Rwanda: International Experts Have Been Hired to Counter RUD-Urunana’s Influence in Europe and North America

By Yeremiya Mugiraneza
September 12, 2009

According to official sources here in Kigali, the Rwandan government has recently hired international experts to fight against the leaders of RUD-Urunana in Europe and North America.

These leaders include, but are not limited to, Dr. Felicien Kanyamibwa and Dr. Augustin Dukuze.
These international experts recently won the contract following an offer launched by the Rwandan Government on June 22, 2009 and ended on July 24, 2009 with a substantial amount of $400,000 per 6 months. The contract is indefinitely renewable and the budget is estimated at 1 million dollars a year.

The offer was launched by Jean Sayinzoga, the Chairman of Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC), under an order titled “Recruitment of International Sensitisation consultant” No. 02/CS/RDRC/09.

For more information, please visit the Rwandan Government website "Tenders and consulting opportunities in Rwanda and worldwide" at the following link:
"http://www.market.gov.rw/tenders/adminShowBuyer.do~buyerId=1516797".

The offer clearly states that RUD-Urunana in North America is the enemy number one of the Rwandan Government. According to the offer, RUD-Urunana has been targeted because of "the critically detrimental role played by the RUD-Urunana’s leaders abroad, particularly in Europe and North America, in sustaining the armed movements on the ground, in projecting a powerful image of the opposition abroad and in promoting their goals internationally. The fact that the leaders of RUD-Urunana, as well as a number of their deputies and key allies, live in Europe, the US and Canada is not occidental. Rather, it reflects a policy to seek alliances and support abroad from foreign governments, regional and international organizations, the media, the church and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), through misinformation and deception".

The leaders of RUD-Urunana in North America, especially Dr. Felicien Kanyamibwa and Dr. Augustin Dukuze are particularly targeted in this contract.

This contract, which is aimed at thwarting political activities of RUD-Urunana by specifically targeting its leaders, reveals at least three important things in the Rwandan political arena:

1-Our (Rwandan) government is desperate and ready to do everything in its power so that it can keep its head above the waters.

2-RUD-Urunana may have valuable secrets that we (Rwandans) do not know, but such secrets are absolutely well known by the RPF secret services.

3-As someone has already said it before, Dr. Felicien Kanyamibwa is actually much better political strategist than all RPF leaders combined.

Ultimately, our (Rwandan) government finally recognizes that RUD-Urunana represents the biggest political threat to current regime in Kigali both diplomatically and politically. This threat is mostly linked to current diplomatic and political problems, but also many problems in the media!

If I were one of the targeted individuals i.e. Dr. Felicien Kanyamibwa or Dr. Augustin Dukuze, I will immediately take extra cautions.

Let’s follow closely this confrontation between the son of Mugogwe, Kanyamibwa, and his half-brothers and/or cousins within the RPF.

Note:
A French version of this article was first posted on Democracy Human Rights Group on September 12, 2009 by Yeremiya Mugiraneza.