Theogene Rudasingwa with FDU members

The political Parties operating outside the Republic of Rwanda are missing an opportunity at this moment in time where Kagame and his RPF are mobilizing to change the Rwandan Constitution. Indeed, this is a rare political opportunity to unite and resist by all means necessary the Kagame constitutional coup.

 Kagame is determined to confuse the world by pretending that he does not want to stay however  willing to hold on power.

The current economic conditions  where Rwanda is facing the highest debt in the Rwandan history and the political uncertainty could be the trigger and be used as a good ground to forge an alternative, and bring down the RPF system peacefully. Alas, Diaspora forces are wasting golden chance to unite and bring about the change every Rwandan is yearning for.

They have difficulty trusting one another or group trusting another on
power. The dogged problem has always been who should be who first; they did it
before the ‘animal’ was finally killed. The RNC Party, FDU Inkingi, and other political forces operating outside Rwanda have a daunting task now to change the system in Kigali. Unity for the opposition forces is paramount, if the threat of removing the current government in Rwanda is to become real.

By unity they could form a formidable force that would be reckoned with against the long worn out party called the Rwanda Patriotic Front.

The RPF fortunately or unfortunately is regrouping, and so long as
are left unchallenged, they have the backing of the small but significant opposition that has been bought or intimidated  who have forged a  partnership  to show the international community that Kagame is not only loved by his own people but has no opposition to challenge his political appetite.

Sooner or later the economy of the Rwanda will pick up as there will be billions of dollars flowing into their Central Bank from the donor countries after the elections in 2017 if the opposition doesn’t start early to challenge Kagame’s constitutional coup.

Rwandans and the opposition in particular as they known to
have short memory, we forget easily our history, just 21 years we have forgotten what caused Genocide and how the opposition was manipulated by the MRND regime to participate in genocide, even some of the opposition parties who had previously prevailed against the late President Habyarimana regime.

They will resume their lives, despite irreparable socio-political damage brought about by ruthless regime in power in Kigali.

The Rwandan people have paid the brunt of Kigali brutal policies and it is time the country move away. The clique in power has no intention of leaving power under any circumstances unless the opposition extraordinary to change tactics, strategy and method of work.

Time and again, the world was warned that Kigali bends to shed more blood of innocent human beings in the country, but the powerful nations were indifferent and still like that.

Rwandans and the opposition should not sit and think that the world is moving closer, or their voice will be heard, to make this point clear, if the RPF did not resist the late President Habyarimana regime, the Rwandans including Kagame would still be in exile. To put the record straight, let’s do it ourselves and let’s do it now not tomorrow.

The Rwandan Opposition forces haven’t lived up to the expectation of the Rwandan people. Their sectarian orientation goes against new order. It has alienated many, and somewhat work in favor of the dying regime in power. Why don’t these people unite or seek genuine intercourses and alliances among themselves.

For RPF to go therefore, the strong opposition parties like RNC and FDU Inkigi forces must make unity attractive to other political forces. There is chance to do just that. Alliance is the way to go! Political marriage for all is overdue, so to squeeze life out of the RPF, also lobbying and planting truth, reconciliation and forming the pillars of the future as it appears the journey for change is at the beginning.

Noble Marara.

Noble Marara warns opposition

Through Behind the presidential curtains Noble Marara highlights that, while President Paul Kagame is busy consolidating his power by changing the Constitution, the opposition is busy splitting up and plotting against each other.

Behind the presidential curtains had previously warned that the continued disunity among the opposition groups will cost them dearly and serving Kagame’s interests. Despite Kagame’s continued mistakes in waging war on Burundi and other neigbouring countries, such as attacking Congo, killing his own people and muzzling free media and lack of political space in the country, the opposition is busy organising the fall of their own leadership.

There is no golden rule in Rwandan politics and particularly the constructive opposition policies for making real change after Kagame, damning opposition political parties that change leader’s mid-stream to eternal political opprobrium.

Only days since Kagame changed the Rwandan Constitution, the opposition are split more than ever, they should borrow a leaf from Burundi where President Nkuruniziza has managed and outsmarted Kagame who has waged war against him, since the date Nkurunziza declared his intention to run for the Third Term.

The Rwandan Opposition is struggling with the issue of the internal democracy, but unresolved is the motive of the opposition litany of policy disasters, its rejected leaders by their own and failure to deal with increasingly alarmed discontented senior officials within all the opposition political parties.

The opposition should use the international or regional influential media rather than wasting their limited resources in the so called internal intrigues. They should instead organise and mobilize in the Diaspora, regional and within Rwanda to keep up with the momentum of Kigali regime.

There is no any resistance movement in the world that has managed to capture power without first uniting its sister resistance groups, because they should know that their disunity is counterproductive as it will erode the confidence of the real people they intend to liberate.

Admittedly, some opposition groups are starting new groups rather than reshaping the existing ones, all this inadvertently makes Kagame smile and makes him more comfortable on his throne.

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Kagame reading a letter and laughing out loud at opposition disunity

Therefore, this missive or column, whatever you may call it, is intended for all those who claim to represent the broad masses of the Rwandan people, FDU Inkingi, RNC, Green Party, RDI and any other political entity identified with resistance to  stop ‘Familiocracy’, nepotism, corruption, financial bungling, wasteful of their limited resources and all other anti-societal mechanisms and election gimmickry and  to their leaders who are at present embroiled in a distressing dilemma as to how to displace the current governing officials, the issue is one, unite and work for the good of the Rwandan people, continue disunity leave no legacy behind.

So long as the control of the national conversation stays with the RPF and Kagame in particular, the Opposition’s role becomes exclusively one of reactive response as opposed to proactive; instead of dictating the flow of events of national significance, the Opposition becomes a virtual prisoner of the one who controls that flow of events, losing the political initiative which is vital and crucial in the process of recruitment of new members to their ranks. People do not get attracted to an alternative political agenda by random; they do not join new political trends without thinking twice or weighing advantages over disadvantages.

People do not back a political party for the sake of the country or patriotism nor do they leave a political party because they find that party corrupt or wasteful. Although negative campaigning in politics always works, that negative campaign must always carry an underlying positive agenda, an agenda which should effectively portray something very helpful and supportive to the people and it should be communicated in the right lingo and with the necessary coating. This is what all the opposition political parties have failed to realize in earnest. You stand warned that, you should unite or perish one by one.