POLITICS
IT ’ S SWIM OR SINK – RPF ’ S OBSESSION WITH ACCOUNTABILITY
The RPF executive committee meetings usually take place in the presence of members only . However , every once in a while they are opened up to guests as observers and witnesses to a matter of particular importance . On Friday 26 June 2020 , RPF ’ s obsession with accountability went on display . | Page 04
ENOUGH WESTERN BAD FAITH ! GUILT CANNOT BE WEAPONIZED AGAINST THE GUILTLESS
For one thing , the idea that the west has guilt over its historical interaction with Africa in general and Rwanda in particular is absurd . | Page 15
FROM KAYIBANDA TO JAMBO ASBL - PRESERVING A COVENANT WITH BELGIUM
In April 1963 , Kayibanda , President of the First Republic , wrote a letter to Belgium ’ s Ambassador to Rwanda , Col . Guy Logiest , who was the Colonial Resident Administrator of Rwanda prior to independence . Kayibanda told him that his arrival in 1959 marked the final liberation of the Rwandan masses and essentially contributed to the success of the Hutu Movement . | Page 34
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SOCIETY
MEN TERRORISE WOMEN AND GIRLS , WHY DOESN ’ T THE JUDICIARY TREAT THEM AS IT DOES TERRORISTS ?
When you contrast cases of rape with felonies such as charges of offences against internal security or provoking unrest among the population , the reality is different . | Page 38
WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN RWANDA : COSMETIC OR SUBSTANTIVE ?
There are two views on women ’ s representation in political leadership in Rwanda . One view dismisses the contributions of women in leadership as being a cosmetic public relations stunt that has done nothing for women and the country . | Page 49
53 | COMPETING IMPERATIVES IN RWANDA ’ S EDUCATION SYSTEM
In Rwanda , two broad schools of thought exist on what education is and what it ought to do . One says that is teaching for the market ; another says teaching is for human development . | Page 53
CONTRIBUTORS
Writers Dr Lonzen Rugira Dr Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu Dr Frederick Golooba-Mutebi Dr Alphonse Muleefu Dr . Marie Maxime Umubonwa Bernard Sabiti Lionel Manzi Olivier Mushimire Ali Naka Veronique Nyiramongi Mbaye
Copy Editor Dr Kingsley Ugwuanyi
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