June 2016

Thursday, 23 June 2016

Umuyobozi w’ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, Dr. Frank Habineza mu izina ry’ishyaka ahagarariye yasabye Leta y’ u Rwanda gukemura ikibazo cy’inzara kivugwa mu karere ka Kayonza ndetse n’ahandi yaba iri hose mu gihugu. Abinyujije ku rukuta rwe rwa twitter, kuri uyu wa 16 Kamena 2016, Umuyobozi w’ishyaka Green Party Dr.Frank Habineza yasabye Leta y’ u Rwanda kugoboka abaturage bugarijwe n’ikibazo cy’inzara cyane cyane mu karere ka Kayonza ndetse n’ahandi kiri mu gihugu hose. Yagize ati “Turasaba Leta y’u Rwanda gukemura vuba ikibazo cy’inzara ivuza ubuhuha mu karere ka Kayonza n’ahandi mu Rwanda” Mu minsi ishize, bamwe mu baturage bo mu murenge wa Rwinkwavu batangarije Ijwi rya Amerika ko ikibazo cy’inzara bise Nzaramba koko kibugarije ndetse ko hari na bamwe mu baturage basuhukiye mu yindi mirenge ndetse ko hari n’abayihungiye hanze y’igihugu nk’uko bigaragara mu nkuru y’ikinyamakuru Ijwi rya Amerika yo kuwa 15 Kamena 2016. Iyi nkuru ikomeza ivuga ko n’ubuyobozi bw’umurenge wa Rwinkwavu bwemeje ko abaturage bawutuye bagera ku bihumbi 12 000 bugarijwe n’inzara ariko yongeraho ko Leta yatangiye kubagoboka. Umuyobozi w’uyu murenge Claude Bizimana kandi yavuze ko igishanga abaturage bavuga ko bari barabujijwe kubyaza umusaruro ubu bamaze kugisubizwa. Icyakora hari bamwe muri bo bavuga ko inkunga batangiye guhabwa na Leta itabageraho bose, ubuyobozi bwo bukavuga ko bwahereye ku bababaye kurusha abandi. Intandaro y’iyi nzara abaturage b’umurenge wa Rwinkwavu bavuga ko ibugarije, bavuga ko yatewe n’uko igishanga bari basanzwe bahingamo ibibatunga ngo babujijwe kugihingamo imyaka igera muri ibiri nyuma y’uko haje umushingwa wa RCSP ukagitunganya ngo kizahingwemo umuceri, ariko bikarangira utanahinzwemo. Nyuma yaho ngo aba baturage bugarijwe n’ubukene bukabije bitewe no kubura aho bahinga ibibatunga, ibintu byatumye abantu bagera kuri 30 muri uwo murenge basuhuka bakajya gushaka amaronko ahandi harimo no mu bindi bihugu nkuko Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w’umurenge wa Rwinkwavu Claude Bizimana, yari yabitangarije Makuruki.rw ku itariki ya 9 Kamena 2016. Source: http://makuruki.rw/Politiki/article/Umuyobozi-w-ishyaka-Green-Party-arasaba-leta-gukemura-ikibazo-cy-inzara-muri-Kayonza

Thursday, 9 June 2016

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda recently called upon the Rwandan Government to help bring back the exiled last Rwandan King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who was overthrown in 1961 and currently lives in the United States of America. The King’s return is a key factor for achieving sustainable peace and stability as well as several Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs). SDG Goal number 16 states: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. It is known history that before colonialism, the Rwandan monarchy ruled for at least 1000 years, people lived together without racism and ethnic divisions. The King was the supreme leader for all his people. Wars fought were only for conquests but not against his people. However, things changed with colonialism and by the end of 1959, the Rwandan society was deeply divided alongside ethnic lines and several people were killed, so many others were forced into exile. The King was eventually overthrown in 1961 and a republic was proclaimed, then independence granted on 7th July 1962. Continued animosity and ethnic divisions marked the following years after independence and by April 1994, those divisions culminated into the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, where almost one million lives were killed in just 100 days. After the genocide, many people believe that the return of the exiled King would be a key factor in consolidating unity and reconciliation amongst Rwandan people. It is well known that during the monarchy period, people never killed each other due to ethnic differences, they embraced each other, inter-married and life went on. Similarly, many Rwandans believe that the return of the exiled King, would be a good omen for the country. The King would be expected to play a big role in unity and reconciliation of his people. This would mark the real beginning of sustainable peace and stability thus fulfilling SDG Goal number 16. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda has taken a hard decision to demand the Rwandan Government to help bring back the exiled King. This decision is in line with the party’s policy on resolving the persistent refugee problem. The Party resolved that in order to completely end the refugee problem, the exiled King should be assisted to return to his country. DGPR believes that his return will be the exodus of the return of all remaining Rwandan refugees and it will be a pillar for bringing sustainable peace and security to Rwanda and the Great lakes region. The Rwandan Government has been requested to recognise the exiled king as a former head of state and provide him with all the privileges that are guaranteed by law for a former head of state. The King cannot come back as an ordinary citizen. He represented Rwanda before the UN and he also requested for Independence. The Party finds it difficult for the country to achieve sustainable development and social justice for the Rwandan people when the issue of the exiled king is still unresolved. It would be hard for Rwanda to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) when peace and stability is not guaranteed. By Frank Habineza

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Le Parti Démocratique Vert du Rwanda, mouvement d’opposition, demande le retour à Kigali du dernier roi du pays. Selon les Verts, le roi Kigeli, qui vit en exil depuis qu’il a été renversé en 1961, devrait être autorisé à rentrer. Aux yeux de cette formation, le souverain déchu devrait être traité avec les égards dus à un ex-chef d’Etat. C’est une monarchie dont les origines remontent au Moyen Âge. Les rois du Rwanda ou mwamis ont régné sur les mille collines, et parfois au-delà, jusqu’au renversement du dernier monarque en 1961. Kigeli V s’est d’abord exilé en Tanzanie, en Ouganda, au Kenya puis, dans les années 1990, aux Etats-Unis. Il aura bientôt 80 ans, et le Parti vert démocratique voudrait que le souverain rentre à Kigali pour favoriser « la paix et la sécurité ». Le chef du parti, Frank Habineza, évoque même l’éventualité d’un référendum sur la monarchie constitutionnelle : « S’il rentre au pays, nous estimons que la population pourrait être consultée par voie de référendum sur une éventuelle monarchie constitutionnelle. » « C’est un sujet délicat, concède-t-il, un sujet délicat depuis longtemps. Des gens qui ont abordé le sujet ont subi des représailles. Nous demandons au gouvernement de permettre à tous d’en débattre ouvertement. » Et de conclure : « Ce sujet devrait cesser d’être tabou. Bientôt, il sera trop tard. Le roi aura bientôt 80 ans. Nous craignons qu’il n’ait pas beaucoup de temps devant lui. Nous avons besoin de lui pour que notre pays puisse aller de l’avant. » « Un problème incontestable pour le RPR » de Kagame Le président Paul Kagame et son parti se sont déjà dits favorables au retour du roi, mais uniquement à titre de simple citoyen. Selon Filip Reyntjens, un spécialiste du Rwanda à l’université d’Anvers, en Belgique, la monarchie reste un sujet délicat. Mais selon lui, le Parti vert et d autres mouvances « à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur du Rwanda », espèrent qu il soit non pas nécessairement le nouveau chef de l’Etat, « mais quelqu’un au-dessus de la mêlée qui pourrait réconcilier tout le monde ». Ils y verraient selon lui « une légitimité qui viendrait s’installer à côté de celle de Kagame », et donc qui poserait tout de même « un problème incontestable pour le RPR » du président. Le Parti démocratique vert dit avoir l’intention d’aborder le sujet de son retour avec Kigeli V lui-même. Il ne s’est pas prononcé ni sur ses intentions, ni sur ses projets, mais tout indique qu’il y réfléchit. Le roi déchu précise même, sur la page d’accueil de sa fondation, que la fonction de la monarchie est de créer du consensus entre « des factions politiques en guerre ». Source: http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20160607-rwanda-le-parti-vert-demande-le-retour-pays-roi-exil?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux ns_source=twitter ns_mchannel=social ns_linkname=editorial aef_campaign_ref=partage_user aef_campaign_date=2016-06-07

Monday, 6 June 2016

Ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije mu Rwanda (Democratic Green Party o Rwanda ) ryagaragaje ko Umwami Kigali V Ndahindurwa yakunze kusaba ko ataha mu Rwanda rivuga ko bikunze kugaragarira mu matangazo akunze gushyira ahagaragara buri mwaka bityo akaba ariyo mpamvu nyamukuru yatumye iri shyaka risaba Leta y’u Rwanda kugira icyo ikora kugira ngo Umwami ave mu buhungiro. Kuri uyu wa Gatatu tariki 1 Kamena,2016 ,Umuyobozi wa Democratic Green Party , Dr Frank Habineza mu kiganiro yagiranye n’Ikinyamakuru ,Umuryango yavuze ko uretse kuba Umwami agaragaza ko ashaka gutaha mu Rwanda ngo mu rwego rwo gukemura burundu ikibazo cy’impunzi, umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa agomba gufashwa na Leta y’u Rwanda kugaruka mu gihugu cye, akanemererwa kugira uruhare mu bumwe n’ubwiyunge by’abanyarwanda. Dr Frank akomeza avuga ko Umwami ubwe amaze igihe kirekire asaba ko yahata mu Rwanda ati’’ Amaze igihe kirekire asaba gutaha mu Rwanda , bikubiye mu matangazo agenda yohereza nk’umuntu ku giti cye’’ Uyu muyobozi akomeza avuga ko Ishyaka ayoboye ritenganya kuzagirana ibiganiro n’Umwami kugira ngo rimwumvishe ko agomba gutaha nk’Umuntu wigeze kuyobora u Rwanda aho gutaha ashaka ubwami ndetse akaba yabahwa ibigenerwa abantu bose bayohoye igihugu igihe yaba avuye mu buhungiro. Dr.Frank akaba atangaje ibi nyuma y’uko ku wa Mbere tariki 30 Gicurasi,2016 ishyaka ayoboye ryasabye Leta y’u Rwanda gukora ibishoboka byose bagafasha umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa agataha akava mu buhungiro, uyu mwami wa nyuma u Rwanda rwagize akaba yarahirikanywe n’ingoma ya cyami mu mwaka w’1961 ubu akaba yibera muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika. Source: http://www.umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/politiki/article/dgpr-yagaragaje-impamvu-yatumye-isaba-ko-hagira-igikorwa-ngo-umwami-kigeli-v

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Dr Frank Habineza uyobora ishyaka Green Party, yatangaje impamvu yashyigikiye gusaba u Rwanda kuba rwacyura umwami Kigeri V Ndahindurwa ari uko amateka ye yaranzwe no guhura n’abami cyane kuva akiri muto bityo akavuga ko ababazwa no kubona Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa akiri mu buhungiro kandi u Rwanda rurimo amahoro, akomeza ashimangira ko azakora ibishoboka byose inzozi ze zo gucyura uyu mwami zikaba impamo. Mu itangazo Dr. Frank Habineza yahaye abanyamakuru kuri uyu wa 02 Kamena 2016 yagize ati: “kuva nkiri umwana nabwiwe ko inzu nararagamo yigeze gucumbikwamo n’umwami w’u Rwanda Kigeli V Ndahindurwa ubwo yasuraga Uganda mu 1960. Nyuma nza kumenya ko iyo nzu n’ameza yayibagamo byigeze gukoreshwa n’umwami wa Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, nyuma nza gutungurwa n’uko Mararume wandeze (kurera) John Nagenda ari umwe mu bacyuye umwami Mutebi wari waragiye mu buhungiro mu bwongereza akaza kurwana intambara yo kubohora Uganda.” Yakomeje agira ati: “Icyiyongereye kuri ibyo, ni uko Mararume witwa Tendo Nagenda yari akuriye abatetsi batekeraga umwami. Ibyo byose numva binshimisha kuko Masenge witwa June Nagenda yambwiye ko najyaga ngaburira umwami ntabizi.” Yakomeje avuga ko uretse kuba yarabaye muri ayo mateka, ngo na nyina yamubwiraga ko yavukagaga mubo bitaga Abega bakundaga kurongorwa n’abami akanamubwira ko umuryango we ufite amaraso ya cyami. Dr. Habineza ngo yahoraga yibaza impamvu habayeho intambara yo mu 1959 yatumye akurira mu buhungiro, akanibaza impamvu umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa yagiye mu buhungiro kuva 1961 kandi uyu mwami yarahawe ubufasha bwa gisirikare n’uwari Perezida wa Uganda Amin Dada ngo zimufashe kugaruka mu gihugu ku mirwano ariko akanga kumena amaraso ari na byo ngo bimugaragariza ko uyu mwami yari umunyamahoro. Yakomje avuga ko yategereje ko umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa ataha nyuma y’uko ingabo za RPF zibohoye igihugu ariko amaso agahera mu kirere ahubwo ngo kuvuga umwami bigahinduka umuziro mu Rwanda. Yagize ati: “igihe ingabo za RPF zatangiraga intambara yo kubohora u Rwanda, abantu bababazaga niba umwami abashyigikiye bagasubiza yego ariko mu by’ukuri igisubizo cyari oya, ari na byo bigaragaza ko uyu mwami atashakaga gusenya ndetse ko nta n’ingabo yari afite nkuko bamwe babitwemeje. Ariko umwami ntiyigeze agaruka nyuma ya Nyakanga 1994, twarategereje amaso ahera mu kirere.” Yakomeje ati: “Twumvise ngo Perezida Kagame azajya kumusaba gutaha ariko nta cyakozwe gusa bamwe mu bagize RPF bavuze ko atigeze abafasha.” Dr Habineza kandi avuga ko nyuma yo kuvuga ibyo byose ngo kugarura Kigeli V Ndahindurwa ni inshingano ye kandi ko atazatezuka inzozi ze zitabaye impamo. Mu gusoza yagize ati: “nyuma yo kuvuga ibyo byose, mu izina ry’abantu banjye bose, ni inshingano yanjye gukora ibyo nshoboye byose kugira ngo ngarure umwami wacu mu Rwanda igihugu cyamubyaye, aracyariho ari mu myaka ya za 80 aho ari mu buhungiro muri Leta zunze ubumwe za Amerika. Nsezeranyije abantu banjye ko nzakora ibishoboka byose ngo izi nzozi zizabe impamo” Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa yategetse u Rwanda kuva mu mwaka wa 1959 kugeza mu 1960. Source: http://makuruki.rw/AMATEKA/article/Frank-Habineza-yiseguye-k-u-Rwanda-avuga-icyamuteye-kurusaba-gucyura-Kigeli-V-Ndahindurwa-ashimangira-ko-atazatezuka

Friday, 3 June 2016

Nous, participants à la deuxième rencontre de la Fédération des Partis Ecologistes et Verts de la Région Afrique de l’Ouest (FEPEV-RAO) , tenue du vendredi 27 mai au dimanche 29 mai 2016, à Bamako (République du Mali), avons appris avec une très grande satisfaction l’élection à la présidence de l’Autriche de l’écologiste ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN le lundi 23 mai 2016. A cette heureuse occasion, les partis présents à la 2ème rencontre élargie au président de la Fédération des Verts d’Afrique et au président du parti de la gauche verte du Maroc, adressent nos vives félicitations à l’heureux élu. Cet évènement constitue à nos yeux un symbole significatif devant permettre à l’humanité entière de saisir ce nouveau tournant dans la gouvernance du monde pour un développement durable. Fait à Bamako, le 29 mai 2016 LES PARTICIPANTS

Thursday, 2 June 2016

When i was young i came to learn that the house i was sleeping in ( Namutamba Estate) indeed hosted Umwami-King Kigeli V of Rwanda in 1960 during his Official visit to Uganda and Intore traditional dancers in Namutamba made a good show for the King. I later learnt that, the same house i was sleeping in and table was using also hosted the Sabasajja King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi of Buganda, then to my great surprise i learnt that the man who raised me up and paid for my School ( Uncle John Nagenda and family) was the One who brought back King Mutebi then Sabataka ( Chief of the Land) to the Bush war in Luwero triangle because the chief liberator , H.E.Yoweri Museveni , was having difficulty to convince the Baganda people to join the struggle to liberate Uganda from the dictatorship. So Uncle John a rebel then in the National Resistance Movement/Army, went to UK and brought King Mutebi to the Bush and it proved very helpful to the struggle. I hear King Mutebi was a Colonel in her Majesty s Army ( i stand to be corrected). As if that was not enough, Uncle Tendo Nagenda (RIP) became a chief Cook for the King. All this used to bring great proud to my family. I remember Aunt June Nagenda, telling me that i served the King breakfast without knowing. Ohh that was a great feeling. When i was in Primary School, we prepared some songs when Sabataka Muwenda Mutebi was visiting Burela sub-County. It was Amazing to see how the Baganda people wanted their King to be installed. I used to sing very well the Buganda anthem Ekitibwa cya Buganda and another good song Umurangira Wasaja. But it’s a shame i know none of our Rwandan king’s songs. Back to my Rwandan roots, my Mom used to tell me that she is from Abega Clan, the Clan where Rwandan Kings married from and she would tell me that we all had Royal blood. My father used not to give a damn at all, so we never celebrated that. However, all the time he used to swear in the name of the King and we took that very seriously. I used to wonder what went wrong, why was i born in exile, why was there the 1959 social revolution as many call it, why was the King in exile since 1961. Why were people Killing each other. We used to hear that President Amin Dada offered King Kigeli military support to return to his country But he refused to shed blood on his people. And again i heard one Namutamban young man (from my village) Ezra Bunyenyezi used to be the Kings personal Assistant those days (stand to be corrected). All that used to make me wonder. Then when RANU and later RPF started, people used to ask them if the King had approved of the liberation struggle and the response was yes though in reality it was a NO. All this proved that the Rwandan King was non-violent and indeed had no Kings Army as many had made us believe. But the King never returned after July 1994, when RPF had taken over the Rwandan Government. We waited and our eyes kept waiting. A lot has happened since then, it became taboo to talk about the King. Some in RPF said he never supported them. Then we had even President Kagame went to convince him to return but nothing happened. As for me two months after RPF stopped the genocide, that is in September 1994, i was able to be among the first returnees who came back from Uganda. Ohh, i remember we came in a Tata Lory and slept at Kagitumba boarder post. Then the next day was glad to see zebras and Impalas crossing in Akagera National Park. It was a great feeling though later we were sadned to find dead Bodies in houses and seeing dogs running with human hands and other parts in Kayonza and Kabarondo. That i can never Forget. Neither can i forget a house in Nyamirambo-Kigali, where we entered and found the whole family dead Bodies in a room. The Journey has been long and sad. Having said all that, i find it my Big responsibility on behalf of all my people to Request the Rwandan Government to do whatever it takes to bring back our King to our motherland Rwanda, when he is still alive. He is already in his 80 s and exiled in USA. I promise my people that i will do whatever i can to make this dream become a reality. Dr.Frank Habineza