The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda is pleased to inform its members and the general public, that it successfully established party structures in Nyabihu District in the Western Province and trained its members from 12th -20th November 2016. This process is party of the party’s efforts to establish structures in the whole country and prepare for the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Members were offered different skills in conflict management, rules and regulations regarding elections and electoral campaigns, women involvement in decision making organs, gender issues and partnerships between the private sector and Government. Nyabihu becomes the 17th district, where DGPR has established party structures. Done at Kigali on 21st November 2016 Jean Deogratias TUYISHIME Information Secretary, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda successfully finalised a leadership training for party members in Rulindo district. The training started on 22nd October and finalised on 6th November 2016. Members also elected the party district committee, which will oversee the formation of other party structures in Rulindo District. The training offered skills in management of political conflicts, rules and regulations regarding elections and electoral campaigns, women involvement in decision making organs, gender issues and partnerships between the private sector and Government. Rulindo becomes the 16th district, where DGPR has established party structures. Done at Kigali on 7th November 2016 Ntezimana Jean Claude Secretary General, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda
Nyuma y’amasaha make Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda (DGPR), Green Party, risabye Leta y’u Rwanda ko Umugogo w’Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa wazanwa mu Rwanda ukaba ari naho utabarizwa(Gushyingurwa) rivuga ko nta Mwami utabarizwa Ishyanga,Guverinoma y’u Rwanda yagaragaje ko yababajwe n’itanga ry’Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, ndetse ishimangira ko yiteguye gutanga ubufasha bwose bwa ngombwa ku bijyanye no kumutabariza(Gushyingura). Mu itangazo yashyize ahagaragara kuri uyu wa Kabiri tariki 18 Ukwakira,2016 Guverinoma y’u Rwanda ivuga ko yababajwe no kumva inkuru y’itanga rya Kigeli V Ndahindurwa wahoze ari Umwami w’u Rwanda, wirukanywe mu gihugu n’ubutegetsi bw’abakoloni b’Ababiligi tariki 2 Ukwakira 1961 ahungira mu cyahoze ari Tanganyika, nyuma aza kuba muri Uganda na Kenya aho yaje kuva mu 1992 agahungira muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika agatanga ku ya 16 Ukwakira 2016. Ku bijyanye no gutabariza Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa iri tangazo rikomeza rigira riti: Guverinoma y’u Rwanda ntiramenyeshwa n’umuryango we ibijyanye n’imihango yo kumusezera no kumushyingura, ariko nihamenyekana uko bifuza byakorwa, Guverinoma yiteguye gutanga ubufasha bwose bwa ngombwa. Source: http://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/politiki/article/leta-y-u-rwanda-yasubije-ishyaka-rya-green-party-ku-bijyanye-no-gutabariza
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda (DGPR), rirasba Leta y’u Rwanda gufasha kuzana Umugogo w’Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa mu Rwanda ukaba ari naho utabarizwa mu cyubahiro nk’umuntu wigeze kuyobora igihugu, kandi akaba yaranaharaniye ubwigenge bwu Rwanda kuva m ubukoloni. Kuwa 31/05/2016 DGPR, yasabye Leta y U Rwanda korohereza Umwami gutaha mu Rwanda ariko akaba atanze bidakunze. Ishyaka DGPR ribabajwe niyo nkuru yichamugongo yo gutanga kw’Umwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa waguye muri Leta zunze ubumwe z’America aho yari yarahungiye, rikaba ryifatanyije mu kababaro hamwe n’umuyango we ndetse n’abanyarwada bose. Bikorewe Kigali, kuwa 17/10/2016. Dr Frank HABINEZA Umuyobozi mukuru wa DGPR
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, is very saddened to hear the bad news of the passing away, of the Last Rwandan Monarch, King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, yesterday in the United States of America, where had been exiled. The party had requested the Rwandan Government to facilitate the King’s return to the country on 31st May 2016. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, would like to once again request the Rwandan Government to facilitate the repatriation of His Majesty’s body to his mother land and be accorded a state funeral, as a former head of state, and one who requested for the independence of Rwanda from the colonial administration. Done at Kigali, 17th October 2016 Dr.Frank Habineza President, DGPR For media inquiries, please call: +250788774757 or +46737588927
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda would like to inform members of the media and the general public that the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations in Rwanda has today the 29th September 2016 negatively responded to its request for consultations with all political parties and organisations on matters concerning political and electoral reforms. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda had decided to consult with political organisations on some points which are of great interest to all political parties, such as: securing financing for political campaigns in advance and representation of all political parties in the National Electoral Commission. DGPR believes that such modest reforms would have been beneficial for all political parties and organisations in the country, however, the negative response from the Consultative Forum, has complicated this noble initiative. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, will consider other peaceful and non-violent means to find solutions to these challenges. Done at Kigali, 29th September 2016 Dr.Frank Habineza President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda
Ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije mu Rwanda (Democratic Green Party of Rwanda) riravuga ko ribabajwe cyane no kuba ikigo cy’igihugu gishinzwe imiyoborere (RGB) cyanze ubusabe bwaryo bwerekeye kuvugurara itegeko rigenga amatora n’amashyaka ya politiki mu Rwanda. Mu itangazo iri shyaka ryashyize ahagarara riravuga ko rishobora kwitabaza inkiko. Ishyaka Green Party riravuga ko ikigo cy’igihugu cy’imiyoborere cyaribwiye ko impinduka gisaba zidashoboka. Iri shyaka ryasabaga ibintu icumi birimo kwemerera amashyaka ya politiki kwakira inkunga zivuye mu miryango mpuzamahanga, kwemerera itangazamakuru kujya ritangaza ibyavuye mu matora nyuma y’uko bimaze kwemezwa n’ababishinzwe ku biro by’itora runaka no kubuza abayobozi b’inzego bwite za Reta kuyobora amashyaka yabo muri izo nzego. Ku bw’iri shyaka, ngo uko ibi bikorwa ubu bibangamiye cyane demokarasi. Icyakora mu ibaruwa RGB yaryandikiye, yarisubije ko ibyo risaba ari ibitekerezo bwite by’umuntu bidafite ikimenyetso na kimwe gifatika. Yabwiye iri shyaka ko amategeko agena ibyo risabira guhinduka yose yagiyeho nyuma y’ibiganiro n’ubwumvikane byaguye bw’abo bireba bose barimo amashyaka ya politikiku n’imiryango ya sosiyete sivile, kandi ko aba bose bahagarariye amahitamo ya politiki yumvikanyweho mu Rwanda. Ikimenyetso simusiga Mu gisubizo cyaryo, RGB yabwiye ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije mu Rwanda ko kugira ngo ibyo risaba bishoboke, hagomba ibintu bibiri. Icya mbere ni ikimenyetso simusiga kigaragaza ko politiki isanzweho idakora neza naho icya kabiri kikaba umubare ufatika w’abagira uruhare muri za politiki bifuza impinduka. Kuri RGB, ngo nta mpamvu ifatika yatuma guverinoma ivugurura itegeko rigenga amashyaka ya politiki mu Rwanda n’irigenga amatora. Ubuyobozi bw’Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda buravuga ko bwababajwe cyane n’iki gisubizo cya RGB Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda riravuga ko ryababajwe cyane n’iki gisubizo cya RGB. Mu itangazo ryashyizweho umukono n’umuyobozi waryo Dr Frank Habineza, Umuryango.rw ufitiye copy, riravuga ko ibiganiro RGB ivuga byakozwe kuri ariya mategeko byabayeho ritaremerwa nk’ishyaka rya politiki mu Rwanda, kandi ko ayo mategeko yatowe mbere adatanga ubwinyagamburo bwatuma habaho demokarasi isesuye. Ku bw’iri shyaka, ngo aya mategeko ashyigikira gahunda y’ishyaka rimwe ryibona nka Reta. Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, riremeza ko iyo ari imwe mu mpamvu z’ibanze zateye abarishinze kuritangiza kugira ngo baharanire impinduka, ngo kuko impinduka z’ariya mategeko zafasha mu kwimakaza demokarasi no guhatana mu matora yizewe. Riraburira ko kutavugurura amategeko ya politiki n’amatora bibangamira bikomeye amahoro n’umutekano birambye, kandi ko hari ingero nyinshi mu bihugu bya Afurika. Ishyaka Green Party rishobora kwitabaza inkiko Iri shyaka riravuga ko mu guharanira impinduka ryifuza rigiye gukomeza ibiganiro n’andi mashyaka ya politiki binyuze mu ihuriro ry’amashyaka ya politiki yemewe mu Rwanda, ariko ko rigiye no kuganira n’abanyamategeko baryo, ngo rirebe uko ryageza ikirego mu nkiko. Riravuga ko bisa n’aho ubutabera ari yo nzira yonyine yariha igisubizo gikwiye. Ni nyuma yo kwiyambaza komisiyo y’igihugu y’amatora n’inteko ishinga amategeko ndetse na RGB bose bakayihakanira. Ngo icyakora ibizakurikiraho byose bizafatwa n’inzego nkuru z’ishyaka Source: http://www.umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/politiki/article/ishyaka-democratic-green-party-rishobora-kwiyambaza-inkiko-risaba-impinduka-mu
Guverinoma y’u Rwanda yakuriye inzira ku murima Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije,Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, ryari ryasabye ivugururwa ry’Itegeko rigenga amatora n’irigenga imitwe ya politiki. Kuwa 19 Mata 2016, ni bwo Green Party yashyikirije Minisitiri w’Intebe, inyandiko zisaba ivugururwa ry’Itegeko rigenga amatora n’irigenga imitwe ya Politiki, ibyo bikaba byaraje nyuma yo kubisaba Komisiyo y’Amatora kuwa 2 Ukuboza 2014 n’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko kuwa 20 Gashyantare 2016. Kuwa 31 Kanama 2016, ni bwo iri shyaka rivuga ryakiriye ibaruwa iturutse mu kigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe Imiyoborere, RGB, isubiza ku ngingo 10 zari zikubiye mu byo Green Party yasabaga. Nk’uko Umuyobozi wa Green Party, Dr.Frank Habineza yabisobanuriye IGIHE, RGB yabasubije ibabwira ko ibyo iryo basabye bisa n’ibitekerezo by’umuntu ku giti cye. Yakomeje avuga ko basubijwe ko ayo mategeko iryo shyaka risaba kuvugurura yashyizweho nyuma yo kwigwa neza, aho hanabajijwe n’abo agenewe ndetse n’abandi bagenerwabikorwa bose. Green Party ntiranyurwa… Dr.Habineza yagize ati “Byaradutunguye, kandi byaratubabaje, ariko twaricaye nk’inzego z’ishyaka, dusanga tudakwiye kugarukira aho gusa, ahubwo dukwiye gukomeza, tukajya mu ihuriro ry’amashyak (imitwe ya Politiki) tukabiganirizaho n’abandi, ariko turanaganira n’umunyamategeko wacu turebe uko twajyana ikirego cyacu mu nkiko.” Zimwe mu mpinduka Green Party isaba mu itegeko rigenga amatora harimo nko kugabanya amajwi asabwa kugira ngo umukandida wigenga ushaka kuba umudepite atsinde, aho isaba ko ava kuri 5% akaba nibura 2%. Indi ni ukugabanya amajwi ishyaka risabwa kugira ngo ryinjire mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko akava kuri 5% akaba nibura 4%. Rinasaba ko umuntu watorewe umwanya w’ubuyobozi mu nzego z’ibanze atakwemerwa guhagararira ishyaka iryo ari ryo ryose aho ayoboye, ngo kuko iyo bimeze bityo bimwambika umwambaro w’ishyaka aho kuba umuyobozi w’abaturage bose bamutoye. Ku itegeko rigenga imikorere y’imitwe ya politiki, Green Party yari yasabye ko ryavugururwa rigakurwamo ingingo ibuza amashyaka kwakira inkunga ivuye hanze, ahubwo hagashyirwamo ko ibonye iyo nkunga yajya iha raporo Guverinoma y’u Rwanda. Iryo shyaka rinasaba ko inkunga Leta iha amashyaka yemewe itajya itegereza kuyitanga nyuma y’amatora, ko ahubwo yatangwa mbere igafasha aya mashyaka kwitegura amatora nk’uko bigenda muri Burkina Faso. Green Party isanzwe igaragaza impungenge ku bintu byinshi Mu mwaka wa 2009 nibwo Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije ryashinzwe ryemerwa gukorera mu Rwanda mu 2013. Guhera ubwo, mu bihe bitandukanye ugereranyije n’andi mashyaka, ryagiye rirangwa n’imyitwarire yihariye mu gihe cy’amatora mu Rwanda, irimo no kunenga imigendekere yayo. Ku ikubitiro rikimara kwemerwa, ryahise rigaragaza impungenge z’uko ritazitabira amatora y’Abadepite yari ateganyijwe muri Nzeli, risaba Komisiyo y’Amatora kongera igihe cyo kwakira kandidatire z’abaziyamamaza, dore ko ryari risigaranye umunsi umwe ngo ribe ryatanze kandidatire. Byarangiye rititabiriye aya matora kuko ngo ryabuze umwanya wo gutegura ibisabwa. Umwaka ushize wa 2015, abaturage bakabakaba miliyoni enye bandikiye Inteko Inshinga Amategeko basaba ivugururwa ry’Itegeko Nshinga, cyane cyane ingingo ya 101, yabuzaga Perezida kwiyamamaza inshuro zirenze ebyiri. Nyuma yo kunenga uburyo byakozwemo, Green Party yandikiye Inteko Ishinga Amategeko isaba ko itavugurura Itegeko Nshinga rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda,ndetse birangira igejeje ikirego mu Rukiko rw’Ikirenga, aho yaregaga Leta gukora ibikorwa bigamije guhindura Itegeko Nshinga mu buryo butemewe. Ryavugaga kandi ko hari bamwe mu bayobozi bashishikarije abaturage gusaba ko Itegeko Nshinga ryavugururwa, ko abaturage batabikoze bibavuye ku mutima. Tariki ya 8 ukwakira 2015, Urukiko rw’Ikirenga rwaje gusoma urubanza rutangaza ko Green Party itsinzwe, rushingiye ku kuba ngo ibyakozwe byarakurikije amategeko, kandi ko ari uburenganzira bw’Abanyarwanda guhindura Itegeko Nshinga bashyizeho bemererwaga n’ingingo ya 193. Nyuma y’iki cyemezo, aganira n’itangazamakuru, Dr Frank Habineza uyobora Green Party yagize ati “Tugiye Kwiyambaza Perezida Kagame no gukora ubukangurambaga bugamije gushishikariza abaturage kuzatora Oya mu matora ya Referendumu” gusa ubu bukangurambaga bwabo ntibwageze ku ntego bari bihaye kuko byarangiye Oya itsinzwe. Hashize iminsi mike u Rwanda ruvuye mu matora y’abayobozi b’inzego z’ibanze. Mu kiganiro iri shyaka riherutse kugirana n’itangazamakuru tariki ya 5 Werurwe 2016, ryanenze muri rusange imigendekere yayo, rivuga ko ataciye mu mucyo. Muri rusange iri shyaka rivuga ko usanga nta guhangana kuba mu matora yo mu mu bihugu byo muri Afurika. Green Party iherutse gusohora itangazo rivuga ko ibyo isaba Guverinoma y’u Rwanda gukora ngo amatora agende neza nibidakorwa, itazitabira amatora y’Umukuru w’Igihugu ateganyijwe umwaka utaha wa 2017. Source:http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/green-party-yakuriwe-inzira-ku-murimo-ihindura-umuvuno
The Rwandan Government, through the Rwanda Governance Board, the body that registers political parties, negatively responded to the opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda’s demands for political and electoral reforms. The opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda had submitted its demands for political and electoral reforms to the Rwandan Prime Minister on 19th April 2016, this was after a failed attempt to the Rwandan Parliament on 20th February 2016 and to the National Electoral Commission on 2nd December 2014. All previous instances produced no positive results. In a letter dated 31st August 2016, the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), responded negatively to all the ten requests for political and electoral reforms calling them individual opinions without substantive evidence. Rwanda Governance Board stated that all laws regulating the political aspects, which we call for revision, have been enacted following an extensive and inclusive process of consultations, with a wide range of stakeholders, including all political parties and civil society organisations. That they represent policy choices underpinning wide political consensus in Rwanda. RGB further stated that for Government to change such policies, two imperatives for policy change must be proven evident. One is the irrefutable evidence that the existing policy is not working well and the second is a sizeable number of policy actors demanding for the change. The Governance Board concluded that there is no strong rationale for a fundamental change to the current policy and legal frameworks on elections and political parties. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda is very shocked by this negative response from the Rwandan Government, especially because all the mentioned stakeholders’ consultations happened before the party existed legally. This being one of the main reasons why this opposition party was started, because several of political and electoral laws enacted in advance are not favourable for a vibrant democracy in Rwanda, they favour the growth of a one party state system. Political and electoral reforms favour a healthy competition between several political actors and help in building trust in the electorate and different stakeholders. Failure to make political and electoral reforms becomes a threat to sustainable peace and security as evidenced in several African countries. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, will continue this process by consulting all political actors in the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations in Rwanda. The party will also consult with its lawyers on a possible law-suit, the judiciary seems to be next logical remedy after failing to get a positive response from the Legislature and the Executive. Superior Party organs will consider other possible actions. Done at Kigali on 21st September 2016 Dr.Frank Habineza President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda