{"id":39593,"date":"2019-06-30T06:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T06:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/people-are-entitled-to-their-opinion-but-i-am\/"},"modified":"2019-07-03T12:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T12:20:29","slug":"people-are-entitled-to-their-opinion-but-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/people-are-entitled-to-their-opinion-but-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"People are entitled to their opinion but I am also entitled to do whatever benefits my country-Kagame on Rwanda, Arsenal FC partnership critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kagame revealed this yesterday as he concluded his two day State Visit to Botswana with a press conference alongside his counterpart President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. <\/p>\n<p>In March 2018, Rwanda Development Board, through its subsidiary, the Rwandan Convention Bureau, signed three-year deal with Arsenal FC becoming Arsenal\u2019s first official sleeve partner as part of the country\u2019s drive to become a leading global tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>The three-year deal saw \u2018Visit Rwanda\u2019 becoming Arsenal\u2019s official Tourism Partner. The \u2018Visit Rwanda\u2019 logo features on the left sleeve of all teams. <\/p>\n<p>President Kagame said the partnership also relates to business because the message featured on sleeves communicates that Rwanda is a suitable place for investment.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritics say this is not where we should be putting our money. It has been a very short time and I want to tell you we have more or less returned what we spent, and waiting for much more,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last 10 years we used to get no more than 100 million a year. We are now getting 450million, the estimation is in 5 years we will be hitting 1 billion. The partnership was signed in that context. People are entitled to their opinion but I am also entitled to do whatever benefits my country,\u201d added Kagame. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda earned US $ 438 million from tourism revenues in 2017, an increase by US $34 million compared to earnings in 2016. Rwanda expects US $800 from tourism revenues in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30140 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145082216_d36c65ffb1_b-426c5.jpg\" alt=\"The three-year deal saw \u2018Visit Rwanda\u2019 becoming Arsenal\u2019s official Tourism Partner. The \u2018Visit Rwanda\u2019 logo features on the left sleeve of all teams.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30141 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145087426_03252e96a3_b-99914.jpg\" alt=\"President Paul Kagame said that the partnership between Rwanda and Arsenal FC is increasingly turning into a fruitful cooperation boosting tourism and investment.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30142 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145087616_79fd932edd_b-040fa.jpg\" alt=\"Kagame concluded his two day State Visit to Botswana with a press conference alongside his counterpart President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30143 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145087861_6fa3e5689f_b-74800.jpg\" alt=\" President Kagame said the partnership also relates to business because the message featured on sleeves communicates that Rwanda is a suitable place for investment.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30144 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145090786_350e4953fa_b-c1634.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30145 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145169877_af29f35241_b-1a340.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30146 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145174527_b5d5aa814a_b-9b439.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30147 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145177427_f3a5d8e465_b-73536.jpg\" alt=\"President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. escorting his counterpart President Kagame at the airport \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30148 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145174147_e23d18fc21_b-48315.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30149 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145085666_e98c749411_b-39029.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30151 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48145180647_50029a3f02_b-e3caf-2.jpg\" alt=\"President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. saying goodbye to his counterpart President Kagame \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame has said that the partnership between Rwanda and Arsenal FC, one of the giant British Football Clubs is increasingly turning into a fruitful cooperation boosting tourism and investment though some people continue to criticize it. 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