{"id":7909,"date":"2013-05-19T06:44:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-its-not-about-size-of-country-but-its\/"},"modified":"2013-05-21T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T10:20:39","slug":"kagame-its-not-about-size-of-country-but-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-its-not-about-size-of-country-but-its\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame: &#8216;Its not about size of Country but Its People&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{President Paul Kagame has told thousands gathered at the Rwanda Day in London, that it\u2019s not about the size of Rwanda that matters but its people.}}<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI used to think that Rwanda is small but following the challenges we went through last year, I realised that Rwanda wasn\u2019t small,\u201d Kagame said drawing a loud applause and a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame told a highly excited gathering that, \u201cIt\u2019s not about the size of the country; it\u2019s about the people who face challenges and try solving them without blaming others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At a highly packed venue, President Kagame said that Rwanda is not a small country as some people may think because the country\u2019s people are determined to own it\u2019s development process and choose their destiny.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2723 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/hiop-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2722 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/hu-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2731 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/wwea.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2724 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ghb.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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