{"id":30283,"date":"2016-11-14T01:29:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T01:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/why-am-i-voting-for-paul-kagame-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-11-18T07:11:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T07:11:24","slug":"why-am-i-voting-for-paul-kagame-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/opinion\/why-am-i-voting-for-paul-kagame-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Why am I voting for Paul Kagame in 2017?"},"content":{"rendered":"

{ {{Introduction }} <\/p>\n

Voting is something new to me.
\nOther than learning about civic rights and duties of citizens in Law School,
\nI have never fully experienced what it meant to be a full citizen.
\nRaised in refuge and denied rights conferred on normal nationals for over twenty-two years,
\nI never expected to vote someday in my life,
\nBut thank God for changing times and realities of dear life,
\nI voluntarily repatriated to Rwanda and come next year,
\nI am eligible to vote but who am I going to endorse?
\nMy vote being special in all forms,
\nMy candidate of choice ought to be exceptional as well. }<\/p>\n

{{The people of the people}}<\/p>\n

I have lived and experienced at firsthand how much involved the current Rwandan President is in ordinary people\u2019s lives.
\nHe listens more than he talks.
\nThis could be illustrated in his various social policies;
\nThe SACCO initiative-cooperatives empowering ordinary Rwandans to save their money and incidentally secure a better future for themselves and their families,
\nThe abolishment of roofings made of leaves where the government gave modern roof sheets to all Rwandans,The UMUDUGUDU initiative-a remarkable endeavor that has brought development close to people\u2019s homes,
\nIntegrated them,
\nEncouraged solidarity amongst villagers and most importantly,
\nHas enabled them to enjoy running potable water at their proximity,
\nFurthermore,
\nElectricity is prevalent all across the country to mention just a few developmental projects undertaken under PAUL KAGAME\u2019 s tenure of office.<\/p>\n

{{Paul Kagame’s love for refugees }} <\/p>\n

I cannot help but speak for myself.
\nAfter all,
\nThis piece is premised on the reasons why I am going to support MZEE.
\nI for one have a story that clearly shows how loving the Rwandan President is to the Rwandan Refugees out there.
\nA former refugee himself,
\nMr. Kagame has made it his Number 1 Policy to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees scattered all over the world,
\nMillions have thus far returned at their own volition.
\nRwanda\u2019s success story has inspired them to do so but others are still there.
\nMost of them ignorant of Rwanda\u2019s political development or simply held hostage by extremists who participated in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi,
\nThey fear the unknown and remain clustered in a cycle they barely understand.
\nNevertheless,
\nGood will always conquer evil.
\nThe UN Cessation Clause on the refugee status of Rwandan Refugees is slowly becoming operational in many countries.
\nZambia took the lead.
\nAnd everyone has come to understand that there is no credible reason why Rwandans must continue living in refuge.
\nRwanda is peaceful,
\nDemocratic,
\nStable and currently a model where development is concerned in Africa and beyond.
\nUnless Rwandans are running away from progress,
\nThe other stories lack any substance whatsoever.
\nI returned to Rwanda over six (6) months ago.
\nLife is normal as usual.
\nMy property has being restituted to me.
\nI have being locally integrated by the government of Rwanda.
\nAlthough a former critic of the current Rwandan government,
\nI have been more than facilitated.
\nNow,
\nWhat do others fear when no one has a problem with them in Rwanda given their little to no exposure?<\/p>\n

{{Conclusion }} <\/p>\n

Rwanda changed for good and forever.
\nThe country that was a failed state two decades ago can now compete with economic giants in Africa like Kenya.
\nThe ICT sector in Rwanda is unparalleled within the Eastern community.
\nRwandans have reconciled.
\nThey will never be another genocide.
\nThe Tutsi-Hutu divide is non-existent.
\nRwandans are united and they only want to develop their country as one people united by one purpose-A BETTER AND PROSPEROUS RWANDA.
\nAnd all the above are Rwandan President PAUL KAGAME\u2019s legacy,
\nThen,
\n{{Why give my vote to someone else?}}<\/p>\n

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