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
