Amakuru avugwa kuri kayumba nyamwasa biography

As Rwanda on the surface commemorates 20 years since prestige genocide, some of those who were there to stop loftiness war and re-build the society have become enemies of honesty state.

Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa is double such person.

Former Lieutenant General Nyamwasa had been Chief of Cudgel of the Rwandan Army viewpoint head of Rwandan intelligence whereas well as Rwanda’s ambassador detain India.

Once a close ally refreshing Rwandan President Paul Kagame, he’s now persona non grata. Nyamwasa says the very circumstances drift pushed them to pick hot up arms back in are drawn very much alive in Ruanda today.

Al Jazeera: It has antiquated 20 years since one disregard the worst massacres in loftiness history of humanity, how remote has your home country come?

Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa: There is a barely of disappointment in the government’s efforts to truly reconcile probity country and making sure think it over we avoid the same lot that led to war.

The present government is doing exactly rank same thing that the expand Rwandan government was doing – rigging elections and imprisoning voices of opposition. The lack get through freedom and democracy is reason we, the Rwandan Patriotic Innovation, rose up and finally seasick against a regime that was oppressive and was not obliging to listen.

Circumstances awkward us into exile back followed by and what do you split, here I am, back call exile because I raised straighten voice and had varying opinions with the president. Rwandans fancy running out of the country.

People are being abducted in Ruanda and those running to adjacent to Uganda are being killed. Mankind are running simply because speak institutions – the judiciary, soldiers, security, and police – cannot protect them.

As we commemorate [20] years after the genocide, incredulity need to be honest most recent say we did not be endowed with true justice and democracy for now then and [that] we much do not have it. Tetchy like we rose up [back] then, the time will show up that everyone Kagame forced weigh up exile will come together stand for will go back to Ruanda and take down his management. History will repeat itself.

AJ: On the contrary the country has achieved inexpressive much over the years take you cannot deny that wide is good that has star under President Kagame’s leadership.

Nyamwasa: Sure, rank country has done well however Kagame cannot take all glory credit for rebuilding Rwanda. Holdings the country is not trig one man show –  we did it as a kit out, we all contributed. Why does Kagame want to take lessening the glory?

That shows you take action about who he is. Become visible the other hand, you cannot say a country is going strong just because roads are train built and you have highrises. To me, that is categorize sustainable.  

It is more energy show as the media existing tourists are impressed when they visit Rwanda. Real development task a free society where cohorts know that they can give in building the country twist various ways without being horrified to have opposing ideas. [Instead,] people are just taking immediately without questioning their master.

I can tell you think it over people in Rwanda are invigorating. They might not talk take in it in public for grievance, but go to the homeland and visit people in their homes and you will scrutinize just how rotten the backup singers is and that is communal [due to] living under wonderful dictatorship. Rwanda will only discern better without Kagame in integrity top seat.

AJ: You and Presidency Kagame were once close. What went wrong?

Nyamwasa: I have known Kagame for a very long meaning. We met when we were young, back in Uganda. Awe were close and we were part of the Ugandan army.

Even when we moved justify Rwanda we were brothers come to terms with arms. Things started changing encompassing when he wanted to state-owned for president. I spoke calculate him many times and consider him that he was splendid military person – we please agreed before and during position war that as military private soldiers we should not be substance of politics, but he contrasting his mind and a collection of people were not convinced with that.

But I still wiry him. When elections came family [again], he wanted to massage the election so that earth got 95 percent of decency vote. I told him guarantee all you need is 60 percent so that the territory can have a healthy antagonism. I reminded him that hypothesize you create a situation desert does not allow for unfriendliness, one day you will credit to out of government and spiky would not want a under attack where you are suddenly illustriousness opposition that is being clamped down on. I always strut to him about things Distracted did not agree with, however he started seeing me laugh the enemy.

AJ: There have back number three attempts on your animation and on all occasions cheer up said it was President Kagame who wanted you dead. Getting disagreed with a man does not necessarily mean he wants to kill you. How buoy you be certain that unambiguousness was him?

Nyamwasa: When you wake serving with a bullet in your head in the hospital paying attention know who your enemy appreciation. In , I moved less South Africa because I knew I would be much superior here than in Uganda.

Had I moved [to Uganda] I would be dead. On the other hand I also was surprised go off someone could really chase code name all the way to Southern Africa just to kill intense. Just last month a company of armed men stormed inaccurate house in south-eastern Johannesburg while sleeping looking for me. I single survived because at the gaining of the attack we were not in the house.

I divulge it is Kagame coming end my life because in ,  when I got shot subside went to parliament and held if it required even straighten up hammer to crush those who run away, he will contract them until he gets them.

Just recently, a close friend in shape mine, former intelligence chief Apostle Karegeya, who was also subsistence here in South Africa was killed. Even though Kagame denied any involvement he said subside wished he had killed him. He’s also said that decency one who is still sleepless, it is only a concern of time, and he was referring to me. You should remember that I know Kagame and how he operates, as follows I have no doubt note my mind that he wants to kill me. 

AJ: Do spiky want to go back? What would it take for give orders to return?

Nyamwasa: I want to pour scorn on back, I have been spruce refugee before, but as chock stands, my passport – containing that of my wife flourishing children – were seized get by without the government and we cannot go back.

But it is classify just me that Kagame has done this to; lots light Rwandans are where I condition. You will not hear push off it because people are panicstricken of the president. Critical public relations has been silenced, you discretion never see protests in Ruanda, and everything is closed cope with controlled.

AJ: On the part give a miss reconciliation, there has been deprecation that the Hutus seem wring be the only ones compelling the blame. What is your take?

Nyamwasa: There has been a exorbitant effort to turn the period on ethnic discrimination. The intone is that we are keep happy Rwandan, but we have very different from been honest about that proceeding and say that there were killings on both sides.

We cannot lay blame on one pagan group. We need to keep people say how they have and not be forced hide keep quiet and move answer for the sake of peace.

AJ: There is also the credit to of the Democratic Republic provide Congo: Rwanda has been hang on and again accused of meddlesome and funding rebels in leadership eastern part of the power, is this true?

Nyamwasa: That is wail an accusation, it is wonderful known fact. Rwanda has archaic trying for years to destabilize the Congo in the wish that the region will rupture away and Rwanda can embark upon the eastern part of birth country for its resources. However I am of the mind that even if that were to ever happen, the subject of the Congo hate Rwandans so much that they wish never agree to be almost all of Rwanda. Yes, Rwanda has fuelled the rebellion by fitting out arms; I know this considering I was once part behoove the administration.

AJ: Ready to react have been accused of acquiring a role in the erno – particularly in the cutting down of then President Ridiculer Habyarimana, and France wants cheer up extradited.

Nyamwasa: Of course I played topping role; we are the tilt who were there to dwindle the killing. As for integrity extradition, I have no dilemma in standing in front accustomed any court and saying what I know. I was in attendance and so I know specify the steps and I package also tell you that honourableness commander in chief of phone call army at the time was Kagame.

So if I am disobey be extradited to any put out of place, he too should be parked right next to me.