RNC Spokesperson | Trained attorney | Advocate of Justice and equality | Firm believer in the power of dialogue | Standing against dictatorship

Félix, blue helmets are no alibi. Rwanda-backed M23 killed peacekeepers in DRC. The UN demanded Rwanda end its support and withdraw its troops. You erase both to crown Kagame “the best peacemaker.” That is propaganda built on the graves of the men you pretend to honor.
#Rwanda has shown that influence is built through responsibility, consistency and action. Under President #Kagame’s leadership, Rwanda has positioned itself as a trusted and constructive global partner, contributing practical solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges, particularly peace and security and migration. With 4,201 uniformed personnel deployed to UN peace support operations, Rwanda continues to demonstrate that its commitment to global stability goes beyond words. Its peacekeepers serve where they are needed most, helping protect civilians, support stability and strengthen peace efforts.
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LUKA 18 | UMUGANI W’UMUFARISAYO N’UMUKORESHA W’IKORO Umurongo wa 9: Uyu mugani yawuciriye abiyiringiye ubwabo ko bakiranuka, bagahinyura abandi bose. Umurongo wa 10: Ati “Abantu babiri bazamutse bajya mu rusengero gusenga, umwe yari Umufarisayo undi, ari umukoresha w’ikoro. Umurongo wa 11: Umufarisayo arahagarara, asengera mu mutima we ati ‘Mana, ndagushimiye yuko ntameze nk’abandi b’abanyazi n’abakiranirwa n’abasambanyi, cyangwa ndetse n’uyu mukoresha w’ikoro. Umurongo wa 12: Mu minsi irindwi hose niyiriza ubusa kabiri, ntanga kimwe mu icumi mu byo nungutse byose.’ Umurongo wa 13: Naho uwo mukoresha w’ikoro ahagarara kure, ntiyahangara no kubura amaso ngo arebe mu ijuru, ahubwo yikubita mu gituza ati ‘Mana, mbabarira kuko ndi umunyabyaha.’ Umurongo wa 14: Ndababwira yuko uwo muntu yamanutse ajya iwe, ari we utsindishirijwe kuruta wa wundi, kuko uwishyira hejuru azacishwa bugufi, ariko uwicisha bugufi azashyirwa hejuru. Shalom!
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GUSIBIZA BWANA JEAN PAUL TURAYISHIMIYE Naraye numvise Jean Paul Turayishimiye anyibasira kuri radiyo ye, anziza ko RNC yatangaje ko hari icyo ishaka kuvuga kuri dosiye ya Ben Rutabana. Mu byo yavuze, harimo igitekerezo nanditse igihe bari mu kiganiro cyo kwibuka Ben Rutabana. Mu kwibuka, Adeline Rwigara yahawe umwanya arasenga. Mu isengesho rye, yafashe umwanya atuka RNC. Ibi rero nabitanzeho igitekerezo ngaragaza ko bidakwiye! Turayishimiye aho gusubiza igitekerezo natanze icyo gihe, yahisemo kujya kuri radio ye arantu ngo nari nasaze. Igitangaje ni uko, maze igihe nari maze kwandika igitekerezo, Turayishimiye yahise anyandikira mu gikari anyinginga ngo ndeke Adeline, ambwira ko ibyo yavugaga yabivugishwaga n’umubabaro. Turayishimiye yarambwiye ngo nta rwango hagati yange n’umuryango wa Rwigara ruhari, ko nkwiye guesses Adeline agakomeza agatuka RNC. None se Bwana Turayishimiye kuki utanyise umusaza umunsi natangaga igitekerezo, ukaba ubyibutsetumaze gutangaza ko tuzavuga kuri dossier ya Ben? Ese umusazi niba mu mboni awe utanze igitekerezo ari umusazi, ubwo ko: 1. Uvuga isengesho ry’ibitutsi we ari iki? 2. Naho se usaba abatanga ibitekerezo guceceka we ni iki? Icya kabiri, Bwana Turayishimiye yakoresheje imvugo idakwiye, agira ati: “Rusagara afunge umunwa kuko atazi dosiye ya Ben.” Bwana Turayishimiye, ibyo wowe ubwawe witangarije Kuri Ben birahagije kugira ngo bikorweho ubusesenguzi. Kubisesengura ntibisaba uruhushya rwawe. Reka nkwibarize: 1. Ushingira ku ki uvuga ko ntazi dosiye ya Ben? 2. Niba koko ntayizi, kuki utategereza nkavuga, hanyuma ukavuguruza ibyo ubona ko ari amafuti, ukoresheje ibimenyetso? 3. Ese wumva ari wowe wenyine ufite uburenganzira bwo kuvuga kuri Ben Rutabana? Ejo tuzakora ikiganiro kuri Ben Rutabana. Niba wifuza kucyitabira, uhawe ikaze: uzaze tuganire, buri wese atange ibyo azi. Gutukana no gutegeka abandi gufunga umunwa ntibisimbura impaka zishingiye ku bimenyetso. Hano hasi nshyize screen recording 2. Iya mbere n’ibyo wanyandikiye mu gikari igihe mwari mu kiganiro natanzemo igitekerezo, aho wanyumvishaga ko nkwiye kureka Adeline agakomeza gutukana. Naho iya Kabiri ni wowe ugerageza kuncecekesha
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THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL They financed the RPF, sustained its war and helped Kagame seize power. Their reward? Exile, confiscated fortunes, poverty and persecution. Kagame did not merely betray these Tutsi tycoons—he devoured the very people who made him. rwandanationalcongress-rnc.o…
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OCTOBER 1, 2026 | A LETTER TO GENERAL FRED GISA RWIGYEMA Dear General Fred, Another October has come, and once again, I find myself writing to you. Thirty-six years have passed since that October morning when you crossed from Uganda into Rwanda, carrying not only soldiers with you, but the hopes of generations of refugees who had spent decades wondering whether they would ever call Rwanda home again. I was one of those children of exile. My parents fled Rwanda in 1959. I was born in Uganda and inherited refugee life before I was old enough to understand what refugee meant. We were told Rwanda was full. We were told to remain in exile. Then you came. You refused to accept that a Rwandan could be permanently denied his homeland. On October 1, 1990, you turned the refugee’s dream of return into a march toward home. But you were with us for only one more sunrise. October 2 came, and you were gone. Your comrades continued the struggle and eventually opened the gates that had been closed to refugees. But Fred, thirty-six years later, I must ask: If you could see Rwanda today, would you recognize the country for which you gave your life? You dreamed of a unified, democratic and prosperous Rwanda—a country belonging equally to all her children. Yet Rwandans are again scattered across the world. I am one of them. The son of refugees who once celebrated the road home now writes to you from exile in the United States. And this year, Fred, there’s another name I must bring to you: Colonel Tom Byabagamba. Tom who crossed at Kagitumba with you and continued the struggle after your departure, has joined you. After 12 years behind bar, he died in prison. And then there is the man who succeeded you. Paul Kagame was once your subordinate and comrade in arms. Today, in my view, the free Rwanda for which you fought has been transformed under his leadership into a brutal dictatorship. Power has become concentrated around one man, political dissent carries consequences, and fear has replaced much of the freedom for which so many sacrificed. And now I fear something even more troubling: that after decades of one-man rule, political power may eventually be treated not as something entrusted by citizens, but as something to be preserved within a family—a dynasty replacing the republic that so many sacrificed to build. Fred, surely this was not the destination. You did not leave exile so another generation would be forced into exile. You did not fight one system of exclusion so another system of fear could replace it. You did not cross the border so Rwanda could belong to one man, one family, or one circle of power. You crossed so Rwanda could belong to Rwandans. Last year, I wrote to you that you had lit a fire of hope no tyrant could fully extinguish. One year later, I return to tell you: The flame is still burning. It burns in Rwandans who dream of a country where disagreement is not treason, opposition is not an enemy, leadership is temporary, and political power passes through the will of the people—not through fear, force, or bloodline. It burns in those scattered across the world who still call Rwanda home. And it burns in me—a child born in exile who finds himself in exile again, but who still believes Rwanda can belong equally to all her children. Thirty-six years later, Fred, we still remember. We remember the refugee who became a soldier. The soldier who became a leader. And the leader who crossed the frontier carrying a people’s hope. Rest, General Fred. Perhaps this year, an old comrade rests beside you. Your journey ended on October 2, 1990. Ours continues. Until exile is no longer the price of speaking one’s mind. Until power belongs to the people, not to a man or a dynasty. Until Rwanda belongs equally to all her children. The flame has not died. With honor, remembrance, and an unfinished hope, Rusagara Ignace
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REVOLUSIYO YARIYE ABANA BAYO — THE REVOLUTION DEVOURED ITS OWN CHILDREN. On October 1, 1990, the RPF/RPA launched an armed struggle that would change Rwanda forever. Gen. Fred Gisa Rwigyema led that struggle and died at its very beginning. Around that revolution were soldiers, political cadres, supporters and financiers who committed themselves to a cause and to the dream of a free, democratic and prosperous Rwanda. The war was eventually won. Power was captured. But the promise of a free, democratic and prosperous Rwanda was not fulfilled. Something precious was lost along the way: the dream for which so many had sacrificed. And today, we ask a painful question: What became of the men and women who helped build, finance, support and fight for that revolution? Today, the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) launches REVOLUSIYO YARIYE ABANA BAYO, an ongoing documentation project focused specifically on those who were part of, supported, financed or fought for the revolutionary movement that began on October 1, 1990. This project is not intended to document every victim of the Kagame government. Its focus is deliberately specific: the children of that revolution itself—and what became of them. We begin with those we document as having been killed. Other walls will follow: those imprisoned, those driven into exile, and those silenced or impoverished at home. Behind every name is a human being. Behind every name is a family. Behind every name is a piece of Rwanda’s history. This wall is only the beginning. The Rwanda National Congress will continue documenting and preserving these names and stories so that they are never erased from Rwanda’s history. We remember. We document. We will continue to document. And when future generations ask what became of the children of that revolution, their names and their stories will still be here.
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“THE FLAME HAS NOT DIED” 🔥 In Remembrance of of Gen Fred Gisa Rigyema Thirty-six years after General Fred Gisa Rwigema crossed at Kagitumba, his name still speaks across generations. This song is a tribute to the refugee who became a soldier, the soldier who became a leader, and the leader whose dream of a united, free and democratic Rwanda remains unfinished. This year, we also remember Col. Tom Byabagamba—a fellow fighter from that generation who died in 2026 after nearly 12 years behind bars. Fred, your journey ended on October 2, 1990. Ours continues.
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FROM RNC LEADER TO KAGAME’S UN MOUTHPIECE Justin Nsengiyumva rose through the RNC as an opposition leader. At the UN, he delivered Kagame’s message as Rwanda’s prime minister. The regime did not merely silence a former critic—it converted him into a political trophy. Read more⬇️⬇️⬇️ rwandanationalcongress-rnc.o…
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See how Rwanda’s propagandists twist diplomatic language into absolution. Secretary Rubio’s remarks were carefully worded diplomacy—not proof of compliance. And @RepJoeWilson is acting as another fixer for Kagame’s regime. The truth remains: Kagame’s forces are still in eastern Congo, looting minerals and killing innocent civilians. Rwanda has taken no meaningful steps toward implementing the Washington Accords. The propaganda may buy time—but the repercussions are coming.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged in June that Rwanda was fulfilling its commitments under the Washington Accords. Today, members of the U.S. Congress continue to recognize Rwanda’s efforts to implement the commitments it undertook under the Accords. Let’s remember: the Washington Accords are not a one-sided agreement. They impose obligations on both Rwanda and the DRC. The United States has acknowledged Rwanda’s fulfillment of its commitments, while the peace process continues to press the DRC to meet its own obligations, including addressing the threat posed by the FDLR. The central issue now is implementation. Kinshasa must stop delaying, conditioning, or selectively interpreting the commitments it signed.#UNGA81 @amluzayamo @xtr_africa @amnesty
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KAGAME HIDES—HIS FOREIGN ENABLERS TAKE THE STAGE With international scrutiny mounting, Paul Kagame skipped New York and sent Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva instead—flanked by Marc Holtzman and Cherie Blair. The strongman stayed home. His Western cheerleaders reported for duty. Read the full analysis ⤵️⤵️ rwandanationalcongress-rnc.o…
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🚨 AUTHENTIC OR FABRICATED? RDF MUST ANSWER Someone sent me this document. Is it genuine or fake? The RDF must confirm or deny it. If genuine, this is totalitarianism in its purest form: a regime so paranoid that even soldiers’ family, church, and wedding WhatsApp groups are treated as threats. When a government fears private conversations, it fears its own people. @PaulKagame @RwandaMoD
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🚀 RWANDA IS GOING TO SPACE! Never mind that the country still has no railway connecting it to Mombasa or Dar es Salaam. Why build tracks to the ocean when Kagame can build a highway to Mars? Before orbit, perhaps try the railway. Read “Lost in Space”⁠ ⤵️⤵️ rwandanationalcongress-rnc.o…
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THE NIGHT THEY STOLE | A SPECIAL DEDICATION Twelve years in prison. Then, according to his brother David Himbara, Col. Tom Byabagamba’s body was withheld until just before burial—denying his wife, children, and family even one night to sit with him and say goodbye. “THE NIGHT THEY STOLE” is dedicated to Tom and to a family whose grief was given no time. President Paul Kagame: Tom’s family deserves the truth about his final days. Killing is not a solution. Silence is not a solution. You cannot imprison a man’s memory. Rest in honor, Col. Tom. Your family’s love will outlive every prison wall.
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Withholding his body from his family was a final act of cruelty—denying them the fundamental human right to mourn and bid him a dignified farewell. Shame on you, Paul Kagame. Rest in honor, soldier. 🕊️
Kagame Imprisoned Tom Byabagamba’s Corpse Until His Burial Kagame did not want the world to see that Tom had been reduced to a skeleton. Whether he died from 12-year prison torture or assassination remains a state secret. Read the full exposé article: medium.com/@david.himbara/ka…
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Yesterday, I finally sat down and watched all the videos and written tributes I can find to Tom… I decided that in my lingering grief I should add a bit more because I did not hear anyone discuss Tom’s health and wrestling with God. I sense those stories should be told and remembered - What I Would Have Said If I Had Been at Tom Byabagamba’s Funeral davejenkins394305.substack.c…
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Pension funds belong to the workers who earned them—not to a ruling party’s business empire. This investigation exposes serious questions about Crystal Ventures, Inyange Industries, and $60 million belonging to Rwanda’s pensioners. The people deserve answers.
🚨 FOLLOW THE MONEY Rwandan workers saved for retirement. Kagame’s business empire cashed in. Our latest investigation examines how Crystal Ventures reportedly made $60 million from Rwandan pensioners through Inyange Industries. Read the full story: rwandanationalcongress-rnc.o…
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A PROMISE TO A FALLEN SOLDIER | COL. TOM BYABAGAMBA Dear Tom, this is more than a song of mourning. It is our promise to you: We will continue the struggle for a Free, Peaceful and Democratic Rwanda—until exile is no longer the inheritance of another generation. 🎵 THE DREAM IS NOT DEAD Farewell, soldier. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. 🕯️
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🚨 A SONG EVERY PARENT IN POWER SHOULD HEAR Power can imprison a loyal soldier and silence his voice—but it cannot stop the wounds it creates from entering its own home. Inspired by the tragedy of Col. Tom Byabagamba: 🎵 SCARS THAT POWER CANNOT HEAL The children are watching. History is recording. And karma always comes to collect. Listen to the full song. 🎧
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