Clinton questions Rwanda’s democracy

Kampala

The US Secretary of State, Ms Hilary Clinton, has said that recent political developments in Rwanda threaten to undermine its young democracy and its path development. The former US First Lady stressed this at her Diplomacy Briefing on Sub-Saharan Africa countries on Monday where she talked about her country’s relationship with countries in the Sub-Saharan countries.

“Recent events in Rwanda threaten to undermine its own remarkable progress by beginning to move away from a lot of the very positive actions that undergirded its development so effectively,” Ms Clinton said in a statement that was sent to Daily Monitor from the Africa Media Hub based at the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Officers arrested
She added: “The US remains very supportive of Rwanda, however, and is in discussion with Rwanda’s government to see steps taken to reverse those actions.” Recently, senior army officers in Rwanda have been arrested while some like former Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.Kayumba Nyamwasa have fled to exile.

Opposition leader Victoire Ingobire is facing charges of allegedly participating in the 1994 genocide. The head of the country’s football governing body Brig. Gen. Jean Bosco Kazura was also arrested for travelling to South Africa to watch World Cup football without clearance.