abaturage bagize igihugu runaka, ikaba yaratekerejwe mu bihe bya kera cyane hagamijwe kworoshya imibanire y'abantu, aho bamwe mu baturage babifitiye ububasha bafataga ibitekerezo byabo bwite, bifitiye rubanda inyungu, kandi bisembura imibereho myiza n'amahoro mu bantu, bakabisobanurira imbaga y'abaturage basangiye igihugu, imibereho, umuco, ibara ry'uruhu, isano n'ibindi byinshi bihuza abantu maze bakiyambura uburenganzira runaka bushingiye ku bumuntu bakabwegurira iyo Leta, iba iteye nk'ishyirahamwe rigamije guteza abo baturage imbere, rihagarariwe n'umwe muribo bitoreye, bakurikije ubuhanga n'ubushobozi runaka bamubonyemo, kandi bubafitiye akamaro bushingiye ku ntego bihaye kugeraho, ibibazo bifuza gukemura n'ibindi byinshi, aha niho usanga abantu biyemeza kwiyambura uburenganzira bwabo n'ubwigenge bumwe na bumwe, bagaha ububasha bwisumbuye iyo Leta yabo, kugirango ibafashe kuzana umutuzo, amahoro, iterambere n'ubutabera kandi ibi bikaba bitagerwaho iyo Leta idahawe ubwo bubasha, kuko kameremuntu ubwayo igiye itandukana nkuko abantu badahuza imyumvire.
Aha rero niho usanga Leta iba ikeneye kugira igihugu (ubutaka, imisozi, amashyamba, ikirere, inzuzi n'iby'agaciro byose birimo), ibikoresho, umutungo (amafaranga n'ibikorwa bibyara inyungu), amategeko ayigenga (Itegekonshinga n'andi mategeko yose), inzego z'ubutegetsi zigenga(nukuvuga buri rwego rufite ububasha bwo kwiyobora kandi rutavangirwa n'urundi), abantu bayikorera (aribo twita abakozi ba Leta) bagizwe n'abayobozi/abategetsi n'abaturage basanzwe, ari nabo shingiro rya byose, kuko mbere yuko umuntu aba umutegetsi/umuyobozi muri Leta aba agomba mbere na mbere kuba umuturage, aha ntanubwo kuba umuturage gusa bihagije kuko aba agomba kuba umuturage mwiza (ujijutse, w'inyangamugayo, inararibonye, ureba kure kandi ufite ubushobozi bwo gutekerereza abantu benshi icyabagirira akamaro, kandi akarangwa n'urukundo no kuba intangarugero muri byose) usobanukiwe n'amateka y'igihugu cye, uzi aho kiva nn'aho kigana kuko aba areberera abaturage benshi batandukanye, abifashijwemo n'izindi nzego zitandukanye kandi zigenga, kuko umuntu umwe atabasha no kuyobora umudugudu hatabayeho ubufatanye, urukundo n'ubwubahane hagati ye n'abaturage bamutoye, bityo ibikorwa bya Leta bikaba bigenwa bikanashyirwa mu mategekonshinga, ayo nayo akaba ari amasezerano(igihango) akorwa hagati y'umuturage, aho uyu yiyambura zimwe mu nyungu, uburenganzira, umutungo n'ubudahangarwa bye, akabishyira mu maboko y'urwego rukuru yishyiriyeho arirwo Leta kugirango rumutunganyirize ibyo we kugiti cye atabasha gukora, aha twavuga, nk'ubutabera, umutekano, uburezi, ubuvuzi, kwubaka imihanda, gutunganya amazi n'amashanyarazi, gutunganya ubuhinzi n'ibindi. Niyo mpamvu umuturage kandi yiyemeza kwubahiriza amategeko ashyirwaho n'urwo rwego kuko aba arengera inyungu ya benshi, akiyemeza gutanga amaboko ye akorera Leta kuko aba yizeyeko yikorera, akemera gutanga imisoro, kugirango iyo Leta ibeho kandi igire ubushobozi bwo kumugeza kubikorwa yifuza kugeraho, akemera gutanga amaboko ye mu bikorwa bitandukanye birimo umuganda, kurwanira igihugu igihe cyatewe n'ibiza cyangwa umwanzi agamije guhungabanya umutekano, gufasha mu bikorwa by'ubutabazi nta kiguzi n'ibindi byinshi, kuko icyo gihe aba yumva ari ishema, Leta ye imubereyeho kandi igamije kumurinda we n'ibye byose.
Ubusanzwe rero abantu (abaturage n'abategetsi) usanga batabasha kwumva neza ijambo Leta icyo risobanura, impamvu yaryo n'inshingano zayo, ahubwo bakabyitiranya n'abantu runaka bitewe n'umuco wo kwiha ububasha burenze ububa bwumvikanyweho bikorwa na bamwe mu bayobozi/bategetsi, akenshi usanga nabo ubwabo badasobanukiwe, bityo bagakoresha nnabi ububasha bahabwa, ndetse bakanarengera cyane, aho usanga aho kurengera inyungu z'umuturage, abo bayobozi ahubwo aribo bahinduka Leta, bakanaba abaturage nyamara ibi bitabaho, ubundi nkuko nabivuze haruguru, umuyobozi/umutegetsi abanza kuba umuturage mwiza mbere yo kugirirwa icyizere n'abaturage, agomba kugaragaza imyifatire runaka, akenshi iba irimo ubutwari budasanzwe, uburere bwiza n'ubupfura buranga umuturage muzima kugirango agirirwe icyizere cyo kuyobora abaturage benshi nkawe, akaba agomba kumenya mbere na mbere gutandukanya ibikorwa bye nk'umuturage, n'ibikorwa bye nk'umuyobozi/umutegetsi w'abaturage aho agomba kumenya gutandukanya inyungu bwite nn'inyungu rusange, igihe cyose rero habayeho kubohoza ubutegetsi no guhatira abaturage kugutora nyamara utujuje ibisabwa, igihe cyose habaye amarangamutima mw'ishyirwaho ry'umuyobozi/umutegetsi runaka, haba hashingiwe ku muryango avukamo (ubwami), ubwoko ukomokamo cyyangwa itsinda runaka ry'abantu bbagize ubwiganze ku bandi, ntihakurikizwe ubushobozi bwawe nk'umuntu, bitera ibibazo bitandukanye kandi bifite ingaruka zikomeye ku gihugu cyose, kuko akenshi ubushobozi bwawe buke no kudakorera mu mucyo, bituma uha abaturage ibyo badakwiriye kuko uba utanabizi, aha nimwibaze ufashe umuntu utazi gutwara imodoka utaranabihuguriwe ukamuha gutwara imodoka, ibishoboka ni uko iyo modoka itava aho iri, cyangwa se inahavuye amahirwe menshi nuko yakora impanuka, n'ubuyobozi rero ni uko bigenda.
U Rwanda rero ni kimwe mu bihugu byagiye bihura n'ibibazo by'ubujiji busanzwe mu mubare munini w'abaturage, bityo ibi bifasha cyane mu mitunganyirize y'igihugu cyacu (aha nirinze kuvuga Leta, kuko igihugu kizahoraho ariko Leta zizahinduka, ndavuga uburyo bw'imitunganyirize y'ubutetgetsi/ubuyobozi bw'igihugu), umubare munini w'abaturage usanga utabasha gutandukanya Leta n'igihugu, umutegetsi/umuyobozi na Leta, bityo ugasanga umuntu ashobora kwitwaza ubujiji bw'abanyarwanda akabumvishako ariwe byose, adhari bapfa bagashira, ndetse ibi bikaba bias n'ukuri, abategetsi b'u Rwanda bagiye bita cyane ku bubasha bwabo bwite nk'abantu aho kwita ku bubasha bw'inzego zigize igihugu, zo zishobora kumara igihe kinini kirenze imyaka umuntu kugiti cye amara kw'isi, bityo kujyaho kwabo ugasanga bikorwa mu kavuyo hakajyaho abadashoboye cyangwa se abbadakwiye kuyobora kuko usanga ahanini, nta burere, ubunyangamugayo, ubupfura, kujijuka, ubunararibonye no kujijuka baba barusha abandi baturage, doreko ahubwo uzasanga aria bantu bazi kwishakira ibyubahiro, badatinya kwica no gushyamiranya abantu, ibi bakaba babikuramo igitinyiro, kabone nubwo babikoreramo amahano, noneho kubera kuba indakoreka bakigabiza ubutegetsi, bagakoresha ubwenge bafite, uko bungana, rimwe na rimwe ugasanga batekereje amategeko ari munyungu zabo, bbakayitirira abaturage hanyuma kubera za nyungu ntibubahirize amategeko bo ubwabo bashyiriyeho, bagahora bakorera mu cyuka, gukandamiza abaturage, kwica, kwiba, gusenya ndetse bagasimbura inzego zose, hagasigara bo bakomeye, batinyitse ndetse bikagera ubwo biyitiranya n'inzego bakoreramo, bagahinduka utumana.
Ibibazo rero igihugu cyacu kiri kunyuramo, byahozeho kandi bizahoraho igihe cyose abaturage mutazafata iyambere mukwisubiza ububasha bwanyu mwahoranye, mugatangira ibintu bundi bushya, kuko tumaze kugira amasomo menshi kandi ahagije yagiye aranga Leta zitandukanye uko zagiye zisimburana mu Rwanda, kuburyo abanyarwanda bibwirako ko bavumwe n'Imana kubera ntamutegetsi n'umwe wari washyira mugaciro ngo akosore amakosa yagiye akorwa n''abamubanjirije, impamvu ibitera akaba ari ntayindi, ni bwa bushobozi buke buranga abo bategetsi/abayobozi badafite ububasha n'ubushobozi bwo kwiyobora ubwabo usibye no kuyobora igihugu, nkaba nabagereranya n'umushoferi utazi gutwara imodoka wiha gutwara ku nshuro yambere ntawumwerekeye, yewe ntanaho yabonye batwara, ugonga imodoka cyangwa ntabashe no kuyishitura, nicyo kimwe n'abategtsi bavuzwe haruguru, bazahora batudindiza, batwica, baducamo ibice, bbatubibamo amatiku ashingiye ku vanguramoko batwigiha ubugome butandukanye no guhora mu ntambara, twisenyera kandi tunicana nkaho ntabundi buryo twakemuramo ibibazo byacu, ikibabaje no kurushaho kandi nuko ivanwaho ryabo rihitana byinshi, abantu n'ibintu birahatikirira kuko baba badashaka kurekura ku neza, impamvu suko baba bagikennye, hoya impamvu nyamukuru nuko baba batinya kubazwa amakosa baba barakoze ajyanye nn'ubushobozi buke cyangwa se uburiganya buvanzemo ubwicanyi no gusenya igihugu baba baranyuzemo bajya ku butegetsi, doreko baba bataranyuze mu buryo bw'amatora asanzwe ngo baramutswe ubutegetsi/ubuyobozi bw'igihugu.
Mumaze rero kwumva bikeya bijyanye n'ibisubizo by'ibibazo byinshi mumaze igihe mumbaza, aho abenshi bagaragaza impungenge zuko Leta ya Kagame ibangamiye abanyarwanda, ibica, ibabiibamo inzangano ikoresheje inzego z'umutekano w'igihugu, izi zikaba zarahindutse urwego ruhuriye ku bugizi bwa nabi, aho gukora ibikorwa birinda ubusugire n'umutekano w'abaturage zisigaye zibica, zikabakorera ibikorwa by'iyicarubozo, zigasahura umutungo w'igihugu (doreko izi nzego zikoresha akayabo kakabaye gakora ibikorwa by'iterambere nk'uburezi, ubuvuzi, kurwanya ubukene n'inzara no kwubaka ibikrwaremezo…), Kagame ubwe akaba akomeje kwica nnkana amategeko we ubwe yishyiriyeho akayitirira abanyarwanda, aho atinyuka gutuka abanyarwanda ibitutsi ntasubiramo, akababwira ko ariwe gusa ushoboye kuyobora u Rwanda agamije kubajijisha no kudutegeka ubuziraherezo nyamara tuzi neza ko Leta yacu dutangamo imisoro n'amahoro n'imisanzu itandukanye, ushyizeho n'inkunga z'amahanga, iyo Leta ikomeje gukena, igakeneshwa nkana, aho umutungo wose wayo ukomeje gusahurwa ujyanwa mu mitungo bwite ya Kagame na FPR ahagarariye, ibi bakaba babikora za nzego navugaga zitwako zihari ntihagire na rumwe rumukumira kuko zose azirusha imbaraga, izi nzego kandi zikaba zikomeje gutangwaho akayabo aho usanga gukorera Leta byarahindutse umushinga wunguka, igihe abaturage batunze iyo Let abo bicwa n'inzara, ubukene, ibura ry'akazi ndetse bikaba aggahomamunwa aho abanyeshuri bamburwa buruse, igihe abadepite badafitiye n'igihugu akamaro barimo guhembwa akayabo ngo bakunde baceceke n'ibindi byinshi ntavugira hano mwagiye mukomozaho.
Nkaba nabahumuriza ku mpungenge mufite kandi nanjye dusangiye zishingiye ku buryo twasesa amasezerano na Leta iriho tukishyiriraho indi, ifite ku mutima inyungu z'abbaturage, ibi bigakorwa mu mutuzo, hatabayeho intambara kuko ntawakwifuza kwicwa cyangwa gusenya igihugu cye igihe cyose yaba arumuturage mwiza, nkaba nsanga iyi nzira yo kwigobotora ubutegetsi bubi bw'igitugu, buduhatira kubaho nabi, bukaduteranya, bukatwica, bukadusahura turebera bukoresheje amayeri y'ibinyoma, iyo nzira yo kubikora mu mahoro n'umutuzo kandi tudashyamiranye n'abicanyi bigaruriye igihugu cyacu bishoboka nkuko nzabibereka mu nyandiko zitandukanye ndimo kubategurira. Mbere rero yo kubereka ishingiro ry'uru rugamba rutoroshye kandi rusaba ubufataye bw'abaturage, nagiraga ngo mbanze mbasabe kubanza kwikuramo inzitizi zose zihobora kubangamira iki gikorwa, kuko bisaba ko tubanza kwikuramo ibidutanya byose, byaba inyungu zitaziguye cyangwa ziziguye twaba dutekereza kuuzageraho nyuma y'uru rugamba, aha ndabizi benshi baba batekereza ku myanya bazahabwa ngo nabo batuyobore uko bishakiye, kabone nubwo baba badafite imigambi myiza kandi ifitiye igihugu akamaro mugihe kirambye, hari abandi nabo bacyibona mu moko cyane bibaza bati ninde twakwizera ko azatuyobora mur'uru rugamba niba tudahuje ubwoko, hari n'abibwirako bo ibi byose bitabareba kubwo kuba aribo bagize inzego za Leta iriho, aho bakoreshwa ibikorwa by'ubwicanyi, urugomo no gusebanya bagamije guheza abagaragaza ibitekerezo bitandukanye n'iby'uwo bakorera, aho bakunze kwibasira abanyarwanda bagenzi babo babita amazina mabi bagamije kubambura ubumuntu, ngo baboneko bakomeza kurya iby'ubusa, nababwirako bibeshya cyane, kuko ibyo kurya bakomora mu mirimo yemewe n'amategeko kandi itabasiga ibyaha aruburenganzira busesuye bwabo, bityo nkabahamagarira kwitandukanya n'ubucakara bakoreshwa n'ingoma y'ibinyoma, kuko iyo ngoma nibo bayitiza umurindi, itabafite ntiyabaho, kandi imbaraga irata ni uko ifite abantu bemeye kuba inkundamugayo kubw'inyungu, uyu munsi mwitandukanyije nayo mwaba murokoye benshi kandi namwe mwigiriye neza, kuko isi ntambabazi igira, murebe kure, murebe ingaruka ziri mubikorwa bibi mukorera bene wanyu, abana banyu, abagore banyu, ababyeyi banyu, inshuti, umuryango wanyu ndetse n'igihugu cyanyu muri rusange, bityo mwitandukanye nabyo bigishoboka kuko impinduka irakomanga ku rugi, ibyibano ntibiramba, muhumure, nitumara kwivanamo izindiro ry'ikibazo muzabaho neza kandi ntacyo mwishisha, kuko iby'amaraso ya bene so murimo kumena ku maherere ntamunezero muzabiboneramo.
Ikindi nababwira nuko, abihisha inyuma y'impinduka igomba kubaho mu Rwanda baziko bizabafasha kwihisha ubutabera, ngo ngaho bazafata ubtegetsi maze ibyaha bakoze badashaka kwatura no gusabira imbabazi byibagirane nabo baribeshya cyane, kuko kwubakira ku muco mui wo kudahana nibyo bitugejeje aha turi, nabasabaga kubanza kwumva neza ko iyi mpinduka igomba kuba iya nyuma, ntabwo tuzongera kugwa mu mutego nkuwo twaguyemo kenshi, ubu noneho inzego z'ubutegetsi/ubuyobozi zizashyirwaho nyuma zigomba gushyira inyungu z'abenegihugu imbere y'ibindi byose, amoko, uturere, amadini n'ibindi bitandukanya abantu bizaburizwamo, kuko bitazajya hejuru y'ubunyarwanda twese duhuriyeho, ahubwo bizajya bikoreshwa mukugena ibikorwa runaka, hagamijwe guteza imbere abanyantegenke kuko bagiye birenngagizwa kenshi, ndetse bigatuma habaho kwikunda birenze, aho ibibazo by'u Rwanda usanga bitezwa kandi bikanashakirwa umuti n'amoko abiri ariyo abahutu n'abatutsi, nyamara dufite ubundi bwoko bw'abatwa bwagiye buhutazwa n'ibikorwa bibi by'aya moko, kuburyo nniyo habayeho agahenge ntacyo bakorerwa kandi amategeko atubeshyera ko tungana imbere y'amategeko, aha nkaba nababwirako hagomba kuzitabwaho iritsinda ry'abanyarwanda aho gushaka gupfukirana ibintu tuvugako ntabwoko bubaho, mugihe ruswa ishingiye kuvanguramoko n'irondakarere ikomeje kuvuza ubuhuha muri Leta iyobowe na FPR, ibi byose bikaba bikubye mu bisubizo birambye bigoba kuzatekerezwaho kandi tuzahatanira kwumvikanisha igihe cyose impindka izaba igezweho.
Mu buryo bwihutirwa kandi nkaba nasaba abaturage kuba bitandukanyije n'ibikorwa bimwe na bimwe bya Leta, ibi bigakoranwa ubwenge bwinshi no kwigengesera, tugamije ko Leta icika integer bityo ikagera kurwego rwo gutega amatwi abaturage ikora ibyo bo bashaka, bitari ibyo Leta igizwe n'agatsiko ishaka, aha dushobora nko gusaba Leta guhindura ingingo y''amatora y'abadepite, aho abaturage bahabwa ububasha busesuye bwo kwitorera mu buryo butaziguye (direct) abadepite mu matora ataha, kuko bijya gucika Kagame yatwibye ububasha bwacu bwo kwihitiramo abadukwiriye, kandi tugasaba ko komisiyo y'amatora yaba yigenga, ariko nkuko mubizi, dusanzwe tuziko Leta irimo abantu bahora biteguye kumena amaraso y'uwo wese ushaka gusaba ko ibintu bihinduka, bityo mu rwego rwo kwirinda guhutazwa, ubu nonaha, mutangire mwige kwitandukanya nayo, nkubu dukoze ikintu twese hamwe, tukanga gusora nko mukwezi kwa Nyakanga (July) tukabikorera icyarimwe kandi ntawe tubibwiye, Leta yatangira gucisha make, cyane ko ubukene buri mugihugu ntawutabubona, tuvuze ko twabuze ayo gusora kuko tutacuruje, twayatanze mu Kigega Agaciro cyangwa kyindi misoro ikabije Leta yaka hirya no hino, tukababeshyako tuzayazana igihe azabonekera, bigakorwa n'abanyarwanda bose, twagira icyo duhindura, gutyo gutyo, kurusha uko twakwigabiza imihanda bakaturasa cyangwa bakadukubita amahiri no kudufunga bitabuze, njyewe nkaba nariyemeje kubikorana ubwitange, ndetse mu mutekano, kuko ntanurabasha kuntahura, ibi bikaba byaragiye bikunda mu mpinduka zakozwe mu mahoro mu bihugu by'Ubuhinde aho abaturage bayobowe na Ghandi birukanye abakoroni b'abongereza, Mandela akabikoresha n'abandi nka Martin Luther King Jr muri Amerika, natwe twabikora kandi neza bucece, dupfa kugira umuntu ubidutekerereza kandi witeguye kutuyobora mur'uru rugamba, njyewe n'abandi benshi twabikora, mwe icyo musabwa n'ukwumvira no guhuriza hamwe ibitekerezo n'imbaraga, mpamyako Leta y'igitugu mu gihe gito yabura amafaranga yanyanyagizaga muri ba maneko bayo, igisirikare kikabonako Kagame adashyigikiwe n'abaturage, bityo kikadufasha kumukuraho kuko abangamiye byinshi, kandi ibi bikozwe neza, byaturinda kugwa mu mutego mutindi w aba rusahurira munduru bihisha inyuma y'ibibazo by'abaturage bakabohoza ubutegetsi, ibintu bikunda kurangira nabi nkuku, bigahora bitubuza gutera imbere, nimucyo dushyire hamwe,twirengagize ibibazo byacu bwite, turebere hamwe uko twahanga ikindi gihugu gishya aho buri wese azaba afite uburenganzira bungana n'ubw'undi, kandi igihe cyose uhutajwe ukazaba wizeye ko ubutabera bukurenganura.
Twese biratureba, maze ibitekerezo byanyu nibyo biduha imbaraga, kandi dutandukanye n'abanyyepolitiki kuko bo birbera inyungu zabo mugihe cy'iyi mpinduka, mukomeze munyandikire kuri facebook kuko nibwo buryo butekanye kugeza ubu dufite bwo guteguriramo impinduka twifuza. Nitumara kubona ibitekerezo byanyu n'uburyo mushyigikiyemo impinduka ikozwe mu mutuzo tuzakomeza kuberekera uburyo twahangamuramo agatsiko k'amabandi n'abicanyi bagamije gusenya igihugu twese dukunda aho kavanyeho inzego zose, nta butabera, nta burezi, nta buvuzi buzima, nta mutekano abaturage baricwa ntihagire n'ubaza, ibi kandi bikaba biteye impungenge kuko tudahagurutse izo nkongi n'ubwicanyi nitwe ejo bizaba bitwara ubuzima, igihe ni iki ngiki, ntawundi uzabidukemurira uretse twe ubwacu (abanyarwanda uko bari mu moko atatu n'abavanze cyangwa abimukira, bose bose ntawuvanguwe).
Kanyarwanda.

Rwandan knowledge based-economy illusion


Rwandan knowledge based-economy illusion

By David Himbara
ICT NETWORK
ICT NETWORK
President Paul Kagame personally launched the "the National Information Communication Infrastructure (NICI) Plan" in 2000, which aimed to transform Rwanda into a knowledge based-economy by the year 2020. Phase 1 of NICI (2000-2005) was to create the enabling environment for building a knowledge economy; Phase 2 (2006-2011) was to build the required IT infrastructure and human capital base; in Phase 3 (2012-2016) IT-based services and products would begin to enter the global market place; Phase 4 (2016-2020) would see Rwanda cruising towards becoming a knowledge-based economy with a middle-income status of US$900 GDP per capita – a figure later increased to US$1,200 GDP per capita.
Unknown to the gullible visitor, most of this was propaganda hot air. In fact Google never set foot in Rwanda – it went to neighboring Kenya instead. For one thing, a Google server/station would probably need some 50 megawatts of electricity which would have plunged Rwanda into darkness as that was the equivalent to total installed power in the country at the time.
ILLUSION: Our naïve guest near nearing her hotel in downtown Kigali had learnt with great admiration of President Kagame's tireless efforts in transforming Rwanda into a knowledge-based economy. She has over the years followed with great interest the extensive coverage the Rwandan president receives in global media, not least about the many deserving awards he regularly wins for his remarkable efforts. Now to be in Kigali, in the land of a great African IT head of state was so exciting. She remembered especially how a leading American journal, Fortune, described the Rwandan President when back in 2007 he had lunch with senior Google executives including CEO Eric Schmidt at the company's campus in Mountain View in California. That is when the Internet giant announced its plans to make available to Rwanda free of charge its Google Apps-web-based applications – something that would change the face of Rwanda in such critical areas as training staff server-maintenance, in buying PC-based software and in developing and maintaining e-mail systems. Who indeed would not be impressed that a country generally known for violence had already by 2007 achieved such an amazing feat – not only computers but also broadband connections previously unheard of in this part of the world.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/28/news/companies/pluggedin_Gunther_Rwanda.fortune/
REALITY: Unknown to the gullible visitor, most of this was propaganda hot air. In fact Google never set foot in Rwanda – it went to neighboring Kenya instead. For one thing, a Google server/station would probably need some 50 megawatts of electricity which would have plunged Rwanda into darkness as that was the equivalent to total installed power in the country at the time. Worse still, there were hardly any broadband connections in 2007 – In fact, while President Kagame was having a photo opportunity with Google executives, behind the scenes he was busy sacking Terracom, which was supposedly building "the fastest communications backbone in Africa."
According to NICI plan, Rwanda should right now be exporting IT-based services and products. The then RITA's head, Sem Ochuodho had claimed in 2006 that "By the time the NICI program concludes, we hope to be able to export software and systems worth $50-100 million every year." 
Here is the Rwandan IT reality and the key stages/outcomes in the implementation of President Kagame's infamous NICI since he launched it 13 years ago.
• 2000 – NICI Plan launched; Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) later becomes the implementing agency, located directly in President Kagame's office;
• 2003 – New NICI Plan driver installed; this is Sam Nkusi, minister of communications supported by Sem Ochuodho as head of RITA – Nkusi is sacked in 2004;
• 2004 – Preparations for building IT infrastructure begin; Greg Wyler buys Rwandatel with the goal of using it as a backbone to create Africa's fastest broadband connections, including the infrastructure on the top of Mt Kalisimbi – Greg Wyler is sacked in 2007 when he tries to team up with 'the father of telecommunications in Africa' Miko Rwayitare;
• 2004 – New NICI Plan driver installed; this is Albert Butare, the new minister in charge of communications – RITA's Ochuodho sacked in 2006;
• 2006 – Rwanda's IT Park for creating IT entrepreneurs, start-ups, IT-bases services and products is established at Telecom House supervised by RITA and Minister in-charge of communications;
• 2006 – President Paul Kagame begins his global campaign to drum support for his transformation agenda towards knowledge-based economy – wins first award for best head of state in Africa in support of ICT – again in 2007 and after; many awards follow;
• 2007 – New NICI Plan driver installed as Minister Butare is purged of the communications portfolio for 'poor performance' – Romain Murenzi becomes the Minister of IT in Office of the President and David Kanamugire as his Permanent Secretary; Nkubito Bakuramutsa becomes head of RITA;
• 2007 – Rwandatel, after being re-nationalized after the Greg Wyler disaster, is now sold to the Libyans. The determining fact is not IT but to make more cash for building IT infrastructure;
• 2007 – Korea Telcom begins to build a 2,300 kilometer fiber-optic cable and Kigali Wireless Broadband;
• 2009 – New NICI Plan driver installed; Romain Murenzi crashes out and resigns – Ignace Gatare becomes the Minister of IT in Office of the President, with David Kanamugire his PS;
• 2009 – RITA scrapped as a free standing agency; it is incorporated into the Rwanda Development Board – Nkubito Bakuramutsa sacked and replaced by Patrick Nyirishema;
• 2011 – The Kagame government announces that it is looking for a private operator to manage the completed IT infrastructure worthy over US$100million;
• 2011 – Rwandatel collapses and is liquidated to pay back debts worth US$89 million;
• 2012 – Rwandatel's masks are purchased by Airtel;
• 2012 – The post of Minister in the Office of the President in-charge of IT is scrapped – Ignace Gatare reduced from minister to Director General of Science and Technology Commission; strangely, IT is at the same time transferred to Ministry of Youth, and Information, Communication and Technology headed by Minister Jean Philbert Nsengimana;
• 2013 – Remains of Rwandatel , namely its copper wire and fibre as well as customer base are purchased by Liquid Telcom, whose representative in Rwanda is no other than Sam Nkusi;
• 2013 – RDB announces that the ICT Park at Telecom House "was really a small level pilot" and that the real ICT city will soon be built at the Kigali Special Economic Zone.
According to NICI plan, Rwanda should right now be exporting IT-based services and products. The then RITA's head, Sem Ochuodho had claimed in 2006 that "By the time the NICI program concludes, we hope to be able to export software and systems worth $50-100 million every year." http://www.summitreports.com/rwanda/ict.htm
What sort of export software, systems, or outsourced work then is presently being performed in Rwanda after 13 years of implementing President Kagame's NICI Plan? How many IT entrepreneurs or start-ups have emerged and distinguished themselves in the domestic or foreign markets? Zero! Zilch! Nothing beyond your routine sim-card selling and internet-surfing services led by RPF's own MTN Rwanda which continues to thrive, while Rwandatel was sold, re-owned and sold again to provide funds for implementing the juvenile NICI Plan.
Now folks, if you wish to cry for your country, read what the current Rwandan officials in charge of IT are telling you with regards to where the 13 years of NICI Plan have taken Rwanda.http://www.rdb.rw/rdb/ict.html
What you read on the RDB website confirms one's worst fears of who is running Rwanda.
Here are the highlights of what they are saying:
• "Information and Communication Technology is a central engine to driving Rwanda's transformation to a knowledge based economy";
• Rwanda is "acknowledged by allocating a budget to ICT – as a percentage of its GDP – that is at par with OECD countries."
• "Rwanda continues to be one of the fastest growing African countries in ICT;"
• Rwanda's ICT Competitive advantage includes "cheap labor compared to other countries in the Region", "low levels of corruption – Zero tolerance" and "strong & visionary leadership;"
• Total IT infrastructure investment so far is "US$ 150million."
Perhaps the biggest insult to Rwandans by Kagame officials is the lie that the IT Park at Telecom House implemented since 2006 "was really a small level pilot" and that the real thing is about to happen in the Kigali Special Economic Zone."
Surely assure me that these are not April Fools' Day sick jokes. How can IT possibly be "the central engine" in the current IT shambles in Rwanda? How can "cheap labour" be a competitive advantage in IT? What has "strong" leadership or "zero tolerance for corruption" have to do with IT? And with a mere US$150million IT infrastructure assets, how can Rwanda possibly belong to the same league as OECD countries – do the people running RDB even understand the term 'OECD'? I doubt President Kagame's planners – whom he changes like underwear – have even visited their own East African neighborhood, let alone OECD countries. Let them visit Kenya which is currently building 'Silicon Savannah' as a regional hub for the next generation of digital industry leaders. Nairobi is already a hub in its own right – hosting the biggest brands in the world of technology, including Google, Intel, and Microsoft and doing thriving business in millions of dollars. These global players join local actors, not least Safaricom and its innovative invention of M-Pesa to take advantage of the existing hi-tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists ready to become part of Konza Technology City, soon to be the home of Silicon Savannah some 60 outside Nairobi. And while Kagame's Rwanda talks of US$150million IT development, Konza will swallow no less than US$14.5 billion-worth of infrastructure.
Perhaps the biggest insult to Rwandans by Kagame officials is the lie that the IT Park at Telecom House implemented since 2006 "was really a small level pilot" and that the real thing is about to happen in the Kigali Special Economic Zone." http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15239&a=62858
Where in the world did you ever hear of a seven-year IT pilot project "which would give us an idea of how an ICT city would be"? The arrogant infant abusing our intelligence by feeding us such trash is not aware that great IT companies started in garages, including Amazon, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard. Somebody tell this would-be public servant that it is the brainpower and innovation, stupid – not space!http://www.retireat21.com/blog/10-companies-started-garages

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