Rwanda: a country not deterred by its horrendous past

Rwanda: a country not deterred by its horrendous past | TZ

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli enjoys a light moment with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame

Rwanda: a country not deterred by its horrendous past | TZ

Rwanda has just concluded the Genocide Week, in commemoration of the almost one million Rwandans who lost their lives in the macabre genocide of 1994.

For those who know and understand the situation in Rwanda at the time, a lot has changed in the last 22 years since the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power. Naturally, there are voices of dissent against the type of governance President Paul Kagame exercises, a healthy development in its own right, but these voices should not cloud the achievements made so far, under not-so-friendly circumstances.

It is imperative to note that the country charted a path of where it wants to be and how it intends to get there. Not many governments in Africa pursue such dreams with the nostalgia Rwanda does.

For instance, corruption, one of the biggest impediments to social development in Africa, has been dealt a death blow and woe betide those whose penchant it is to dip their fingers in the national coffers. Several have faced this anti-corruption rigour machine, the most recent being Dr Rose Mukankomeje, the Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Agency (REMA). She is answering to charges.

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