The Untold Stories: Louise Mushikiwacu(bo) defending the indefensible, but for how long?
When Iddi Amin Dada the president of Uganda from 1971-1979 nominated Princess Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Akiiki of Toro as Foreign Minister from February 1974- November 1974 people thought that she will change the attitude of Idi Amin who was not only ruthless but also an ignorant leader. A talented actress, top black model, lawyer, government Minister, UN Representative, Ambassador and rebel collaborator defended the government of Idd Amin until herself was a victim of what she was defending.
Like Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, Louise Mushikiwabo is now a hostage of the system, it is now very difficult for her to get out of the talons of the Eagle. Whereas it is true that Rwanda might be creating a buffer Zone for her security, denial after denial creates conspiracy theories on the proper motives of Rwanda invading another Sovereign State. The regime in Kigali has killed her citizens and the same lady has come out defending the killers, arguing that, all the disappearances and murders are just empty talks of the enemies of Rwanda.
The human rights watch has come out with the date and place of the meeting of John Bosco Ntaganda with a Rwandan Military Official, our sister Louise this time chose to keep silent and seized making Radio announcements hoping that the Tsunami will just pass like other Tornadoes. Does she release the cost of human life her defenses and utterances are costing both Rwanda and Congo? Will she be able one day to stand and defend what she is defending now in any court of law?
When Tariq Aziz the former Deputy Prime Minster of Iraq was defending Sadam Hussein and his government, little did he know that one day he will be alone in a dock answering what the system he was part of did and of course his role in that system. Is my sister Louise aware of that day?
When the Plane of once a President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana was shot which preceded the unprecedented genocide of the 20th Century, the  Security Council discussed sending a larger peacekeeping force to Rwanda with a broader mandate to protect civilians, the RPF feared that the force might interfere with its goal of military victory. Its leaders may have been particularly concerned that the French might use the force to protect the interim government. Instead of welcoming the move and urging speedy implementation, the then RPF spokesman in Brussels opposed it and asserted that there were no more Tutsi to be saved. On April 30, Gerald Gahima and Claude Dusaidi who at the time were the RPF political bureau attendants reiterated in a slightly less forceful statement which declared:
“The time for U.N. intervention is long past. The genocide is almost completed. Most of the potential victims of the regime have either been killed or have since fled.
The statement continued:
Consequently, the Rwandese Patriotic Front hereby declares that it is categorically opposed to the proposed U.N. intervention force and will not under any circumstances cooperate in its setting up and operation. In view of the forgoing the Rwandese Patriotic Front:
Calls upon the U.N. Security Council not to authorize the deployment of the proposed force as U.N. intervention at this stage can no longer serve any useful purpose as far as stopping the massacres is concernedâ€
Indeed, apart from being greedy for power, RPF was wrong, even a single life is invaluable, and if you can ask Gerald Gahima now, he will tell you the same thing.
Why Louise is closing her eyes on the innocent people who disappear in both Rwanda and Congo on almost daily basis?
She is very intelligent and a diplomat like Elizabeth Bagaya serving a regime that is ruthless not only for Rwandans but also neighbors. If the list of the innocent people is put out in the light after this regime, what will she say? I have never had a chance to talk to Elizabeth Bagaya on how she blindly served a man who had no respect for the rule of law when she was herself a lawyer.
Dear Louise Mushikiwacu, although you might think that you are innocent because you are not directly committing any murder, your continued defense, is aiding, abetting and assisting crimes against humanity, therefore the case you will answer in future is not commission but omission. It’s high time you got some advice from legal professionals on your role in all this mess in Rwandan and Congo.
Jacqueline UmulungiÂ
Brussels.
I feel terribly sorry about what Mushikiwacu is going through: “to be or not to be a foreign minister for such a regime?”this is the question resounding over and over again in her mind.Sorry mam.You better resign.
Mr Man…why you feel sorry?what do you think she is going through? she is working for the governement and she is doing well her job.she has worked hard to restore the good relationship with Uganda, France, South Africa, DRC, and you should also be proud that Your mother country is having a lot of good friends.this doesnt profit only Kagame bu we the people also get good benefits from it.mwange kagame uko mushaka ariko hari byiza byinshi yakoze.amakosa akora nayo nundi wese yayakora nawe nturi shyashya.no kuganira nabonye hari igihe bikunanaira ugatangira gutukana ngo icyakumpa naguswera mu kibuno.ibaze rero wabivuze mu nama y abaturage uramute ubaye umuyobozi…birababaje
Peaple of these days are becoming propaganda false prophets and preachers. Iminsi mibi batega abanyarwanda irababaje, ariko ngo akenshi umutego mubi uhitana uwawuteze. Mwe pro-kigali government murababaje, muzavuga ibisebanya,ariko reta yubumwe ikore ibyiza bihumuriza kandi byubaka abanyarwanda, wenda hari igihe muzahinduka cyangwa mukinumira. Opposition idafite ukuri igeraho ikazima, so abanyarwanda ntidukwiriye gukangwa nizo mpuha namatakaragasi ahwihwiswa. Dukomeze duharanire kwiteza imbere twiyubaka kandi tubana mumahoro no murukundo. NAHO IYO SERWAKIRA YABASHAKA GUHUNGABANYA URWANDA IZAYOYOKA , NA GENOCIDE YARAHAGARITSWE NKANSWE AMAGAMBO.
Jenoside yahagaritswe na nde? Wavuze ko bafashe ubutegetsi hejuru y’imirambo ya bene wacu. Wasobanura ute ukuntu batashoboye gutabara abantu bali bahungiye ETO Kicukiro kandi barafashe REMERA n’ahandi hegereye Kicukiro ( RE: Ruzibiza et al.)
Aliko kuki abanyarwanda batavugisha ukuli koko. Aba bose birirwa bashimagiza ibyo ngo leta y’ubumwe yabagejejeho ni abataraburiye ababo muli jenoside cyangwa mu mashyamba ya Congo. Naho our sister, ndacyakako atibuka kuko abikora yagarda memoire of her brother killed by the same power she is abetting wholeheartedly.
Kagame abafashe bugwate. Ndibuka ukuntu abanyeshuri barangiza za Kaminuza bagomba kubanza kujya ahantu mu ishyamba igihe kirekire ngo bazakunde babone akazi. Ndibuka ukuntu abambari ba Kagame bariye abavandimwe bange kandi nkaba ntashobora no kwemererwa kubibuka ngo ni uko batari mu bwoko bwashakishwaga muri Jyenosayidi. Ndibuka ukuntu imiryango nyamara yagiye ihisha abantu bashakishwa ndibuka ukuntu abaswa bahabwa akazi ngo ni uko bari mu cyama. Uzafata umuheto ushaka gukuraho FPR atagamije kwimika ubwoko n’akazu ndacyari umusore nzaba imwe mu ngabo zikomeye.
reka babarye ntibababizi.uroye iyo hagenda wowe kuko ntakindi usigariye uretse kubuza isi amahoro uta ibitabapfu ngo uravuga kubera inda gusa!! sorry dera11 WE ARE ENJOYING RWANDA AS U CANT IMAGINE IF U FEEL JEALOUSY GO AND HANG YOURSELF!!!
Mister Narumiwe(so goes your nickname),
Needless to remind you that the conflict which was opposing Uganda and Rwanda was not handled by Minister Mushikiwabo,she was not yet appointed Minister by then.That conflict was solved by the pressure from the British Gov,if at all this name means something for you: Clare Short!!!! You are a lier.You are jut speculating to defend the indefendable.You do all this out of fanatism.
Mr MAN….come on dont call ma a liar kuko ntabwo unzi. Where is fanatism in all i said. Get YOUR anger away and try to debate with respect. The so called pressure yashyizwe mu bikorwa na nde? None se ibyo bihugu byose navuze nta nakimwe yagize uruhare rwo gukemura. how can you evaluate some one performance based one one single factor while there are a lot of things she is actually doing and doing well uko mbibona. ngaho nawe shyira mu gaciro uvuge ko nta kintu na kimwe cyiza kiba mu rwanda niba utari fanatic. i am not saying ko Kagame ari a Saint ariko jye sindebera umuntu mu makosa gusa kuko nemera ko hari byinshi byiza yakoze. relax and give me your view on that.Ikindi ujye wirinda gutukana kuko ntibyubaka muri debat.Jya mbona opposition ivuga ko bashaka debat yubaka ariko bakarenga bagatukana muri iyo debat.am pro open debate ariko idasebanya.
Mister Rugaju
I thought I was debating with someone who has some potential.But I am now questioning your capability to understand complicated matters such as international relations,politics,policy making,…. if at all you can call us pro-Kigali government.If we are pro-Kigali Gov,then what are you,you who support that gov?
Ariko njye hari ikintu kimwe nshaka gusaba abatutsi mu Rwanda:Ubu kooooooooooooko hmurabona byari bikwiye ngo muryane? Nyirabiyoro yabivuzeho ngo abana baraje ariko bazatangira baryane! Murapfa iki kweli?? Ubu Kagame na Rudasingwa bagiye hamwe babura umuti w’ ibibazo bafite? Kwifatanya n’ abahutu sinzi ko hari icyo bibafashaho kuko ubutegetsi bw’ urwanda ububugiye kuzaba rotation. 60 years abahutu, indi 60 abatutsi. Kuko Regime ihari ni ntutsi rwose ntawabishidikanya! Ariko umubare w’ impunzi z’ abatutsi ndimo kubona zijya hanze ubu ntabwo zigeze zibaho kubwa Habyara- Kuko abahutu bazagira igihe cyabo nacyo gisubirane 99% mu ba afande bakuru nkuko biriho ubu muba tutsi.
@ mr.man, ndagusetse, do you want minister louise to accept false accusations. She is in position to know than we do, so what she declares is the reality even though thats bitter to your ears. I wonder what your intent is? You once did mention that you were an RPA soldier! Did you retire or you are a diserter? Hahaha its private but if u dont mind i dare you to share a little bit of your true experience!!?????
To Umurungi, If ICC was to refer to HRW reports to charge anybody, then your brother Mudacumura would have been charged. Uribabarire n’abo ukorera!!!
TO UMURUNGI,sha uri umuhanga peee!!! ndanagukunda how u analyse but the knowledge u have u are misguiding it just agaist ur country if at all u are a RWANDAN if u are not u are also fighting ur fello africans.what aloss in life,heaven and even hell if it exists.Otherwise HON.MUSHIKIWABO is one of the wise ladies that this country has ever had and because of her we are enjoying good relations with alot of countries.THUMBS TOGER FOR U MINISTER KEEP IT UP!!!
My wish then would be seeing young talented people(ladies) like u but ofcourse who wish well for Rwanda and love their nation taking in the footsteps of our lovely MUM LOUISE.in the hereafter if she retires.arikose are u eligible with such thinking!!!! I DOUBT 200%
Mister Rugaju,
I left the army after being injured in the Congo early 2003,though I should not tell you this.Any way…Being a former soldier does not deprive anybony their right to have a different point of view other than the RPF’s.
Umurungi,
I trust you.Never be discouraged by those who are sleeping in mere fanatism and forget to build lasting peace and development in Rwanda.Umurungi is looking beyond simplistic ideas of those who think that opposing RPF regime is a crime.
Extremist Tutsi think that RPF will remain in power forever,so did extremist Hutu when under the MRND rule.This is daydreaming because regimes come and go.By the way it good that in Rwanda we have a Tutsi regime today,and we used to have a Hutu regime.The future might be better because after all this experience,Rwandan people will come to understand that ethnic-based regimes are as dangerous as building a paradise on the top of a volcano.
Next regime predictions, mr. Man president and madame Murungi Minister of…, what a disastrous gov. Dear God please forbid the enermies of rwanda from their evil ideas. We peace loving rwandans have seen and heard enough. Leave us alone.
Kagame is suffering from one terrible disease :” any political opponent is an enemy of Rwanda.”This has to stop.
those who have eyes should see and assess the defference between all the regimes that have happened to giovern this small country of ours! I think Mr. Kagame has done and is still doing a very recommendable progress to the entire country regardless of tribe or ethenicity.
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