{The Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has slammed accusations of opportunism against him and his colleagues, in terms of their support in the Ongoing National Programme of “Ndi Umunyarwanda”}
PM is being criticized for taking advantage of Ndi Umunyarwanda in order to gain or to remain on power.
However, the Minister said even if people accuse them of false accusations, he and colleagues are playing role in the strengthening of unity and reconciliation among Rwandans.
The Prime Minister made this statement during the one-day retreat that was attended by officials of the Office of the Prime Minister.
For him, unquestionably awareness on ideology of “Ndi Umunyarwanda” means the rebuilding of trust among Rwandan citizens by telling the truth, by disconnecting ethnic sectarianism which culminated in the 1994 genocide against Tutsis.
He said he had no role in the genocide against Tutsis in 1994, nevertheless, added Habumuremyi “I regret having done nothing to save lives from the moment that I was not targeted as a candidate for death.”
The Director to the Prime Minister Office, Ambassador James Kimonyo explained how in his difficult life full of refugee injustice, he cultivated a hatred against Hutu Ethnic Group.
The final straw was when, back home and found none of his family member remained alive. However he said that with the awareness program on Unity and Reconciliation and the ideology of “Ndi Umunyarwanda” he now feels free from this hatred evil.
Innocent Nkurunziza, an advisor to the Prime Minister in his speech, showed how he suffered all ethnic sectarianism throughout his high school to the point that he sought to obtain 3 different identity cards in order to be able to escape those who chased him.”
“After the genocide, I was annoyed to see that the new identity card had no mention of ethnicity when I wanted to feel proud of my ethnicity”
Another official in the Prime Minister Office, André Bucyana said he was being pursued by the stigma caused by the fact that members of his family, including his older brother killed the Tutsis. He took the opportunity to ask for forgiveness. These debates on Rwandan citizenship just follow others that have occurred in other institutions and public institutions in the country.
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