{"id":2000106287,"date":"2026-03-23T19:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000106287"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:40:58","slug":"president-kagame-questions-persistent-inefficiencies-among-some-public-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-questions-persistent-inefficiencies-among-some-public-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame questions persistent inefficiencies among some public officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

He made the remarks while closing a national meeting of central and local government leaders held at the Gako Military Academy, attended by district officials, cabinet ministers, and other senior government representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting examined ongoing governance challenges, including weak coordination among leaders, inefficiencies in service delivery, and other persistent shortcomings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister cited findings from the National Institute of Statistics, noting a decline in service delivery performance, from 78.2% in 2023 to 75.8% in 2024, and further down to 71.7% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before delivering his address, Kagame was informed that leaders had acknowledged their shortcomings and committed to improving their performance. He questioned whether the issues raised were new to those present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho here is hearing this for the first time? That would mean there are issues beyond what has been acknowledged. Otherwise, we should continuously assess what is not working, put everything in order, and implement corrective measures. But what we end up with is repetition. So what exactly is the problem?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President expressed concern over leaders who repeatedly make the same mistakes, apologise, and promise not to repeat them, only to fall into the same patterns again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaking the same mistake repeatedly, apologising for it, and repeating it again, I don\u2019t understand that as a normal way people make mistakes. It becomes a problem. These are mistakes that are repeatedly made by the same individuals, including those in leadership positions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stressed that if a leader continues to repeat the same mistakes, it reflects a lack of understanding that must be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Head of State further questioned whether the issue lies in how responsibilities are understood and executed across leadership structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs the problem within us as Rwandans? All of you seated here understand your responsibilities and what needs to be done, perhaps even better than I do. Yet we still face these challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also highlighted weaknesses in planning and implementation, noting that failure to align plans with execution leads to ineffective outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlanning must go hand in hand with implementation. Even when plans are well designed, if they are not aligned with execution, it becomes a problem. You cannot expect meaningful results without proper planning,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing an example from the Eastern Province, Kagame questioned why an irrigation project intended to also supply water to residents had not achieved both objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou follow up on one component and neglect the other. How can you achieve the intended outcome?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Governor of the Eastern Province, Pudence Rubingisa, explained that while part of the irrigation component had been implemented, the water supply aspect had been overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kagame questioned the lack of coordination among stakeholders involved in the project, emphasising the importance of communication in delivering results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter this, you go and communicate, something I have not seen in the past 31 years,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rubingisa acknowledged the communication gap and noted that leaders had committed to improving coordination and ensuring citizen participation in providing feedback on projects affecting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Kagame concluded by stressing the need for urgent behavioural and operational changes among leaders, urging them to move beyond repeated mistakes and apologies, and to fully understand and fulfil their responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Kagame made the remarks while closing a national meeting of central and local government leaders held at the Gako Military Academy, attended by district officials, cabinet ministers, and other senior government representatives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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President Paul Kagame has called on local government leaders to take responsibility for citizens\u2019 issues and ensure they are resolved, warning that failure to perform effectively should lead to resignation, as persistent inefficiency undermines national progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000106289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000106287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000106289,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/521a9704_1.jpg-3967b.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000106287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000106287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000106287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000106290,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000106287\/revisions\/2000106290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000106289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000106287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000106287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000106287"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000106287"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000106287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}