Janko:
I've always thought Kigame is an awesome guy with the job he has done
literally getting Rwanda out of the gutter to what it is today or
where it is heading now. Though he has lots of work to do, he seems to
be the type of leader all Africans need to be where we want to be. See
also an brief write up by one Mukiza Edwin on Face Book:
<<M.r President some people alledge or continue to insinuate that not
only are you a dictator but that you also lead an autocratic regime.To
an extent you are but alas very poor at that.
As am writting this iam also watching you on T.V addressing the youth
IMBUTO foundation, a forum aimed at changing the perception and
mentality of our people to attain levels of development currently
monopolised by the West. M.r President Dictators dont and shouldnt do
that
Dictators dont motivate their youth into development,infact Dictators
suppress their youth to submission by denying them the opportunities
you are now opening them to.
You carelessly told the Rwandan youth that they are as smart as any
one else can be and called upon them to use the opportunities
available to them. M.r President dont you think that such a comment
can make some want to emulate you and dream of replacing you? Eh, What
kind of Dictator are you who isnt scared of a strong powerfull
independent Rwandan youth?
Now in a character that still baffles me you are promoting the
development of I.C.T and the development of the fiber optic internet
network to make Rwanda something akin to a wire less internet
community where all Rwandans will have access to fast permanent
internet.Imagine !!!
M.r President whats in your mind? Dictators dont do that.period.
What will an enlightened population you blindly seek benefit you in
your ambitions to stick to power? Dictators shouldnt do that my dear
president.
Now that one laptop per kid borders on insanity to a dictator like
Mobutu he would laugh at you had he not succumbed to cancer. One lap
top costs 100 dollars, an A.K 47 costs 100 dollars too on the black
market.
Now M.r President will you take offence when i dumb you as the most
stupidd Dictator ever(all pun intended)
Now between an A.K 47 and a lousy dagerous lap top, which is
benefficial to you in sustaining your autocracy as one Susan Thompson
blindly alledges? The lap top or the Gun? You must be mad to think
that it is the former.
Now in a proper dictator ship, Machiavellis book the prince is the
bible and creed to guide you. One law in the Prince you however choose
to violate is one which i quote" HE WHO ESTABLISHES A DICTATIOR SHIP
AND DOES NOT KILL BRUTUS OR HE WHO FOUNDS A REPUBLIC AND DOESNOT KILL
THE SONS OF BRUTUS WILL REIGN FOR A SHORT TIME" When you or as you
choose to say the Law of the Land incacerated your nemesis former
Presd.Pasteur Bizimungu, i thought that may be you had started
implementing Marchiavelis creeds. To my surprise hardly had he been
imprisoned than you released the Man.Now where in the Prince did you
read that? Are you really a dictator or you just pretend to be one?
You should have killed the Man as the prince suggests. period.
Machiaveli also innunciates that a Dictator ought to sorround himself
with a few loyal lieutenants or henchmen as we have come to call them.
To court their loyality a Dictator too has to extend favours and
patronise his Generals for he will always need them to crash dissent
and the opposition.
What you did recently when you went to Mutara and ordered all your
Generals to dispose off all their excess Land and share it with the
peasants not only embarrased and humiliated your Generals infront of
the peasants but also set you against the Generals who will come in
handy when you need them in crashing the opposition.
How will you convince them to come to youe rescue when you stopped
them from milking the Country?
You must be a mad Dictator , My beloved president.
To the Question what is better to be loved or or to befeared?
Machiaveli says it is better to be loved than feared.
This page on the contrary suggests that you are infact loved and not
feared as Machiavelli decreed. I pity you, M.r President.
N.b Allow me to end this here for more will come in part two of the
same subject matter. Bottom thing is Your are a very poor Dictator and
your alledged Authoritarinian regime is indeed a fake one unless you
polish your skills.>>
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Solo Janko Kamara
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> Thanks for a good article
>
> At least someone on the African continent clearly sees the jargon
> " wishing - well " for what it is. That the mind-set of wishing some one
> well is not dependant on the persons needs but on the “well-wishers”
> partial judgment of what is needed.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 May 2009 10:06:06 +0400, A Jallow
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Africa’s own road to prosperity
>>
>>By Paul Kagame
>>
>>At recent meetings of the Group of 20 and the International Monetary
>>Fund, world leaders have gathered to discuss the global economic
>>crisis.
>>
>>Unfortunately, it seems that many still believe they can solve the
>>problems of the poor with sentimentality and promises of massive
>>infusions of aid, which often do not materialise.
>>
>>We who live in, and lead, the world's poorest nations are convinced
>>that the leaders of the rich world and multilateral institutions have
>>a heart for the poor. But they also need to have a mind for the poor.
>>
>>Dambisa Moyo's controversial book, Dead Aid, has given us an
> accurate
>>evaluation of the aid culture today. The cycle of aid and poverty is
>>durable: as long as poor nations are focused on receiving aid they
>>will not work to improve their economies.
>>
>>Some of Moyo's prescriptions, such as ending all aid within five
>>years, are aggressive. But I always thought this was the discussion
> we
>>should be having: when to end aid and how best to end it.
>>
>>Aid has not only often failed to meet its objectives; it has also
>>rarely dealt with the underlying issues of poverty and weak societies.
>>
>>We see this with our neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the
> Congo.
>>There, 17 000 United Nations peacekeepers - the largest and most
>>expensive presence of its kind in history - treat the symptoms rather
>>than addressing the issues of capacity, self-determination and
>>dignity.
>>
>>Often, aid has left recipient populations unstable, distracted and
>>more dependent; as Ashraf Ghani, the former finance minister of
>>Afghanistan, has pointed out, it can even sever the relationship
>>between democratically elected leadership and the populace.
>>
>>Do not get me wrong. We appreciate support from the outside, but it
>>should be support for what we intend to achieve ourselves.
>>
>>No one should pretend that they care about our nations more than
> we
>>do; or assume that they know what is good for us better than we do
>>ourselves. They should, in fact, respect us for wanting to decide our
>>own fate.
>>
>>At the same time, as I tell our people, nobody owes Rwandans
> anything.
>>Why should anyone in Rwanda feel comfortable that taxpayers in
> other
>>countries are contributing money for our wellbeing or development?
>>Rwanda is a nation with high goals and a sense of purpose.
>>
>>We are attempting to increase our gross domestic product by seven
>>times over a generation, which increases per capita incomes fourfold.
>>This will create the basis for further innovation and foster trust,
>>civic-mindedness and tolerance, strengthening our society.
>>
>>Entrepreneurship is the surest way for a nation to meet these goals.
>>Michael Fairbanks' book, In The River They Swim, which uses Rwanda
> as
>>one of its examples, highlights the need to respect local wisdom,
>>build a culture of innovation and create investment opportunities in
>>product development, new distribution systems and innovative
> branding.
>>
>>Government activities should focus on supporting entrepreneurship
> not
>>just to meet these new goals, but because it unlocks people's minds,
>>fosters innovation and enables people to exercise their talents. If
>>people are shielded from the forces of competition, it is like saying
>>they are disabled.
>>
>>Entrepreneurship gives people the feeling that they are valued and
>>have meaning, that they are as capable, as competent and as gifted
> as
>>anyone else. Asking our citizens to compete is the same as asking
> them
>>to go out into the world on behalf of Rwanda and play their part.
>>
>>We know this is a tremendous challenge given our status as a
>>land-locked nation emerging from conflict, with few natural resources,
>>little specialised infrastructure and low historical investment in
>>education.
>>
>>But, in fact, we have reasons to be optimistic: we have a clear
>>strategy to export based on sustainable competitive advantages.
>>
>>We sell coffee now for high prices to the world's most demanding
>>purchasers; our tourism experience attracts the best customers in the
>>world and market research reveals that perceptions of Rwandan tea
> are
>>improving.
>>
>>This has resulted in wages in key sectors rising at more than 20
>>percent on an annual basis. We have cut our aid as a percentage of
>>total GDP by half over the past decade, and last year we grew at
> more
>>than 11 percent even as the world entered a recession.
>>
>>While this is encouraging, we know the road to prosperity is a long
>>one. We will travel it with the help of a new school of development
>>thinkers and entrepreneurs, with those who demonstrate they have
> not
>>just a heart, but also a mind for the poor..
>>
>>l The writer is President of Rwanda
>>
>>— Financial Times
>>
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