Kagame Receives Congressional Delagation

[murutongore]

”Nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn’t sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don’t do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for.”

-President Kagame addressing US Congressional Delegation

For more pictures: US Congressional Delegation visit Rwanda- Kigali, 25 August 2013 - a set on Flickr

 

[Kishimbe wa Kishimbe]

"nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn't sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don't do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for."

-president kagame addressing us congressional delegation

for more pictures: us congressional delegation visit rwanda- kigali, 25 august 2013 - a set on flickr

If you practice what you preach, no one holds a grudge against you!

 

[Kishimbe wa Kishimbe]

"nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn't sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don't do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for."

-president kagame addressing us congressional delegation

for more pictures: us congressional delegation visit rwanda- kigali, 25 august 2013 - a set on flickr

If Kagame wants to be a real hero then we expect such sweet talk to fellow Rwandese!

 

[mokala1989]

Anaonyesha mwenye kukata tamaa na makosa ya uhalifu dhidi ya binadamu anayoyafanya kongo na rwanda.

 

[murutongore]

If Kagame wants to be a real hero then we expect such sweet talk to fellow Rwandese!

What you don't understand is that Kagame does not want to be a hero. He wants to be a leader who works tirelessly for his people and let history judge him.

 

[Hute]

What you don't understand is that Kagame does not want to be a hero. He wants to be a leader who works tirelessly for his people and let history judge him.

unfortunately, he has more enemies within Rwanda than outside Rwanda the fact which makes him so insecure. if Tanzania decides to invade Rwanda today, more than 50% of RWandese will support Tanzania against their very president kagame, because they just don't have options, had they have one, they would have removed him long time ago.

 

[SMU]

"Nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn't sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don't do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for."

-President Kagame addressing US Congressional Delegation

For more pictures: US Congressional Delegation visit Rwanda- Kigali, 25 August 2013 - a set on Flickr

I like the spirit though! Maslahi ya nchi kwanza.

 

[murutongore]

I like the spirit though! Maslahi ya nchi kwanza.

SMU, unajua kwa historia ya Rwanda, kiongozi yeyote ambae anatetea maslahi ya nchi yake, lazima awe na maadui. One thing in life is that you cannot be liked by all people. NEVER. You do what is right and leave the rest for people who have never even been class prefect like mokala1989 to criticize you.

 

[Kishimbe wa Kishimbe]

What you don't understand is that Kagame does not want to be a hero. He wants to be a leader who works tirelessly for his people and let history judge him.

That's what we were supposed to know, but the truth is: 'KAGAME IS JUST ANOTHER JACKAL IS SHEEP SKIN, AND A COWARD BOOT-LICKER!'

 

[murutongore]

That's what we were supposed to know, but the truth is: 'KAGAME IS JUST ANOTHER JACKAL IS SHEEP SKIN, AND A COWARD BOOT-LICKER!'

The truth according to who?

Coward!!!! Mmmmmmh?

Boot-Licker!!!!!Mmmmmh? I think you must be speaking about another leader that I will not mention.

 

[Kishimbe wa Kishimbe]

The truth according to who?

A few days ago we uncovered him as a jackal in sheep skin and now we see how he,Kagame, can 'pucker his lips and do some boot licking! EXCELLENT!'

 

[murutongore]

The truth according to who?

A few days ago we uncovered him as a jackal in sheep skin and now we see how he,Kagame, can 'pucker his lips and do some boot licking! EXCELLENT!'

Be specific. where? What source? Or is it just your personal hatred. Kuwa muwazi.

 

[Mimibaba]

The truth according to who?

Coward!!!! Mmmmmmh?

Boot-Licker!!!!!Mmmmmh? I think you must be speaking about another leader that I will not mention.

Umetumwa kutujazia u_p_u_u_z_i wa Kagame na Watutsi hapa jamvini. Itawafaa wasiowajua ila sisi tumekaa na Kagame na Watutsi wengi hapa Arusha kibinadamu kama watu wengine. Walichotufanyia huwezi kufuta kwa uongo na propaganda zako. Kagame is a coward ndiyo maana hana guts za kuzungumza na wanaume wenzie wa Rwanda; na ndiyo maana alipopolewa kule uingereza.

He is only trying to act a hero when he is a paper tiger, uncouth, haunted by by his evil deeds. As for you? You do not know what you are portraying here. Just Be Sober and Open your Eyes

 

[Kishimbe wa Kishimbe]

murutongore, I think the following is not news to you:

Rwanda: The Hard Truths We Must Swallow - Rwanda Is Wreaking Havoc in CongoBY ALICE GATEBUKEOPINIONThe government of Paul Kagame continues to relentlessly support, arm and command rebel groups such as the M23, which commit war crimes and human rights violations in CongoThe Rwandan Genocide was 19 years ago. Though the genocide ended in 1994, its consequences are still deeply felt today. For myself and other survivors, those memories are ever present.We have never forgotten the horrors we lived through as unimaginable violence overtook our country. We grapple with mixed emotions, trying to process and come to terms with today's reality. Our struggle has evolved from physical survival to that of the emotional turmoil caused by our trauma.We cannot comprehend why we are still alive and why many others perished. Why me, we wonder? Why not my family or friends? Try as we might, we can never reverse the darkest moments of our lives. We cannot undo the damage, no matter how hard we wish we could. The genocide was real, it happened, and we live with its consequences to this very day. I was a powerless child, but still, what if there was something I could have done? And what if it happened again?It is this fear that has sustained the Rwandan government's justification for repeate intervention in the Congo over the last 16 years. And it is precisely why the world continues to live with the consequences of the Rwandan Genocide.We did not sanction the torture, rape, and possible genocide of women, children, and the elderly that were targeted in Congo when the Rwandan Government sent troops inside of Congo for 'our protection'. And we certainly did not sanction the government of Rwanda's 'Six-Day War' against Uganda over a diamond mine inside Congo, leaving significant numbers of Congolese people dead, injured, and displaced.And even now, we do not sanction the violation of the United Nations arms embargo, undermining of peace deals and processes, and commanding proxy rebel groups who kill, torture, rape, and displace people, while illegally capturing cities in Congo. And most of all, we do not sanction any attempt to annex any part of Congo in our name.Since the first invasion, more than five million people have died in Congo, making it the deadliest conflict since the Second World War. And many of those deaths lie at the hands of the Rwandan government. These are hard truths we must swallow. Not only must we come to terms with crimes that were committed against us, we must now deal with crimes committed in our names.These crimes are not simply committed in our names, the survivors of the Rwandan Genocide, but in the name of the entire global community that stands still, providing tacit approval.They are also committed for the same international community that justifies, excuses, and protects the Rwandan government, as it continues to wreak havoc in the Congo. Though we could not stop or stand up against the violent acts that were committed against us during the Rwandan genocide, we can and we must stop and stand up against crimes committed against others, crimes committed in our name in Congo.After sixteen years of invasion and intervention through proxy groups, it is still difficult for people in the international community to accept that the Rwandan government is guilty of anything but justified intervention in Congo.But members of the international community must look past the glowing economic reviews, look past the constant denials and well-oiled public relations machine, and deal with the hard truths.The Rwandan government is committing unspeakable crimes against humanity in the Congo under false pretenses, and we must stop it. U.S. President Barack Obama understood this when as senator, he authored and passed into law the Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act, PL 109-456 in 2006 that called for accountability for those of Congo's neighbors that destabilize the country. And he understood it last summer when he cut $200,000 in military aid to Rwanda. And he understood it last December when he personally made a call to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and asked him to cease support of the M23 rebel group, currently wreaking havoc in Congo.Despite all these steps from the Obama administration to address the conflict, the Rwandan government continues to relentlessly support, arm, and command rebel groups such as the M23, while these groups continue to commit war crimes and human rights violations in Congo.It is precisely because we refuse to swallow these hard truths that the Rwandan government continues to commit such atrocities unchallenged and with impunity. If we can muster the courage to face these truths, we can impose accountability measures consistent with the degree of suffering and instability wrought by the Rwandan government against the Congolese people.We can and we should sanction and impose travel bans on and freeze the assets of identified Rwandan military personnel responsible for committing atrocities in Congo. And we should cut or withhold military aid to a dangerous regime that wages and sponsors war and conflict in the territory of another nation.Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide mourned and commemorate the 19th anniversary of the genocide this past spring. As we commemorate our loved .ones, we continue to grapple with traumas of our past, and issues of our present. Our responsibility lies in what we do with our future, and how we stand up to evil perpetrated against our neighbors. We, along with the rest of the world, must no longer refuse to swallow difficult and painful truths, and dedicate consistent focus and action towards resolving the deadliest conflict since the Second World War in Congo. - Alice Gatebuke is a Rwandan genocide and war survivor, Cornell University graduate, and a human rights activist. She is a co-founder of African Great Lakes Action Network (AGLAN)source: allAfrica.com: Rwanda: The Hard Truths We Must Swallow - Rwanda Is Wreaking Havoc in Congocc Jasusi, boss, EMT, Bukyanagandi, Koborer, Ruzibiza, Ab-Titchaz,

 

[murutongore]

murutongore, I think the following is not news to you:

Rwanda: The Hard Truths We Must Swallow - Rwanda Is Wreaking Havoc in CongoBY ALICE GATEBUKEOPINIONThe government of Paul Kagame continues to relentlessly support, arm and command rebel groups such as the M23, which commit war crimes and human rights violations in CongoThe Rwandan Genocide was 19 years ago. Though the genocide ended in 1994, its consequences are still deeply felt today. For myself and other survivors, those memories are ever present.We have never forgotten the horrors we lived through as unimaginable violence overtook our country. We grapple with mixed emotions, trying to process and come to terms with today's reality. Our struggle has evolved from physical survival to that of the emotional turmoil caused by our trauma.We cannot comprehend why we are still alive and why many others perished. Why me, we wonder? Why not my family or friends? Try as we might, we can never reverse the darkest moments of our lives. We cannot undo the damage, no matter how hard we wish we could. The genocide was real, it happened, and we live with its consequences to this very day. I was a powerless child, but still, what if there was something I could have done? And what if it happened again?It is this fear that has sustained the Rwandan government's justification for repeate intervention in the Congo over the last 16 years. And it is precisely why the world continues to live with the consequences of the Rwandan Genocide.We did not sanction the torture, rape, and possible genocide of women, children, and the elderly that were targeted in Congo when the Rwandan Government sent troops inside of Congo for 'our protection'. And we certainly did not sanction the government of Rwanda's 'Six-Day War' against Uganda over a diamond mine inside Congo, leaving significant numbers of Congolese people dead, injured, and displaced.And even now, we do not sanction the violation of the United Nations arms embargo, undermining of peace deals and processes, and commanding proxy rebel groups who kill, torture, rape, and displace people, while illegally capturing cities in Congo. And most of all, we do not sanction any attempt to annex any part of Congo in our name.Since the first invasion, more than five million people have died in Congo, making it the deadliest conflict since the Second World War. And many of those deaths lie at the hands of the Rwandan government. These are hard truths we must swallow. Not only must we come to terms with crimes that were committed against us, we must now deal with crimes committed in our names.These crimes are not simply committed in our names, the survivors of the Rwandan Genocide, but in the name of the entire global community that stands still, providing tacit approval.They are also committed for the same international community that justifies, excuses, and protects the Rwandan government, as it continues to wreak havoc in the Congo. Though we could not stop or stand up against the violent acts that were committed against us during the Rwandan genocide, we can and we must stop and stand up against crimes committed against others, crimes committed in our name in Congo.After sixteen years of invasion and intervention through proxy groups, it is still difficult for people in the international community to accept that the Rwandan government is guilty of anything but justified intervention in Congo.But members of the international community must look past the glowing economic reviews, look past the constant denials and well-oiled public relations machine, and deal with the hard truths.The Rwandan government is committing unspeakable crimes against humanity in the Congo under false pretenses, and we must stop it. U.S. President Barack Obama understood this when as senator, he authored and passed into law the Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act, PL 109-456 in 2006 that called for accountability for those of Congo's neighbors that destabilize the country. And he understood it last summer when he cut $200,000 in military aid to Rwanda. And he understood it last December when he personally made a call to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and asked him to cease support of the M23 rebel group, currently wreaking havoc in Congo.Despite all these steps from the Obama administration to address the conflict, the Rwandan government continues to relentlessly support, arm, and command rebel groups such as the M23, while these groups continue to commit war crimes and human rights violations in Congo.It is precisely because we refuse to swallow these hard truths that the Rwandan government continues to commit such atrocities unchallenged and with impunity. If we can muster the courage to face these truths, we can impose accountability measures consistent with the degree of suffering and instability wrought by the Rwandan government against the Congolese people.We can and we should sanction and impose travel bans on and freeze the assets of identified Rwandan military personnel responsible for committing atrocities in Congo. And we should cut or withhold military aid to a dangerous regime that wages and sponsors war and conflict in the territory of another nation.Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide mourned and commemorate the 19th anniversary of the genocide this past spring. As we commemorate our loved .ones, we continue to grapple with traumas of our past, and issues of our present. Our responsibility lies in what we do with our future, and how we stand up to evil perpetrated against our neighbors. We, along with the rest of the world, must no longer refuse to swallow difficult and painful truths, and dedicate consistent focus and action towards resolving the deadliest conflict since the Second World War in Congo. - Alice Gatebuke is a Rwandan genocide and war survivor, Cornell University graduate, and a human rights activist. She is a co-founder of African Great Lakes Action Network (AGLAN)source: allAfrica.com: Rwanda: The Hard Truths We Must Swallow - Rwanda Is Wreaking Havoc in Congocc Jasusi, boss, EMT, Bukyanagandi, Koborer, Ruzibiza, Ab-Titchaz,

There is your answer. This is Alice whatever her name is opinion! Not facts. Not the truth. Someone's opinion. Take it with a pinch of salt.

 

[JokaKuu]

"Nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn't sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don't do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for."

-President Kagame addressing US Congressional Delegation

For more pictures: US Congressional Delegation visit Rwanda- Kigali, 25 August 2013 - a set on Flickr

..this should not be a big deal.

..mwaka jana kulikuwa na congressional delegation iliyokuja Tanzania.

..mwezi march kuna delegation iliyokwenda DRC, Morocco, na nchi nyingine nimezisahau.

cc mokala1989, Ruzibiza, Ogah, Koba

 

[Ogah]

..this should not be a big deal.

..mwaka jana kulikuwa na congressional delegation iliyokuja Tanzania.

..mwezi march kuna delegation iliyokwenda DRC, Morocco, na nchi nyingine nimezisahau.

cc mokala1989, Ruzibiza, Ogah, Koba

Mkuu hawa jamaa wana "vimbwanga" vingi aisee.......wanajaribu kutumia kila aina ya taarifa au tukio kutaka ku-cover....mambo yao wanayofikiri ni ya siri......kukutana na hiyo delegation mbona nijambo la kawaida sana......wanafikir wakionana na hiyo delegation then hiyo delegation itawasaidia kufunika maovu yao?......au wanafikiri hiyo delegation itawasaidia na uhamiaji haramu wanaoufanya kwa nchi jiarani na wao?.....
.....mbona hata Iddi Amin and the likes walikuwa na statements maridadi kabisa......lakini maovu yao yakawaumbua.....

Tatizo lililopo hapa JF.....kuna baadhi ya wana JF i.e. wale waliofaidika na system za Tanzania, tukawapa uraia wetu wa Tanzania...... huku "Utanzania" wao ulikuwa mguu mmoja ndani mwingine nje......sasa wamerudi kwao wamepewa kazi nzuri na vyeo vikubwa basi huwaambiwi kitu kuhusu Kagame............na sasa hao ndio wapiga kelele sana hapa jamvini......

 

[Jamaa_Mbishi]

"Nineteen years ago, we hit the bottom. We couldn't sink lower. The only way to go was up. This is the journey we are on. What you have seen comes out of our attempt to be good students of history, good shapers of our future. With the kind of devastation we inherited, we have to ask ourselves, if we don't do our best and meet the expectations of our people, what will all the suffering have been for."

-President Kagame addressing US Congressional Delegation

For more pictures: US Congressional Delegation visit Rwanda- Kigali, 25 August 2013 - a set on Flickr

100% propaganda and self brain washing. This guy is totally a fool, he deeply knows it that he is guilty as guilty can be but he is trying his best to lie to people by flipping the coin on the other side. Liar Liar Liar!

 

[Bongolander]

SMU, unajua kwa historia ya Rwanda, kiongozi yeyote ambae anatetea maslahi ya nchi yake, lazima awe na maadui. One thing in life is that you cannot be liked by all people. NEVER. You do what is right and leave the rest for people who have never even been class prefect like mokala1989 to criticize you.

Mkuu no doubt kuwa wanyarwanda mmefanya kazi kubwa sana kuifikisha Rwanda ilipo, but i do not agree with the assertion that credit should be given to Kagame. For sure as a leader he has played a bigger role, lakini kama ambao anawaongoza wangekuwa ni kundi la wajinga Rwanda isingekuwa ilipo leo. There is no country in the world where all people like their leader, na kwa ujumla ukiona watu wote wanampenda kiongozi wao, bai ujue kuwa kiongozi huyo ni mjinga. Lakini inaonekana kuwa Kagame anaona wanyarwanda ni wajinga ila yeye ndio mwerevu, even worse he see that neighbors are FDLR.

Anasahu kuwa sisi tumekuwa na wanyarwanda wengi kama yeye. He can not claime to be Rwandan while lspending most of his time in exile, na kujifanya yeye ndiye Rwanda 1 na wale waliopigana kumwaga damu yao kwa jili ya rwanda ni watu wa kuwatumia kwa ambition zake binafsi. This is where i do not like this guy.

Lakini kinachokera zaidi ni mwelekeo anaoipeleka Rwanda kwa sasa, ambako ni hatari kuliko ilivyokuwa kabla ya mwaka 1994. Dharau, kejeli, ukichwa ngumu, matusi, ujeuri havijengi. Vinaweza kuboa kazi nuzri iliyofanywa na wanyarwanda kwa miaka 20.

 

[Maswala]

Goodness must begin to home! Fellow Rwandans (Hutus, Tutsis and Watwa) would welcome such words if they were practically genuine!

Rwandans need and the world need to hear such words of hope over and over again. They need to be assured of peace, security and true in their country.

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