{{Reports from Gatsibo district indicate that there is bad blood between the Executive secretary of Kiramuruzi Sector Munyaburanga Joseph and the executive secretary of Gakenke cell Kayumba Charles.}}
IGIHE has reliably learnt that disagreements between the two officials has reached dangerous levels.
Recently on July 16, Munyaburanga is alleged to have stormed into Kayumba’s office, grabbed his neck and strangled him demanding that he handsover office Keys orlese he squeezes air out of him.
Admnistratively the Executive sectrary at Cell level reports to the Executive Secretary at Sector Level but this is not what has reportedly been happening between Munyaburanga and Kayumba.
For some time the office of Executive Sectrary at Gakenke Cell was vaccant and Uwingabiye Theophila the official incharge of Social Affairs had been the acting Executive Secretary at Gakenke until recently when Kayumba was appointed.
Kayumba told IGIHE in an exclusive interview that ever since he tookover as Executive Secretary at Gakenke, his boss Munyaburanga continued to only work with Uwingabiye yet she was nolonger the acting Executive Secretary at the Cell.
“Munyaburanga doesn’t follow the admnistrative bureaucracy. He channels documents to Uwingabiye instead of directly contacting my office. I asked him why he behaves this way and he didn’t answer,” Kayumba explained to IGIHE.
Kayumba said that Munyaburanga usually sent reports and directives to the Cell Office through Uwingabiye instead of directly channelling them to him—thus most reports from the cell are never signed by Kayumba but Uwingabiye.
In an attempt to resolve the dispute, Kayumba sought the intervention of Gatsibo District authorities. The two officials were summoned to explain their wrangles on July 15.
Munyaburanga is said to have told the district pannel on July 15, that Kayumba was habouring Genocide Ideology. However, Kayumba told IGIHE that; “when the district pannel pressed Munyaburanga for evidence, he produced none.”
Kayumba is said to have asked the pannel to incquire from Munyaburanga why he faults admnistrative procedures and protocol and also undermining his office.
When contacted to explain why she also undermined her boss, Uwingabiye told IGIHE that she was not authorised to make any comments saying, “I’m not concerned about what happens between Munyaburanga and Kayumba.”
In the annual performance contracts Munyaburanga awarded Kayumba very low points which Kayumba says was an attempt to influence the District to sack him but instead retained him.
However, in an exclusive intervew, Munyaburanga told IGIHE that there was no any such dispute with Kayumba and that work was going on well.
He denied reports that he strangled Kayumba in attempt to dislodge him from Cell office after the district refused to sack him despite poor marks appended to his performance; “I didn’t strangle him and I cannot do such a thing,” he said.
Gatisbo district mayor Ruboneza Ambroise confirmed to IGIHE that he was aware of the dispute between Munyaburanga and Kayumba and that a commission had been instituted to investigate the matter.
The mayor also said that there was no evidence that Munyaburanga had strangled Kayumba.
Ruboneza also accused Kayumba of not appearing in office and that’s why Munyaburanga channels reports through Uwingabiye that is always present at the Cell office.
However, Residents at Gakenke told IGIHE that Kayumba is always availbale at the office but the working relationship between him and Munyaburanga was not good.
They also said, that whenever, Kayumba is not at the office, he provides them with a date when he would be available for them.
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