Some RNC patrons are so entertained by Rusesabagina‘s bad luck debacle they do not see general Kabarebe’s web of spies closing in on what is left of their organization; the leader’s deputies are at a loss debating on how to nudge him in the right direction about the state of their “check and balance ” without getting into details that would crush his ego.

There is trouble ahead. Kagame’s recent admission of Hutu civilian deaths could have been a giveaway to the concerned if they were paying attention but the acknowledgment was instead picked up in circles for which the concession was so long overdue that they failed to see through the president’s ulterior motive. 

The world wants a culprit for the war crimes that RPF has been evasively admitting to for years, preferably before CHOGM 2021; and expendable candidates within the system do not measure up to General Nyamwasa ‘s infamous notoriety.

But war crimes accusations are not the only issue RNC’s boss should be worrying about.

Rumor has it that the political organization/ family business’s chief treasurer is in bed with an obscure business mogul from a certain Western African country who may very well be another “bishop “ in disguise with a private jet on-dial.

The Rwandan opposition does not lack counsel and advice. It just does not take it. And not surprisingly, bad luck follows it like a faithful shadow; keeping up with the Rwandan opposition has for the past decade been like watching series of car accidents in slow motion.

Over and over, our would-be politicians make the same predictable mistakes and are lured by the same predictable baits because instead of advancing actual political agendas, they are involved in ethnic intrigues, get-rich-quick schemes that prey on the trauma of vulnerable Rwandan exiles; they entertain wishful thinking and encourage unrealistic expectations.

Rwanda needs a political opposition, we need seasoned politicians who reflect and debate on real issues, we need an opposition that can challenge the government with genuinity and confidence. An opposition that fails to challenge the dictatorship it battles contributes to democratic failure more than dictatorship itself.

Inyenyeri News Group