By: Noble Marara

Behind The Presidential Curtains has learned that General Charles Kayonga is under throat cancer treatment in the United Kingdom, after we published an article, which indicated the alarming concerns of the disappearance of Gen Charles Kayonga from the public.   We then commenced investigations immediately to locate where exactly this man was being held. The sources held at the moment indicate that after Charles Kayonga was relieved off his duties as CDS (chief of Defence Staff).

Gen Charles Kayonga looking worried after diagnosis

He spent the first few days under house arrest; he was later diagnosed of throat cancer after feeling unwell for some time. Gen Charles Kayonga requested to meet the President Paul Kagame with the intention to seek permission to go have treatment abroad, President Kagame ignored him for over a month.  The sources we hold stated that Gen Kayonga cried for days due to the aggressiveness of his diagnosis and the pain he was experiencing. Even though it was reported that there was an attempt to kill Gen Kayonga, arranged by Gen Jack Nziza, Gen Kayonga survived after the information leaked and the issue was resolved by President Kagame himself after speaking to both Generals.  It is reported that later President Paul Kagame allowed Gen Kayonga to go abroad for treatment. Behind the presidential curtains received information that Gen Charles Kayonga was receiving Chemotherapy in a private Hospital in London, this meant that it was necessary for our writers to find out exactly what happened to our former comrade. However, even though we managed to understand all of the above, it meant a challenge in tracing the location. Later last week we managed to locate where Gen Charles Kayonga was being nursed.

 It is reported that Gen Charles Kayonga stays at his mother in laws house above on address-Forster House, Whitefoot Lane, Bromley BR1 5SD London.

 

As reported, Gen Charles Kayonga spends most days on the above address, taking more than six types of medications

Home visits are normally done by General Nurses; also, Gen Kayonga attends the Hospital once a week. When we contacted one of the family members, who preferred anonymity, we were asked how we found that out due to the fact that Gen Kayonga was very anxious and hiding in the room whenever there was a loud sound or bang.

Gen Charles Kayonga remains at the above address which belongs to Marble Rwivanga. Mrs. Rwivanga is the mother in law to Gen Charles Kayonga, however even though he remains at the address Kayonga stays with the two young girls who are his sisters in law, Mrs Rwivanga is married to another man originally from Nigeria. It was reported that on the day the paparazzi arrived taking pictures of the House, Marble Rwivanga advised Gen Kayonga to spend the night in Littlehampton near Brighton at her new marriage home.

It is reported that Gen Kayonga has been unwell physically and psychologically, and so we advised our cameraman to stop interfering with that residence as we are concerned that this might cause more stress to a patient.

Sympathetically during this Christmas, we call upon friend’s, families and comrades to pray for Gen Charles Kayonga and others who are experiencing this similar condition. however also we take this opportunity to always support each other during hard times, which Behind the Presidential Curtains have been trying to do even though Gen Charles Kayonga declined to meet us due to his security sensitivity.

1.      Gen Charles Kayonga is remembered in many ways, such as facilitating and assisting on the shooting of the plane carrying President Juvenal Habyalimana, President Ntaryamira of Burundi and many others

2.      Gen Charles Kayonga with Col Karamba chased the refuges out of CND during genocide just to be killed by interahamwe in front of the CND gate

3.      Gen Charles Kayonga with Paul Kagame are  the men who supported the idea of returning Inyumba Aloysia back home from Hospital when she was a throat cancer patient in Holland; they both believed that Inyumba was wasting Government money without signs of recovery from her aggressive throat cancer. Even when the family and friends borrowed money from Beka bank, after Gen Jack Nziza together with Gen Charles Kayonga found out, those loans were blocked. As they all believed that it was an embarrassment to the RPF political party, borrowing money when RPF had failed to sponsor their hero.

4.      Gen Charles Kayonga ordered the killing of Rutaisire through Maj Rwivanga a son to Marble Rwivanga and a brother in law to Gen Charles Kayonga. It is reported that Rutaisire was a cousin to Rwivanga, even though he was chosen to kill his cousin it is still haunting him and it has divided the family. Rutaisire was suspected of speaking to positive forces.

5.      Gen Charles Kayonga is the man who spoke to the soldiers who tested positive of HIV, while selecting the ones to send on African Union duty in Sudan. Surprisingly in his words ‘’ Nyinyi wajinga mbo zenu muna cukua high put’’ meaning that you stupid, you carry your private parts on high put like guns ready to shoot?”

6.      Gen Charles Kayonga is mainly remembered for calling young soldiers crocodiles, in the end we all believed that it was normal to be called a crocodile: until now if someone called me crocodile I would probably respond positively, even though it has been so many years.

Gen Charles Kayonga served in various positions in the RPA/RDF army and was diagnosed with an aggressive throat cancer and we all hope he gets well soon.

As suggested by Cancer research UK, Throat cancer is not a precise medical term so doctors generally don’t use it. There are different structures and areas within the throat and they have different names.

The medical name for the throat is the pharynx. The easiest way to think of this is as a passage that makes sure food and drink go in one direction (down the food pipe) and air in the other (up and down the windpipe). There are 3 main parts to the pharynx.  They are the

·     Nasopharynx, which connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth

·     Oropharynx, which is at the back of the mouth and contains the soft palate, base of the tongue and back wall of the throat (posterior pharyngeal wall)

·     Hypopharynx which connects the oropharynx and nasopharynx to the start of the food pipe (oesophagus) and the windpipe (trachea) via the voice box (larynx)

The hypo pharynx is sometimes called the laryngopharynx.

Many patients and relatives also use throat cancer to mean cancer of the

·     Thyroid gland, which is at the front of the base of the neck

·     The voice box (larynx)

·     The food pipe (esophagus)

·     The windpipe (trachea)

It is important to know the exact name of the cancer to find the right information. Cancers are treated according to where they started and the type of cell they started from. The treatment for mouth cancer will not be the same as treatment for cancer of the voice box. If you are not sure of the name of your cancer, you can ask your doctor or nurse to write it down for you.

Cancers that start in the head and neck area (for example, the tongue, the nose or the ear) are often grouped together under a general heading of head and neck cancer. Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell cancers. Squamous cell head and neck cancers don’t usually spread to other body organs. But they can spread to lymph nodes (also called lymph glands) in the neck. Sometimes, the first sign of cancer that a person notices is an enlarged lymph node in the neck.

We have information about cancers of the

·     Mouth and oropharynx

·     Voice box (larynx)

·     Food pipe (oesophagus or gullet)

·     Thyroid gland

Cancer of the trachea really comes under lung cancer. The trachea branches into 2 smaller tubes called the main bronchi. It is more usual for lung cancer to start here, so it is sometimes called cancer of the bronchus or bronchial cancer.

Many people say it helps to talk to other people who know what they are going through. If you are seeing a specialist in head and neck cancer, ask them if they can put you in touch with any other patients. That way, they may be nearby. However, with rare cancers, it is hard to find people with the same condition. The Mouth Cancer Foundation website has an online support group that offers practical advice and support for people affected by cancers of the head and neck. Their website also provides information about throat cancers.

You can also look at Cancer Chat – Cancer Research UK’s online forum. It is a place for anyone affected by cancer to share experiences, stories and information with other people who know what you are going through.

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/about-cancer/cancer-questions/information-on-throat-cancer

We very much need to support Gen Charles Kayonga whenever possible.