Today Tuesday, November 17, Rwanda's Upper house of
parliament unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to allow
President Paul Kagame
to seek a third term in office. The proposal have already passed
through the lower house of Parliament in October.
Kagame ,57, who has been in power since 2000, won widespread praise for
ending a genocide in 1994 of some 800,000 people, most of them Tutsis
and moderate Hutus, and for rebuilding the nation.
Senate head Bernard Makuza said he expected the changes to be
approved in a referendum, adding Kagame, whose current term ends in
2017, could run for another seven-year term and then two five-year
terms, possibly keeping him in power until 2034.
"But it all depends on his will," he told reporters after the unanimous vote.
Kagame has not said if he would run again, but has said he was open to persuasion.
"If i ran again, i would do more of what i am doing to improve the
well-being of the citizens of Rwanda," he said on his official twitter
account.
According to Reuters, the opposition party,
Democratic Green Party, tried to stop the amendments through legal
action, but the Supreme Court
rejected its bid, saying it was up to citizens to decide.
Frank Habineza, Democratic Green Party's leader, told
Reuters by telephone, that the senate approval would not deter his party
from opposing the amendments.
"We will continue with our no-change
campaign."Habineza said.
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This is one of d few leaders in Africa we shld be proud of but I see he now wants to spoil his legacy. Power is now so sweet he doesn't want to go. He will plunge his country into unrest if he agrees to run. I feel pained
ReplyDeleteBut I still love his daughter sha. Pls bae, beg ur dad not to fall into this trap. He will ruin Rwanda and take d nation back to d days of hatred btw Tutsi and Hutu
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ReplyDeletePaul Kegame is one of the best out of Africa , the people know he's rebuilding the country and just in his 15 years as transformed Rwanda far better than what Nigeria has been 45yrs after her civil war , if only Nigeria had done the same by allowing a single democtic leader continue to stabilize the economy before distributing power , we would have been better off.
ReplyDeleteWhy are Africans like this? This was how Mugabe started out as a hero fighting against oppression for his people. Till it got to his head and he has become the dictator that he is. Now he wants to die in power. Kigame you are a good man. Don't ruin your legacy.
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ReplyDeleteWht OBJ couldn't do, dis President successfully accomplished. Wht a shame to Africa leaders dat r possessive of powers and want to dis b President.
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