Rwanda Briefing

By

General Kayumba Nyamwasa Col. Patrick Karegeya

Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa Gerald Gahima

 

August 2010

 

Table of contents

 

About the Authors

General Kayumba Nyamwasa

Former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff and Ambassador to India

Col. Patrick Karegeya

Former Chief of External Security Services

Dr Theogene Rudasingwa

Former Secretary General, RPF; Ambassador to the United States and Chief of Staff to the President

Gerald Gahima

Former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Rwanda and Vice President of the Supreme Court

 

I.

 

Introduction 1

II.

 

The challenges that faced Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide 3

III.

 

The status of political governance in Rwanda today 5

a) Destruction of the RPF as a democratic people’s movement……………………… 5

b) Rwanda as a de facto one-party state 7

 

c)

 

 

d)

 

 

e)

 

 

f)

 

National unity and reconciliation 166

g)

State human rights practices 18 Marginalization and exclusion of the Hutu community 14 Democratisation and the rule of law 10 State and separation of powers 8

 

 

 

IV.

 

Paul Kagame’s leadership: An assessment 19

 

Exposing the myths about President Paul Kagame:

 

211

Other myths and misconceptions

310

V.

Implications of the status of political governance in Rwanda 343

VI.

Reflections on a pathway to a peaceful resolution of the Rwanda crisis. 38

 

(a)

 

Promoting freedom as the foundation on which to build peace and shared prosperity for all Rwandans 398

(b)

Undertaking a genuine, inclusive, unconditional and comprehensive national dialogue on the nature and causes of the country’s major problems and on a compact on the future of the country 410

(c)

Establishing a New National Partnership Government to lead Rwanda through a transition to democracy 432

(d)

Engaging the international community including, in particular, Rwanda’s neighbours, to support Rwanda’s reform agenda. 464

Conclusion

498