RPF is like a lion; does not provoke

but strikes hard when provoked –

Kagame warns by Nzayisenga adrien

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President and Chairman of Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) Paul Kagame has
asked Gisagara District residents to vote for his party in the upcoming
parliamentary elections.
Kagame was campaigning for 80 candidates of RPF and its allied parties in the
coalition.
The Southern Province Governor Marie Rose Mureshyankwano said the district
bordering with Burundi was lagging behind in terms of development but a lot is
changing.
“This district was left behind and residents ran to neighboring countries for most of
the things they needed but it is no longer the case. They are stable and on the course
for development,” she said.
President Kagame said it is important to work hard for development but more
important to protect what one has done to avoid slipping back.
Citing a lion as the RPF emblem, Kagame said the beast is a good example of self-
esteem and protection.
“Our party emblem is a lion. Lions do not provoke, they lay low because they know
that when they decide to strike, nothing can stand in their way,” he told the rally in
Gisagara, Thursday.
“We do not provoke but we do not want others to provoke us. We put all our efforts to
build ourselves and protect what we have built.”
He said there is no advantage to neighbours not getting along.
“We gain more when we can work together and trade with each other. But we have to
be prepared to defend what our country has achieved. If they are good with us, we can
trade with each other, we have no problem. When you collaborate with a neighbour,
there is profit,” he said.
The Head of State was apparently referring to Burundi which has halted some
collaboration especially in trade with Rwanda.
Tensions between the two countries started in 2015 when Burundi accused Rwanda of
supporting the failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza.
Rwanda has always denied the accusations, with President Kagame once saying that
Burundi is trying to deflect attention from its own problems.
Kagame told Gisagara residents that though they are on the country’s boundaries, they
can never be forgotten in the government’s activities, adding that they will be
acquiring what they haven’t got yet.
RPF has 70 candidates while other six parties in its led-coalition have 10. The six are
PDI, PSR, PDC, PPC, UDPR and PSP.
The coalition is vying for 53 seats in the 80-seat parliament. Other four parties, PSD,
PL, DGPR and PS-Imberakuri, and four independent candidates are in the run.
RPF had 41 seats in the Lower House dissolved a fortnight ago while PSD and PL had
seven and five respectively.
The Parliamentary general elections are slated for September 2-3 to decide on 53 seats
while 27 seats—24 for women, two and one for youth and people with disabilities
respectively— will be voted for on September 4.
Citing a lion as the RPF emblem, the Head of State said the beast is a good example
of self-esteem and protection

Kagame was campaigning for 80 candidates of RPF and its allied parties in the
coalition