President Kagame Speaks Out On Sacked Ministers
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President Paul Kagame has spoken out for the first time about 3 ministers who recently resigned from their positions, attributing their demise to misconduct and bad behaviors which should be unheard of from leaders.
Speaking at the opening of 17th National Leadership Retreat, Umwiherero, the Head of State blamed fellow leaders for condoning bad behaviors from fellow leaders which they are aware of but take no action whatsoever.
On the case of Evode Uwizeyimana, the former Minister of State for Justice in charge of legal and constitutional affairs, President Kagame said that it is unfortunate that fellow leaders were aware of his conduct but never acted.
“The reason we are not achieving some of our targets is because of the misconduct of the leaders. They have the skills, they are qualified but they have bad behaviors,” President Kagame said, adding that if Umwiherero had started on Tuesday, maybe two or three more Ministers were not going to attend after losing their jobs,” Kagame further said.
“Evode went to a public place and found people doing their job , first he parked in the wrong place and then he proceeds to the checkpoint. Everybody goes through the checkpoint for the security of the place but he decided to pass on the side. A female security guard followed him and explained to him that he was supposed to go through the checkpoint. He responded by beating up the young woman who was only doing her job,” Kagame noted
“It was not the first time. He was doing that all the time. Most of you knew it but condoned this behavior. Why did you allow this to happen to the extent that he beats someone?”
He said that it is unacceptable that a Minister could do that and get away with it, until he has to intervene himself and take action, asking the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice why they had to wait for him to do something.
On the case of Dr Isaac Munyakazi, President Kagame said that the former Minister of State for Education in charge of Primary and Secondary Education interfered in the school rankings after he was approached by a certain school which had performed badly in national exams and bribed him for a better rank.
“The school has performed badly, ranking above 100, among the last but they approached him and asked to be ranked better. He changed it and he was given Rwf500, 000. That’s little money anybody can reject for any reason,” President Kagame said.
He said there was way he could have denied because he was caught in the act.
“Had I not acted, he would be here with us. For you that is normal. Life would go on,” President Kagame said.
