Dear Editor,
I do enjoy your site a great deal; for the truths, the humour, and conspiracy theories.

In regards to Ruzibiza retraction....I do believe that he was bought; proposed a great deal of money or a small bag of diamonds since there is no shortage of it in the region. He could have very well got them on the knees and tell them that listen I can say that it was all a hoax if you give $2 million dollars (just a figure that I made up).

Otherwise; how do you explain that someone would write a more than 500 page book to say that all that he wrote was a lie? Who would in the right mind write something like that to say that it was all BS a couple years later? Who would in the right mind would write something like that against Kagame while perfectly well knowing who Kagame is (since he claims to have worked closely with him)?

Or may be it was all manipulated agenda by Kagame himself using Ruzibiza as an agent to create confusion and disillusion in this whole case? Who knows? Once you have touched dirt you have no morals.

The French should ignore contradictory statements from Lt. Abdul Ruzibiza and continue with their investigations. Believe it or not Lt. Ruzibiza has been bribed to withdraw his statements to save the chief of protocal under arrest in Germany. Why does Lt. Abdul wait for years to retract his statements until Kabuye has been arrested? And who else could have shot that plane anyway? It will be interesting to know former relations between Lt. abdul and Jabuye.

Dear editor, I just want to coment regarding the demonstration at the French Embassy. These people must understand the gravity of the situation first before going to French embassy. French citizens were killed in the plane and they want to try those reponsible, that is what this is about. They do not do Kangaroo justice like us in Africa. Our people are blind they do not see the injustice our leaders are doing. For us who have been in Europe for some time can at least see things in different way. In fact to arrest some one is not bad, the French are at moment in an investigation process, if Kabuye is found not guilty she will be a free person soon. Let us give the French time to do that please.

You can remember the case of Kayira which up to now is dead, why?

Yours Aluma UK

On Rose Kabuye in French Court over 1994 genocide.

Dear RK,
Thank you so much for this one. Actually some of us were not surprised at all about this woman's arrest. The world has been duped alot about the 1994 genocide as having been perpetuated only by the extrimist Hutus. What started as a rumour about these Tutsi fellows of the Kagame group and Museveni is now turning into reality. These fellows too, butchered hapless unarmed Hutu civillians. The RPF claim to have stopped the genocide yet actually even after they had taken over Kigali, we still saw bodies foating down the kagera river. ( quite a big number didnt even have looks of the allegedly long nosed Tutsi)

Rose Kabuye as a person , if you didnt know is one who really hates Hutus with a passion, just like the late Rwigyema. I am not shocked at all to read that she locked prominent Hutus in shipping containers near Amahoro and her Tutsi RPF boys hacked them to death. In Uganda, this same group locked people in a train wagon in Mukura and suffocated them to death. It is just in their blood and believe me, even after another 50 years, these people will be at each others throat again. Kagame's govt, I believe has even more blood on its hand than that of his comrade in Statehouse Entebbe.

What surprises me alot is that the UN, Europe and America have been blamed mostly by African dictators for just looking on as the genocide took place. Now, what were the so called African countries doing at that time? Why do they always blame western governments all the time for your own weaknesses? Why must they come running to put out fires that we ourselves heve started? The whites also have blood just like us and they too, fear death! You saw what happened in Somalia. All peace efforts have been dashed and Somalis are still, and will remain a big problem to us all as refugees, just like the Rwandese in the great lakes region.

Some one on this site made a claim that Nkunda is figting to protect his Tutsis from "extinction" by the Hutus. But no one mentions about the over 5 million Congolese that have been butchered in Congo since 1998 to present by these same Tutsis in kigali with their ally in Kampala !

Justice has to be done. Let Kabuye be tried just like the Hutus that have been tried in Gacaca courts. If she is found innocent, fine. But Kagame should stop duping the world again over this issue. It is a known fact genocide in Rwanda started after the shooting down of late Juvenal Habyarimana's Falcon jet in which another president, Ntaryamira of Burundi also died innocently in such a barbaric manner. And there is a very strong claim that the plan was hutched in Uganda by Museveni and his gangs together with belligerent Tutsis who were serving in Uganda's army. The French have a strong case in this matter. They lost 3 of their nationals in that plane. Their families in France too, just like those in Rwanda also want justice to be done.

Kabuye's arrest is a very good signal to our belligerent leaders. Am not surprised that the 'sabagabe' in Uganda chose to make noise about that arrest. This is because he knows quite well that he is also involved. Remember when evidence came up that weapons that were used in Rwanda by RPF came from Uganda, Museveni's only comment was that the RPF just 'stole' the arms and went to fight in Rwanda! Imagine such idiocy.

Bottom line is, justice should prevail. Congolais too, just like Tutsis need to be protected. This ping pong game of blaming all the time should end. I will support Kagame a little of claiming the Hutus in Congo must go back home. Yes, let them kill each other if they must in Rwanda and not Congo. Why should Congolais pay that blood price?

Malual Deng Thiok
Juba , Southern Sudan

Rose Kabuye has killed more than 4000 people in Gikomero, at a village called GISHAKA. This must be added to the charges.

I am read to give you more details if action is to be taken.

(kkkuza@yahoo.fr)

RWANDA'S GOVERNMENT; GIVES A BREAK ALREADY!

The leadership in Kigali should stop all these demonstrations against the arrest of Rose Kabuye and consequent trial. It is not enough to criticize the international justice and the French indictment.

Rose Kabuye (or the Rwandan government) should answer the charges and know that the international community will not succumb to their monkey tricks. Like those in ICTR, those in power in Kigali must also be ready to face justice.

Dear RK

What i have seen here is that, some of these guys writing and commentiong on this web can also carry genicide given a chance. Why don't you ask yrself about the event that lead to Tutsi exile in 1959, 1963, 1973 and 1980? RPF was created with the aim of lobby for returning of tutsi Rwandese who had spent decades in neighbouring countries, many deplomatic efforts were made to trying to convince Habyarimana's regime but all in vain claiming that Rwanda is small.

As it is said "where diplomacy fails force is applied", this was the remaining alternative, to fight for their liberty. By chosing this option, ofcourse RPF knew well that they won't get a red carpet wellcome and that is why by early october their commander died but they continued to fight until their goal was achieved. They won the war, refugees returned back to their mother country and regained their right as Rwandan nationals, a right they've been deprived for decades.

For Kabuye's case, let us admit that France had that right to indict her and German too, was right to arrest her but the question is WAS THE SHOOTING OF THE PLANE, A CAUSE FOR 1994 RWANDAN GENOCIDE? Those who say so, don't know the history of this tiny country, I have been in Rwanda since 1975 but this ethnic conflict were already there.

So please stop being biased over Kagame's regime cause since Rwanda's independance, the country has never been stable like it is today.

I personally i admire and like H.E Paul Kagame, he is only living Pana- African President on the African continent.

Regards,

Badang,
New Delhi

Dear Badang of New Delhi, It is wrong for you state that many people who have shown disgust about this Kagame are likely to commit genocide given chance. I believe people are only speaking in angry tones because they are fed up of this handling Kagame with 'baby gloves' all the time to a point that some of you want us to believe he is a saint who can't even harm a fly!

Yes, the tutsis have suffered for all those years you mention but you are also not telling us why the hutus also dont like them. Remember two wrongs do not make a right.

If Kagame has brought sanity in Rwanda, and rightly so, this does not mean he should be exempted from examining his dark side! He has been busy trying hutus in Gacaca for war crimes of 1994 and no one raised a finger. Now that the arm of the law is getting to his side as well, he is now fretting trying to portray Kabuye's arrest as just 'political'. These are selfish and deadly blackmail tricks used by African dictators.

In Uganda today, when a minister steals, and the arm of the law comes in, it is looked at as just an attack on Museveni's political party NRM! The minister only needs to be in the good books of chief thief M7 and is then cleared of all wrong doing by our rubber stamp NRM parliament. Money stolen not refunded and END of Game. Just like that!

The words justice and remorse are none existent to our African leaders. We have seen it in Kenya and Zimbabwe. They are now all supporting Kagame. If the Kagames and Kabuyes are innocent, so be it. But let us allow justice to run its course unhindered.

If people don't watch out, Rwandans are also slowly but surely breeding a dangerous python in the person of Kagame. The man seems to be overtaken by what he has achieved for Rwanda and now believes only in himself. Only time will tell if Kagame won't be worse than even this thief of ours in Statehouse Entebbe.

Kabuye T.
Kololo
kampala

Dear RK,

On Key Witness Retracts, some commentator expressed a feeling that Ruzibiza might have been bought by the Kigali regim with dollars or diamonds or whatever. This guy forgets that Ruzibiza stands to get a bigger share from France if he so wished to be rich at the expense of true and sincere Justice for Rose Kabuye and Rwanda.

Ruzibiza having repented of the wrong he committed saw the light and opted for truth. That is the joy of being a Christian. Whether professed or tacit, Ruzibiza has opted for the Light and the same Light (Jesus) will stand by Kabuye and indeed Rwanda to beshame the devil. Rose is for sure a victim of manipulation but many good and clear minded people are by her side as she proves to the World, even the First World people that Justice must win over injustice.

Those wishing to side with the French in the interest of injustice, you will be led to shame because the Innocence of Rose is crystal clear.

A house divided against itslef cannot stand. This is an opportune moment to demonstrate to the colonialists that Africa must be free of intimidation and political manipulation. It can even be a moment for African Judges or even the Rwandan Gacaca local judges to appeal to the same "Universal Jurisdiction..." against those countries involved in slavetrade and for that matter, the Rukirabasaija Solomon Gafabusa Iguru of Bunyoro Kingdom must not relent but come up strongly to appeal to this "Universal Jurisdiction" against what havoc the British caused on Bunyoro.

MAFUTI,
HOIMA.

There is something that can be checked by RK and that could add to an investigation on the Kabuye lady.

I was brutally detained in Basiima House (I won't mention the period for my security) but at a time when a certain Major by names of Paul Kagame was one of the top officials there. I remember on the day I was taken to Basiima House, I was delivered to Kagame's office. I found Kagame, whose brutality I had heard of before, seated with another man whom I later came to know was Emmmanuel Ndahiro and a woman whom till recently I was unable to name but now know as Rose Kabuye.

I recall the chilling warning Kagame gave me, the words have remained as a permanent mark in my memory: "Don't joke with me because for me life is like water; it can be poured any time".

As those words were being directed to me his friends sat smiling - that chilling smile that turns your legs to jelly. In the following days I was to come face to face with what Kagame meant. I was tortured using live electric current, etc. Relieving it makes me...

Well, what I want to mention here is something about a young Hutu, Antoine Mulengera. Mulengera was a young but top official in President Juvenal Habyarimana's office in Kigali but fled into Uganda after Kigali suspected that he was knowledgeable to the tipping and escape of Colonel Alex Kanyarengwe.

Cutting the story shot, Antoine was later picked in wee hours of the night from the lower quarter guard of the then Lubiri barracks few days after we were transferred there. Among those who were in the vehicle that picked Antoine was the lady I'd seen in Kagame's office.

Experience we detainees had regarding transfers that occurred in the wee hours of the night was that such people were seeing their last days.

We never heard of Mulengera Antoine again. Some years later when I was released, after the Kagame's were already fighting, I tried to find out what happened to Mulengera but hit a brick wall. We had become very close to each other during the weeks we shared those horrible cells.

It would be interesting to know whether Antoine is alive. And if he died then the Rwandese prisoner in Europe has an idea of how it occured.

Etome

Hullo Kabuye .T of Kololo

Through your comment, I do agree on some of the issues raised here. My concern here was not innocence of Kagame or Rose, my concern was legality of Rose's arrest and the new era of colonialism European great countries are using.

Let us admit that Kabuye is/was responsible for the shooting down of the plane, thus, was this enough for the genocide to occur?

Am not an African, but I have lived on this continent for 32 years mostly in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. Having been in these countries, gave me a chance to know how the French policy of divide and rule and direct rule during their colonial period in countries they colonised created problems that Africans won't solve without the sprit of nationalism and patriotism in nationals, an element i have seen in Paul Kagame.

I do not know your stand, but to me I actually agree with the path taken by RPF and Kagame, cause I agree that where diplomacy fails force is applied, (in French they say "Qui veut la paix prepare la guerre" who wants the peace prepares the war). Get me well, I don't mean that every problem must be solved by use of force, but its where it becomes necessary to use force.

So let Africans join together and resist this new method of politico-justice new policy of neo-colonialism. Come together and if its possible to punish and prosecute the criminals, let them be prosecuted by African courts. Mind you Kabuye T. agree or not but Africa's problems will be solved by Africans themselves not Europeans and Americas. Please come together and take some examples from Asian countries.

Regards,

Badang
New Delhi

Dear Rk, the saying that "Okalyadda kadda dda" is True! Well back to us. About the Shooting of Habyarimana's Plane, I have a book called "Bloodbath in Rwanda" written by one Malko. It might be fictious but in one chapter he narrates that: While in Arusha Peace talks, Habyarimana had decided to go earlier, but was withheld by Museveni and held for hours in bottomless discussions to give the guys Launching the rockets to take position.

For me the Master Planer was again Tibahaburwa for fear of the returning RPF in case they dont succeed to take Kigali. The deaths of 1.000.000 Rwandese was already seen as mere collateral damage! (Dont Forget Luweero).

Rose Kabuye, Paul Kagame and one Kibuuka were The most murderous trio in Basiima House from 1986-1991. Ask everybody in Kampala, they Know!! justice must take its Course!

kyookyo.

Dear RK editor, I am very much interested in the way different people from different parts of the globe give their point of views about the African great region's issues (bloody politics) are handled. My point on those who are trying to make Mr Kagame, his RPF and Ms Rose Kabuye angels is that you guys need to be honest if you are to support and build a stronger African community.

I appreciate one commentator who doesn't agree with African leaders blaming the west for our troubles as this discredits our capacity of depending on ourselves. Our comments on this site show how mature one is and how anxious he/she is about social justice in the region. It doesn't matter which tribe or nationality you belong to or you sympathize, what matters is how we can live all together as neighbours by sharing the small we have in our cursed region. If you want to know about Rwanda, the issue is neither between Hutu and Tutsi tribes nor between RPF and Interahamwe, but rather on how to keep a firm grip on power, which is the beginning of dictatorship. I have just said this considering Kagame's cover up and integration of prominent Interahamwe?s leadership in his armed forces such as Rwarakabije, Ninja and others who he uses to neutralize his armed opponents, but can not try to bring them to justice while he knows surely that they were high ranked planner of his fellow Tutsi massacres.

As one Ugandan gospel singer said "Tell me who you are attached to and I will tell you who you are", all the dirty tricks used by Kagame and his team to get to the top job were inherited from the man who shaped them, took care of them, trained them and even supported them to make up a suicidal trap that they knew for sure it was a peril to their fellows in Rwanda. They knew surely that without such a ransom there was no access to total power. Then the short cut to get there since they were inside Kigali under the Arusha agreement, was to pull the trigger and cause the human catastrophe, and with the full support of Kampala under the English speaking world, Kagame had to capture the government and cover up his crimes and get away without any consequences.

Kagame Hired mercenaries from Ethiopia and these were posted on roadblocks all over their controlled area while his troops were fighting former Rwandese army, and it is these Ethiopian mercenaries who massacred most of the people indiscriminately as they didn't know who was the Hutu or Tutsi. Those who try to deny Kagame's hand in shooting down Habyarimans's jet and all those who are still hesitating the truce should search on "UN 'shut down' Rwanda probe" and check yourself the UN funded investigation about that mystery. Even if some influential figures behind this catastrophe are still blocking the way, we all hope that the end of the road can be anticipated.

Ryangombe

Dear RK,

Was really Ethiopian mercerneries in Rwanda during 1990-1994 war and genocide?

Allow me to ask this to RK readers, who may know the truth to tell us. I was in Rwanda by the time of outbreak of the war. In 1992 I had left for Burundi and came back late 1993 until 25th Febuary 1994. In these years of Rwandan war, I used to hear news that RPA were supported by Uganda and NRA now UPDF were fighting alongside Kagame's force. Am saying that this was true but its an issue one can raise and might be defend, cause in 1993 when Rwandan Army force at the time fought with invading RPA forces at Mulindi tea factory, we used to hear Kiganda and another languages commonly used by people of Kabale, an area in Uganda bordering Rwanda. But this too is not an evidence beyond reasonable doubt that NRA/M fought alongside RPA. (many of the invading RPA forces had after all lived in Uganda all their lives).

Since all of this period, its my first time to hear about Ethiopian Mercernaries in Rwanda who had fought alongside RPA.

Ryangombe, am telling you this because I used to be in war zones, I witnessed the Belgians, French, Zairois fighting alongside Habyarimana's force against RPA/F but I have never heard of anybody apart from Ryangombe talking of Ethiopian mercernaries in Rwanda.

The only thing I heard was that Hutu used to say that Tutsi were originally from Ethiopia, my workmate, at the time a Tutsi by the name of Ndekezi used to tell these stories.

Badang
New Delhi

Badang, New Delhi
I believe that you are an international spy or an undercover soldier. How could you be around in all those war zones when you said you are not even an African? Doing what? Witnessing the bloodshed with your eyes?

It could be true that the Ethiopians were in Rwanda at the time of the genocide - Ethiopians look more like the Tutsis and it would be difficult to tell who is who? Also I have heard that the Ethiopians are being used to kill in Somali people, they have butchered the dark Ethiopians in their own country, they were used to fight against the Sudanese etc. I believe they are just as brutal.

Dear Rk, it seems there are some elements here who are trying to generalise things. Mr.Badang (Strongest man in Singapore) Iam douting your authenticity! You know in the book, "Bloodbath in Rwanda" Kagame formed what he called "the Network" a death squad to deal with anybody who tries to smear his name! So you should not be trying to call him an angel! He is not! There were witnesses who were executed before appearing at the Arusha tribunal! Others were executed in Nairobi in broad day light! One was recently hacked to death (matcheted) in Brussels some months ago! Others like Ruzibiza are sweating a cold sweat!! Kagame is a cold blooded killer.

If you follow the pogroms of (against) Tutsis since Kayibanda, you might know that they were resettled in Nakivale/Ankole (Uganda), from where many grew up and became bona fide Ugandans. I went to School with most of them. What you should not forget is they remained bitter and resentful and hated those who gave them sanctuary, a good example, Tibahaburwa.

For example many joined the armed forces or the specialised secret services like Amins State Research Bureau or Obotes NASA and from there killed many native Ugandans in cold blood. So I have no problem believing that they were capable of killing their own in only 100 days.

Kagame told Rwandese who lost most of their beloved ones to put their feelings in a cupboard and start afresh! Which human being can say that? Ask Paul Rusesabagina or Esther Mujawayo; read their Books! The Struggle continues! kyookyo.

Regarding Rose Kabuye's arrest, some of the RK contributors seem to have no difficulty in simply concluding that she and the RPF are responsible for the shooting down of habyarimana's plane. I wonder what facts if any form the basis for their conclusion if not sheer lack of objectivity and bias. The question of who shot down this plane is mind-boggling and there are numerous theories out there including the RPF, the extremist members of habyarimana's government, the Belgians and the French. Remember that the black box from the plane was taken out of the country by the Belgians and was purportedly handed to the UN, yet several years later, it was reported that it had been misplaced from within the UN safes in New York. Given this background, it is very suspicious that the French based on a testimony of a renegade soldier without any additional investigations to substantiate the claims to issue warrants against RPF soldiers that halted the genocide that was planned by Habyarimana's government with the assistance of none other than the French. Political differences aside, any African should denounce this neo-colonialism.

In order to maintain the relevance of RK, RK contributors should try to maintain objectivity and avoid petty bias, prejudice and generalizations. Simply look at the merits and demirits of the issue at hand.

Ehud
Kampala

RWANDA'S PROTESTS WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT

The Rwandan leadership has been forcing people to go in the streets to protest Rose Kabuye's arrest in Germany. For God's sake, why should the leadership force people to abandon their work and demonstrate? This is political gimmick and hoodwinking will not yield anything.

Worst still, Rwanda's actions to flush out the German ambassador and recall their own ambassador will work against the Rwandan government and won't affect German federal republic. Needless to emphasize that German has always stood by Rwanda, and stands as one of the western countries that has been given financial aid to the Rwandan government. Can Rwanda tell the world what Germany has been benefiting from Rwanda?

Rwanda government is known to pursue militaristic and confrontational approach when dealing with internal matters. Whether the french indictments are politically motivated, I would think that it is in your (Rwanda government)interest to dialogue with the German government (as you always do when begging for financial aid)in resolving the standoff than going confrontational.

President Kagame's recent outbursts in castigating the international justice is too a matter that is unfortunate and uncalled for. How dare he say that it is not Rose Kabuye who is in the dock but rather Rwandans? It is very clear and logical that Rose and others are being pursued as individuals, and the president is only appealing for public sympathy. It is therefore not true that Rwandans are on trial.

All in all, my advise to the Rwandan government is to resolve this matter through dialogue and diplomacy, and stop harassing and forcing people to participate in unnecessary demonstrations that won't yield any tangible impact.

RK,

There are some contributors who still think Africans can solve their problems. No, Africans will never solve their problems because they are problem. Rwandese: Tutsi, Hutu and Batwa will never solves their current problem; they only recycle it. Neither DR Congo, Somalia, Zimbabwe, nor any other African country currently in conflict will solve their problems, without the intervention of the Western powers.

The African politicians are the embodiment of all manners of problems. Museveni, Kagame, Mugabe, etc are problems on two legs. That is why they are good at nothing but causing problems in the Great Lake Region and Southern Africa (for Mugabe).

But at the end of the day it is still the former colonial masters who are to step in to solve the problem. For example, Museveni and Kagame caused genocide in Rwanda and Congo, but are not ashamed to blame France and Belgium for not stopping it.

Except South Africa, most African contries got their independenceit amost 50 years ago; but look at the interminable confusion they are in. They continue to complain about the Berlin Conference in 1884 under which Africa was partitioned and parceled out among the colonial masters. But 50 years later the Afican countries' borders are more etnically accurate than they were in 1884. In Uganda Museveni is even causing more problems; splintering Uganda into unmanageable micro districts. Has it brought us anywhere near to solving the ad hoc partition by colonialists?

If these borders are the problem, no African country is willing to delete these borders so that Africans are free to move all over the continent without any hindrence. In the US Americans can move on their continent from coast to coast without any hindrance.

When their so-called democracy fails, they console themselves and say we are still young. How old for example is Museveni, Mugabe, Kibaki, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, etc? These are not babies , but selfish, grumpy old men who think the country owes them a living. From an African context, if Uganda was a human being she would be a grandparent, even great grandparent; considering that most African women start giving birth at below 16 years of age.

To continuously justify or blame our social, economic and political failures on colonialism and being democratically young is to say the least stupid.

Hey dear readers of RK, I have chosen to present this document to Mr Ehud from Kampala (comment 17) who says that we provide info against Kagame and Kabuye with no facts. The document below is one the facts thas Mr Ehud needs and if he still wants more I am ready to provide them so that he can take the right direction. Those who still allying themselves to Kagame and his RPF including Mr Ehud are just sucking the dry skin while a cow was eaten years ago. Please leave delusions and follow the reality.

Ryangombe.

UN 'shut down' Rwanda probe

AN AUSTRALIAN former UN war crimes investigator has revealed documents exposing a UN cover-up of its inquiry into the events that triggered the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Read the full story, and also please read the documents under "Latest related coverage" on that website
http://www.theage.com.au

I am a French citizen but am sick about what our French leaders are doing with a small but organized Rwanda. Surely this game of cat and mouse won't help us. I read the book "Shake hand with the Devil" written by a Canadian General called Romeo Dallaire. In this book you find that the French army were much involved in the Rwandan genocide, where they trained militias, the army and were on front line fighting. When Mr. Kagame stopped genocide they created the so-called zone turquoise to protect the running genocidaires who had lost the war in the pretext of human right protection; what a circus!!!!

As a French citizen, I beg president Sarcozy to apologize on behalf of the French and Rwandan people for the sufferings of the people of Rwanda. The Mitterrand regime was a mess in Africa. Please, don't witch hunt the Rwandan leaders who stopped Genocide. I also trust our Judicial system that Rose Kabuye will get an immediate trial.

Long live the people of France and Rwanda. I also thank Badang for his strong stand against malicious accusations. he said "What I have seen here is that, some of these guys writing and commentiong on this web can also carry genicide given a chance. Why don't you ask yourself about the event that lead to Tutsi exile in 1959, 1963, 1973 and 1980? RPF was created with the aim of lobby for returning of tutsi Rwandese who had spent decades in neighbouring countries, many deplomatic efforts were made to trying to convince Habyarimana's regime but all in vain claiming that Rwanda is small.

As it is said "where diplomacy fails force is applied", this was the remaining alternative, to fight for their liberty. By chosing this option, ofcourse RPF knew well that they won't get a red carpet wellcome and that is why by early october their commander died but they continued to fight until their goal was achieved. They won the war, refugees returned back to their mother country and regained their right as Rwandan nationals, a right they've been deprived for decades." Kagame is Innocent only that he fought for the liberty of his country, those who lost the war are the ones whining.

Regards, Lisse

Rose Kabuye is being used by the French government as a pretext to hide the shameful role it played during the 1994 genocide. It only suffices to read the report of the the African Union (then OAU) "Rwanda: A Preventable Genocide" to understand the exact role France played in the Rwandan Genocide. Why do you think the French still refuse to appologise for what happened in Rwanda? We all Know that the US, the UN, the Belgians, the Vatican...have all appologised. But the French, who, unlike the others, took part in the genocide, refuse to appologise because they know what they did.

Of course, they say that they have committed "some mistakes". But this is beyond that. They have their hands soaked in blood and as they hunt African leaders to bring them to the ICC, they should also be face jusctice. Will ever see a day, where impunity towards Europeans end? after all, appearing on Radio France International (RFI) and the French television network TV5 over the week-end, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, said that he wishes his country to resume diplomatic relations with Rwanda, calling it a country in renaissance.

"I can tell you that it (Genocide) was prepared, that it was pre-determined, and I don't know whether it is the plane that triggered it, but it would have been triggered in any case," Kouchner explained.

So dear readers let's focus on unity and development such that in future we will have different views on problems facing our countries just like Mc cain and Obama other than the historic challenges!

Lissy

Dear RK, am very amused and full of laughter at many comments here on this Kabuye thing. Well, someone who wrote comment number 19 on this matter has hit the spot. His words are the true description of our people. Africans are a problem on two legs. Indeed.

For that matter, Mr. Badang ( strongest in singapore) is just day dreaming that African troubles will be solved by Africans. Lets admit that we are a failed lot in humanity. Right from mainland Africa to caribbean or south America, America or Europe, Africans are failures and keep living in denial. Thats why my comrade is even telliing us that African leaders console them selves by saying African democracy is still young. When it will 'grow' only God knows.

Matovu
Mbale

Dear RK, everyone has an opinion. But I also know that telling lies is not good at all. One lisse, (comment 21) is calling him/ her self that is a French national and that he/she doesnot like what his nation France is doing in a small but organised Rwanda. That he supports Badang on Kagame issue. What prompted me to react like this is that the whites generally are very patriotic people and will not just talk like that about their Nation.

Have you seen any protests in Paris against this Kabuye arrest? Or even Germans protesting? Or have you ever heard any sensible white saying 'there is an organised government in Africa' , let alone 'beautiful Rwanda'. If at all even South Africa is not taken that very seriously. You all know what blacks did there just recently against fellow blacks. How about this tiny ....am sorry, wont mention, the way someone wants us to believe?

My instincts tell me this one is just telling lies. Let her or him give us a mobile phone number to trace his location and I will apologise if I'm wrong. I hope there is no Impersonation.

It may be that most of these people with pro-Kagame attitude here are just simple Rwandans in Gisenyi, Kigali, etc. They only feel un-happy when people talk about 'their' man. This site has many Rwandan gov't spies that read it. There is high possibilty that such comments come from them. That is why I'm also doubting what Badang has been writing all along. Infact, in Uganda it might be opposite. I have an army friend of mine who calls RK maavi tuu! He wont read.

Me am a Ugandan and I am writing from Mbarara.

Mugisha D
Mbarara

RK,

From what I read from Lisse, he or he must be an apologist of criminals against humanity. He/she claims to be a French citizen, but I think he/she is not French. May be a Rwandese naturalized French citizen.

A true citizen is inherently patriotic; because a true citizen and patriot is the one who gets mad at a foreigner who criticizes the very government whom he is mad at.

Lisse avoids the issue by emphasizing who stopped the genocide and not who caused the genocide. In order to help Lisse or any other simpletons to arrive at a logical conclusion as to who is responsible for the genocide; let them look at these simple logical sequence:

If Museveni did not recruit the hostile Tutsi refugees into his rebel NRA, these people would probably still be in the Nakivale refugee camps or elsewhere, and Kagame would not be the President of Rwanda today. Therefore they would not have marshalled themselves into an invading RPF army. If they did not invade Rwanda in 1990, there would have been no genocide in 1994 and all the 800,000 or a million Tutsi and moderate Hutus would still be alive today; and Habyarimana's plane didn't have to be shot down on the fateful day, which trigger the bloodbath.

Where does France come in Lisse and think alike? Please, the problem is not in the effect but it is in the cause! The cause of the genocide even goes far back before these people were driven into statelessness. For centuries in their arrogance, they abused the human rights of the majority Hutu, until it became unbearable, that is why 1959 became a turning point of their fate. You live by the sword you perish by it.

If you intentionally throw a stone into an Afican bee hive where people gathered and the bees kill a few people; you don't blame the bees, but blame the person who threw the stone. Therefore let Kabuye or Kagame defend themselves unless their apologist are also conspirators and comrades in crime.

RE: COMMENT 18.

Dear RK, allow me to remind the author who comented in number 18 indicating that Rwanda stands to lose because of flushing out Germany's ambassador and recalling theirs. Ths writer should not make us to believe that because we are poor in Africa, we should permit the rich to spit on us like the Germans did to Rwanda by dishonouring their sovereignity. Does the auther ever imagine what interests the West have on Africa? Does he or she ever ask his or her inner conscience whether at the start, these people were ever invited or they imposed themselves on Africans because of what they wanted from us. They found us at peace and the consequences of their coming is now common knowledge save to this author.

I salute the Rwandan Government's move to show that with or without the Germans, Rwanda remains a sovereign State deserving respect wihin the ambit of International Law and social Justice.

Demonstrations for social justice done around the world was voluntarily made and no coercion from the government as the author wants us to believe. All sincere peace loving men and women who respect Justice saw the need for this call for the release of Rose. If the write is an African, he should join Rwandans and others to demand for real Justice and not condone the work of this self proclaimed judge in France. As for Aid, Africa donates more to the First World than they aid the African States, save damping, undesired cultures like kimansuro, name it...

If ever this commentator visited Europe would realise that they have an interest for their enrichment which outweighs their input. We can make a bout turn and emphasize our respect and dignity above money and wealth. Otherwise human sacrifices like what happened in Uganda or the ruthless killings of albinos in Tanzania and burundi will continue just because we want to be rich overnight. NO., this nonsense should stop and we all fight for human dignity and respect adorned us by our common Father who sends rain to both the wealthy and the impoverished.
MAFUTI,
HOIMA.

Dear Editor,
I enjoy your site so much because it enlightens the selfishness of our leaders most especially Kagame and Museveni.

I am very unhappy with this fellow Ruzibiza, can you imagine if we were to have many of this type of Africans, people who change there statements any time they feel like? My God I do not know what to say. Anyway this shows directly how Kagame is a wicked man, so he has been negotiating with Ruzibiza all along! Well we shall see what the future brings to Kagame and his clever cowboys.

Dear Mugish from Mbarara (comment 24), you are the living proof that man can live without a brain! Judging by the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you," You are practically invulnerable. You don't seem to know Rwandan history at all, from your childish scenerios, read the from ammendaments

1. If French gov't and other coloniolists didn't poison the Habyarimana's mind he would have not chased it's citzens outside the country (NYAKIVARA)

2. If Habyarimana accepted the peaceful repartriation of Rwandese there would have been no refugees. Why do you ignorantly say that Museveni trained RPF? And he would have helped which refuges when there not there?

Ordinarily people live and learn. You just live. why can't u learn from the visible things in Rwanda and know the histroy as well as having the lateral thinking? There is no doubt that Whatever anyone says to you goes in one ear and out the other perhaps because there is nothing to block the traffic.

Rwanda and freinds of Rwanda stand strong nothing to worry about. May those who love us love us. And those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their politics, So we'll know them by failling politically as it is seen now in France under the umbrella of Sarkozy.

Dear RK,
We have heard enough of this Kabuye BS. One commentator here, Malual Thiok Deng of Juba rightly put it that these Hutu and Tutsis will one day kill each other again, be it after 50 yrs.

To me this is not surprising. You all saw what has been reported of a rich man in Masaka who slaughters kids for rituals to get more wealth. At the time when police is high on alert trailing this bugger, a merciless Rwandan woman, Scovia Mbabazi ( she looks like a muhima ) possibly a tutsi comes up with a whole grown up 15 year old boy called Frank Hagirimana, a hutu, to sell for Ug shs 23m! ( Read New Vision 27th Nov , 2008, front page.) The photos are even there for you to see. She had allegedly brought the boy from Bugesera- Kagilingari in Rwanda promising to get him a job in Uganda. ( But we are told Rwanda is a better place job wise than Uganda!). Poor boy didnt even know what was going on!

You can imagine how uncouth , unsympathetic, barbaric one can be to sell another person's child to be slaughtered just for money! This story is real, ask anyone in Masaka-kyotera. You will get the details.

Was it sheer coincidence that it is a tutsi selling a hutu? Brace your selves for another blood bath. Dont forget the Rwandan tutsi woman in Kamwokya who personally strangled all her 4 Children to death, including twins ,around June or July of this year. These people seem to be naturally blood thirsty.

Namutebi,
Kyotera, Uganda

Dear RK,

ADVICE TO: COMMENTATORS ON "KEY WITNESS RETRACTS..." OF NOV.21, 2008, SPECIFICALLY NAMUTEBI AND THIOK DENG

Allow me space once again to bring to the attention of the likes of Namutebi from Kyotera in Uganda and her hero Thiok Deng of Juba, that this time round, we need people who can sow seed of unity, justice and peace to sow, and nurture seeds of HOpe to Africans. Dividing the hutus and Tustis will lead to no good. The colonialists and their likes did it and the results are a shame we all bear as Africans. Instead, learning from bitter history, we should all endeavor to cultivate ethical values that characteize the Afrian culture. This way a solid recognition of brotherhood will difuse in the bloodstream of all for a harmonious living.

It is ilogical for example to brand on Tustis the blood of those dying from the hands of wealthy seekers who resort to human sacrifice. It is actually a fallacy of generalization. We can not call the Acholis, killers because Konyi butchered people in Uganda. That because a certain minister stole money meant for vaccines, therefore all his tribesmen are thieves. Contextualization would be better if we have facts which are objective. When Namutebi says that the Tusti's have blood on their hands because a certain Tutsi/Hima woman sold a child, or some couple beheaded a young boy to sell for sacrifice, one would question why Namutebi's interest is in the effect and not in the cause. Our concern as African patriots would be a concerted effort in routing out causes of evil in our societies.

To me the root causes are mainly are negating God in our lives, which brings to birth the following: Greed, envy, hedonisim, saddism, egoism, selfishness and above all convincing ourselves that materal aquisiion will bring happiness. No, man is both Matter and Spirit. At the end of our life's journey, matter returns to matter and the Spirit goes back the the life giving principle. Any clear headed person must work out to make an equillibrium in the way we care for the integral person. Pointing fingers will lead only to shame and not to glory.

I will continue to insist that our church leaders must come up and work out a Catechetical formular relevant for people. The dialectical model of relationship between the Bible and culture will continue to lead to a counter-productive effect of mediocre christians. We shall continue to have a one dimensional Christians who claim they believ in God but who cannot respect the World He created. That they Hope to see God in heaven, yet they don't wrk for His Kingdom on earth. That they try to love God whom they don't see, yet turn guns, knives brunt hoes and mitayimbwa's on their fellow human beings.

It therefore implies that our society is becoming irredeemably evil and yet the Orombi's, the Lwanga's the Orthodox head, the Hajji's and Sheiks are only waiting to be welcomed by the suffering Ugandans with clappings and in long lines on dusty roads when they are sitted in their posh cars. No, do pastoral work like your humble catechists, pastors and priests do. Go to the people and catechise them. Visit schools and talk to policy makerers to ensure that Ethics as a key subject, is included in the Ugandan Eduational Syllabus. Jesus and even Saint Paul never bothered about high powered engines to reach the people.

I was impressed by the current bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese, Rt. Rev. Tinkamanyire Nathan (hope I got the names well). When some Banyoro of MBC were bent to finishing off the Bakiga in Kibaale district becuase Fred Rulemera won the LC.V. elections, this Bishop did not sleep but traversed the whole area and utilized all radio stations to preach peace and unity.

Such is what is expected of all of us to work for unity and not disunity in our dilapidated region of the Great Lakes.

MAFUTI,
HOIMA.

Dear RK,
There is a bogus claim by Mafuti, ( in comment no 30) castigating one Namutebi for telling the story about the child selling in Masaka. Mafuti seems to be burying his head in the sand and running away from reality. Namutebi, is a resident in the said place where the crime occured. I believe she is an eye witness too. As a mother, just like Namutebi, I felt very sorrowful about what that Rwandan woman tried to do. Just ask yourself, how many people has she already led to their early death in that manner? Would you in your mind do that to your own? Namutebi is not sowing seeds of hatred the way you want us to think. She is only telling you how barbaric your 'righteous' Banyarwanda can be. The seeds of hatred are already there, sowed by you themselves - the hutu & Tutsi, time immemeorial. Stop blaming innocent people who are just angry at their acts. We all know how a hutu and tutsi dont meet eye to eye. Scovia Mbabazi's ( tutsi) evil act of selling Hagirimana ( a hutu) to be slaughtered for money is no coincidence at all that she, like other tutsis, regard hutu blood as worthless.

In Congo, Nkunda's men on Wednesday killed very many innocent civillians, forcing over 15,000 to cross to Uganda. His claim this time is that he was pursuing Rwandan hutus hiding in Congo! What do you say of that? Are you going to tell us that it is Namutebi sowing the seeds of hatred? Take it or leave it, these people need to re-examine yourselves before blaming other people all the time. Deng thiok and Namutebi are only telling us what is happening.

Florence A,
Kamwokya, Kampala

Hullo RK Readers,

Thanks for your comments and contribution. Am writing to comment; You man, am not an international spy, as you believe nor a soldier. Yes am not an African, but does this disqualify me to be in a country of conflict? I was working with a humaniterian organization which i will not tell you now. On this comment you too said that Tutsi looks like Ethiopian, is this a clear indication that Ethiopian mercenaries were helping Kagame's RPA? Believe or not but Kagame fought and won the war with his Rwandan soldiers, but with may be indirect support of foreign countries.

This is to Kyookyo, am not a Singaporean and not the strongest as you are saying. You too commented on Kagame's comment that He told Rwandans who lost most of their beloved ones to put their feelings in cupbord and start afresh, which human being can say that? Tell us the truth! which would be your stand? so mean that for you, you wanted him to carry out revenge? Kagame said so, because these survivors may be expected him to revenge on their behalf but to me, thanks to Kagme for that comment because this means that he is not Anti-Hutu as many of you have been writing on this web. Yes, i agree that He is not an angel, of course he is a human being like you.

Also Matovu wrote, that Africa democracy is not young, the problem is African leaders, and the one that comes up, you African resist against them, one of these of leaders is Kagame, He is a person i can compare to great european leaders like Bismark and Metternick. The only problem is that Kagame is heading a poor African country with a poor history diverted by European colonialists.

Finally, i thank contributor 28, thank you alot for your comment, we really lack analysists like you.

Regards,
Badang

This is a response to Mafuti of Hoima's comment no.30.

In your view, Mafuti, the root causes of evil in Uganda's society are: 'negating God in our lives, which brings to birth the following: Greed, envy, hedonisim, saddism, egoism, selfishness...'

Well, I will say I respect everyone's faith-whether it be Christianity, Islam, Hinduism etc. I also accept that religion has a crucial role to play in moulding, & guiding society.

But it is NOT religion that will be the cure of Uganda's social decay.

Look around you, Mafuti. There are countless so-called religious leaders in Uganda today who are nothing but CRIMINALS, CON-MEN, who have got away with so many crimes time and time again.

I don't remember this level of crime occurring in any past regime than in Museveni's. If it did, then I doubt if it was as rampant as it is today. In the past regimes, religious leaders were the brave, fearless defenders & protectors of the common man & woman threatened by unruly soldiers or oppressive govt operatives.

Today in Uganda, these 'religious leaders' seem to be only focussed on acquiring and amassing as much wealth as possible from their hard-up, many times vulnerable flockby lying to them, pressuring them, squeezing out of their followers whatever little earnings they may have. They then have the audacity to flaunt their ill-gotten wealth to their poverty stricken flock as "Gods blessing" ...I tell you, this really p****s me off - you just don't know how. This is what religion is all about in Museveni's Uganda today. You want to make big money, becoming a pastor is a good way to do so.

What makes it worse, Mafuti, is that Museveni & The First Lady, never one to miss out on such a golden opportunity, condons their acts. Any so-called religious leader/pastor that supports M7 is untouchable. Religion then becomes nothing but a tool for the Great Leader to amass support both from inside the country & from outside.

This is why I have always felt that it is NOT the issue of God in our lives that will bring about a change in society's ills. It should ALWAYS BE THE RULE OF LAW of the land that is respected and adhered to BY ALL PARTIES (including the President, Government as well as these 'religious leaders'). The rule of law should never be abused the way it is being done today by this Conman-In-Chief.

We have had more than enough of this rampant abuse of power by this conniving DICTATOR. That is what Museveni is, Mafuti. A conniving thuggish DICTATOR.

From A Thoroughly Disgusted & Fed-Up Ugandan

KEY WITNESS RETRACTS: COMMENT NO. 34 IN RESPONSE TO MAFUTI OF HOIMA.

Dear RK., permit me to remind the Frustrted writer who seem to appeal RULE of Law that the problems of Uganda would worsen if we denied God his active presence in the issues of our motherland. Our ancestors in Faith and Politics recognized the importance of God and advanced the national Motto: " For God and my Country". Then the national Anthem appreciates God in many verses. Any rule of law which is not rooted in the Supreme law which is divine law is bound to fail and that is why we are registerig chaos in the country.

The religious leaders who wish to appease politicians at the expense of their vocation implies a failure in their prophetic role. For sure they are supposed to be the voice of the voiceless. But when greed for money and wealth comes in to "eat them up", then I pity and it shows that they embraced the ministry with hidden agenda and not selfless service to God in the Ugandan community. Remember the Bible talks of false prophets and they may be the modern false prophets we have, who lack the courage of men like prophet Amos. But some do try like I mentioned the Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese, Rt. Rev. Nathan who never feared to confront the conflicting parties in Kibaale when the Mubende Bunyoro Committee Youth wingers took up arms to kill the Bakiga in Kiryanga, Kagadi, and Muhorro areas.

My supposition is that our people fail to practice what they preach and many faithful fail to adhere to the divine Law. We should all come up and defend Justice for peace to prevail in Uganda. Defence of Justice can be achieved not by arms struggle or abuses through the media but dialogue. Wrong doers may fear dialogue but we can appeal to the principled men and women who have the country at heart like Bishop Nathan, Archbishop Odama, the Muftis and we storm the parliament to ask for an audience with these opportunits to make them see sense and in the right direction. Then we shall have demonstrated maturity of faith and strong belief in the redemption of Uganda peacefully. Fire will never extinguish fire. And even if they continue to wrong us, they remain our brothers, sisters, parents, children etc...

Every single soul in Uganda is important. We can pull up efforts as a team, the haves and the have-nots, the miltary and the civilian, the religious and the laity. Then Kony will come out of the bush, and sign the peace deal, the Black mamba guys will be employed on road repair and cleaning, the mitayimbwa guys will use them to build bridges, human sacrificers will repent, The First Lady and the First Man will respect their Christian traditions and the lion will sleep with the lamb. Then face the common challenge of poverty and jiggers.

God bless Uganda!!

MAFUTI,
HOIMA.