{"id":42200,"date":"2020-10-30T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T09:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-calls-on-the-army-to-always-protect-national-sovereignty\/"},"modified":"2020-11-02T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:05:33","slug":"president-kagame-calls-on-the-army-to-always-protect-national-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-calls-on-the-army-to-always-protect-national-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame calls on the army to always protect national sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President was on Thursday October 29, 2020 meeting with over 1000 Officer Cadets at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako. <\/p>\n<p>The Head of State urged the Officer Cadets to be ready mentally and physically to defend national interests at the highest level. \u201cWe must build our capacity to defend our interests, our development; our people\u2026 do the best you can do. Do everything to the best level that you can, with precision and the way it should be done\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>President Kagame reminded Officer Cadets that the rigorous training they undertake was to prepare them to handle challenging situations. \u201cIt teaches you to be aware, to alert you that life is not as smooth as everyone wants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Officer Cadets who interacted with the President are in different intakes and faculties; Social and Military Sciences, Engineering, General Medicine, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics as well as the one-year Officer Basic Training intake.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting of Officer Cadets with the President of the Republic and Commander-In-Chief of the RDF, the first of its kind at the Rwanda Military Academy, was also attended by the Minister of Defence, Major Gen Albert Murasira, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Jean Bosco Kazura, Security Advisor to the President, Gen James Kabarebe, Service Chiefs and the RMA Gako Commandant, Maj Gen Innocent Kabandana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37050 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-3324-364c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37051 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50543812288_14d57e4955_b-fab72.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37052 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50544537871_7592aae2d4_b-c7121.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37053 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50543811998_d1fa85d04e_b-e2ba7.jpg\" alt=\"President Paul Kagame has called on Officer Cadets at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako to always be prepared to safeguard f the sovereignty of the country.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37054 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50544679737_6679a96741_b-0a2f6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37055 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50544679012_69d308b365_b-7191e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37056 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50544680782_928463081e_b-3d520.jpg\" alt=\"The President was meeting with over 1000 Officer Cadets at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37057 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/4-2189-3adb1.jpg\" alt=\"The meeting of Officer Cadets with the President of the Republic and Commander-In-Chief of the RDF was also attended by the Minister of Defence, Major Gen Albert Murasira\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-37058 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/50544560031_fbf274bd15_b-4a03e.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame reminded Officer Cadets that the rigorous training they undertake was to prepare them to handle challenging situations. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF),has called on Officer Cadets at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako in Bugesera District to always be prepared to safeguard f the sovereignty of the 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