The dictator Kagame at UN

The dictator Kagame at UN
Dictators like Kagame who have changed their national constitutions to remain indefinitely on power should not be involved in UN high level and global activities including chairing UN meetings

Why has the UN ignored its own report about the massacres of Hutu refugees in DRC ?

The UN has ignored its own reports, NGOs and media reports about the massacres of hundreds of thousands of Hutu in DRC Congo (estimated to be more than 400,000) by Kagame when he attacked Hutu refugee camps in Eastern DRC in 1996. This barbaric killings and human rights violations were perpetrated by Kagame’s RPF with the approval of UK and USA and with sympathetic understanding and knowledge of UNHCR and international NGOs which were operating in the refugees camps. According to the UN, NGO and media reports between 1993 and 2003 women and girls were raped. Men slaughtered. Refugees killed with machetes and sticks. The attacks of refugees also prevented humanitarian organisations to help many other refugees and were forced to die from cholera and other diseases. Other refugees who tried to return to Rwanda where killed on their way by RFI and did not reach their homes. No media, no UNHCR, no NGO were there to witness these massacres. When Kagame plans to kill, he makes sure no NGO and no media are prevent. Kagame always kills at night.

15 Mar 2014

[RwandaLibre] UN says Malawi was not obliged to buy military equipment

 

UN says Malawi was not obliged to buy military equipment

15 March 2014 Nation
Although the Malawi government squeezed about K3.2 billion (US$7 862
408) out of its meagre resources to fund a United Nations (UN)
peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi
was under no obligation to buy military equipment for the mission as
member States do it voluntarily, Weekend Nation has learnt.

Responding to a questionnaire sent through the UN resident coordinator
in Malawi Mia Seppo, following Malawi Government's argument that the
presidential jet was bartered with military equipment, United Nations
Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) said UN member States
are in no way obligated to contribute personnel or equipment towards
UN peacekeeping missions.

Minister of Finance Maxwell Mkwezalamba disclosed last week that the
$15 million (about K6.3 billion) which government should have realised
from the sale of the jet never went into government's Consolidated
Account. Instead, he said, the Attorney General facilitated the
transfer of the sale proceeds from Bohnox Enterprises--which reportedly
bought the jet--to Paramount Group--its mother company--to which
government owed $19 million (about K8.2 billion) in respect of
military equipment it procured for peacekeeping missions.

But DPKO told Weekend Nation this week that troop contributing
countries to UN peacekeeping missions contribute personnel and
equipment on a voluntary basis as the UN has no military force of its
own to carry out the missions

"Countries are in no way obligated to contribute personnel or
equipment towards UN peacekeeping. Peacekeeping soldiers are paid by
their own governments according to their own national rank and salary
scale.

"All troop contributing countries (TCC) are responsible for procuring
and carrying their own equipment, when their personnel are deployed to
UN Peacekeeping Missions. The TCC does not inform the UN about how and
where it procures such equipment," the UN said.

It added that every member State is legally obligated to pay their
respective share towards peacekeeping in accordance with provisions of
Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states that the
expenses of the organisation shall be borne by the members as
apportioned by the General Assembly.

The UN, just like Minister of Defence Ken Kandodo a few weeks ago, has
remained tight-lipped on the kind of military equipment member States
are expected to buy for the missions.

Kandodo, who refused to disclose the type of military equipment,
saying it was classified security information, said in an interview
yesterday that Malawi was obliged to move its troops from Cote d'
Voire where it was carrying out peacekeeping operations in 2009 to the
DRC on the request of the UN, but they were informed that the mandate
was different and military equipment would be needed.

"In DRC, it was necessary to ensure peace and there was potential for
troops to engage in battle. So, because of the changed mandate, we had
to use different equipment," said Kandodo.

The DPKO said the UN uses existing policies and guidelines from
Contingent-Owned Equipment Manual, among others, to determine the type
of equipment and capabilities of military and police units, when a
country offers to contribute to a peacekeeping mission.

While concurring with assurances Kandodo made that the money used to
procure equipment would be reimbursed, the UN indicated that the
formula used was too complex and that only the monthly salary of $1
028 per month for uniformed soldiers could be disclosed.

Without confirming whether Malawi would recover taxpayers money spent
on peacekeeping, DPKO said the formula took into account the relative
economic wealth of member States contributing troops.

But compared to other countries, Malawi's assessed contribution to UN
peacekeeping for 2013 was 0.0002 percent, according to DPKO.

According to a UN peacekeeping website, the budget for the DRC mission
to June 2014 was pegged at $1.4 billion (K569.8 billion) with Malawi
contributing over 500 uniformed personnel out of 21 217 as mandated by
UN Security Council Resolution.

For the DRC mission alone, government spent $7.3 million (about K3.2
billion), about half of the proceeds from the jet sale.

From the proceeds, government had also planned to spend K2.6 billion
maize for relief and K1.5 billion towards purchase of drugs.

But after bartering the presidential jet for debts to Paramount Group,
government claims the funds were moved around to ensure these plans
were not jeopardised.

However, government has not presented proof of these transactions
which were carried out without the approval of Parliament and contrary
to Section 172 of the Constitution which does not allow expenditure of
government revenue before it is deposited in the Consolidated Account.

Ministry of Finance spokesperson Nations Msowoya insisted in an
interview this week that the proceeds from the sale of the
presidential jet were prudently utilised and that the continuing
pressure from civil society organisations for government to explain
the utilisation of the proceeds is a result of misunderstanding on how
the money was used.

Pressure from opposition, civil society

While the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is still pushing that Banda's
government should come out clearly on how money from the jet sold to
Bhonnox Limited at US$15 million was utilised, some NGOs have
described the deal as an embarrassment to the administration.

MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwila said if government bought military
equipment for peace keeping in DRC for quick deployment because the UN
Organ on Peace and Security could not due to bureaucracy, then there
should be paperwork to support that transaction.

Said Kabwila: "By now, government should have submitted an invoice to
claim the money from UN. The UN should then be in a position to
acknowledge same with details to the Malawian public.

"Ideally, a contract should exist to confirm the UN agreed [with the]
deal on one hand and with the supplier of equipment on the other."

Kabwila said the explanation by Minister of Finance that the
presidential jet was traded off with military equipment could not hold
water because the Public Finance Management Act does not allow barter
trade.

"It is imperative that any transaction is complete before another one
takes place. The money should have first been deposited in Account
Number One before being used for procurement or settling a debt," she
argued.

Pan African Civic Educators Network (Pacenet) executive director
Steven Duwa said the contradiction between the President and her
Finance Minister over the jet saga has embarrassed government.

Duwa said the leadership has a duty to explain to the taxpayers the
connection between the proceeds from the jet sale and money used to
buy military equipment for the peacekeeping mission.

"Alternatively an independent enquiry outside government and the
Malawi Defence Force be set up to investigate what really happened so
that the people of Malawi can get the truth and probably restore their
confidence in the leadership," he said.

Malawi Watch executive director Billy Banda said the President has to
be held responsible for the unfolding drama over the jet and that it
is sad that an ordinary citizen would pay a huge price resulting from
dishonesty and low levels of competencies in managing the affairs of
the State.

Said Banda: "The inconsistent and contradictory statements clearly
demonstrate low levels of honesty, commitment and seriousness to
handle State affairs [on] which someone somewhere, especially the Head
of State, has to come out clearly."

Banda said it was surprising that the UN could allow a country to
participate in the peacekeeping mission using equipment obtained
through a loan. He also questioned the rationale in settling a debt
using money from the sale of a national asset instead of utilising the
refund from the UN.

"Where is the refunded money from the UN? When shall we be told the
truth? Is it a genuine statement to be trusted and counted as factual?
We are very much confused. It seems someone, somewhere is not being
honest with citizens," he said.

Citizens letter to government on jet sale

In a letter to the Attorney General and Minister of Information, Billy
Banda and Lurther Mambala, writing as citizens of the country, are
demanding that within seven days, government should supply them with
details regarding the jet transaction and documents related to how the
proceeds were utilised.

The letter, dated March 13, says the request was in good faith because
the information would benefit the people and clear the misinformation
which has characterised the deal and would serve government,
opposition, civil society organisations and other interested
stakeholders including ordinary Malawians.

Reads the letter: "Herewith the clear details we are asking for
include, among others; the tendering and bidding processes, the
company that successfully won the tender and bought it; the actual
amount at which it was sold; the general receipt and account in which
the money was deposited with its cheque number and date received and
deposited.

"In addition to that, we further request your good office to shed more
light on the date Cabinet met and the agenda which warranted the sale
of the jet or minutes that substantiated the sale."

Banda and Mambala are also asking government to explain in detail the
procurement processes of maize, drugs and the military equipment,
including when the tender process was done and the names of the
suppliers.

"On this one [military equipment] more clear and precise details is
sought because there is misleading information that the Debt and Aid
Department has no such outstanding loan on its records," reads the
letter.

"In the interest of fairness, consistent inflow of accounting
information and the more wrangles the issue has protracted, it would
be very ideal to share this crucial and vital information to benefit
Malawians," reads the letter.

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-“The enemies of Freedom do not argue ; they shout and they shoot.”

The principal key root causes that lead to the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that affected all Rwandan ethnic groups were:

1)The majority Hutu community’s fear of the return of the discriminatory monarchy system that was practiced by the minority Tutsi community against the enslaved majority Hutu community for about 500 years

2)The Hutu community’s fear of Kagame’s guerrilla that committed massacres in the North of the country and other parts of the countries including assassinations of Rwandan politicians.

3) The Rwandan people felt abandoned by the international community ( who was believed to support Kagame’s guerrilla) and then decided to defend themselves with whatever means they had against the advance of Kagame’ guerrilla supported by Ugandan, Tanzanian and Ethiopian armies and other Western powers.

-“The enemies of Freedom do not argue ; they shout and they shoot.”

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.”

The Rwanda war of 1990-1994 had multiple dimensions.

The Rwanda war of 1990-1994 had multiple dimensions. Among Kagame’s rebels who were fighting against the Rwandan government, there were foreigners, mainly Ugandan fighters who were hired to kill and rape innocent Rwandan people in Rwanda and refugees in DRC.

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SUMMARY : THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE BRITISH BUDGET SUPPORT AND GEO-STRATEGIC AMBITIONS

United Kingdom's Proxy Wars in Africa: The Case of Rwanda and DR Congo:

The Rwandan genocide and 6,000,000 Congolese and Hutu refugees killed are the culminating point of a long UK’s battle to expand their influence to the African Great Lakes Region. UK supported Kagame’s guerrilla war by providing military support and money. The UK refused to intervene in Rwanda during the genocide to allow Kagame to take power by military means that triggered the genocide. Kagame’s fighters and their families were on the Ugandan payroll paid by UK budget support.


· 4 Heads of State assassinated in the francophone African Great Lakes Region.
· 2,000,000 people died in Hutu and Tutsi genocides in Rwanda, Burundi and RD.Congo.
· 600,000 Hutu refugees killed in R.D.Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic and Rep of Congo.
· 6,000,000 Congolese dead.
· 8,000,000 internal displaced people in Rwanda, Burundi and DR. Congo.
· 500,000 permanent Rwandan and Burundian Hutu refugees, and Congolese refugees around the world.
· English language expansion to Rwanda to replace the French language.
· 20,000 Kagame’s fighters paid salaries from the British Budget Support from 1986 to present.
· £500,000 of British taxpayer’s money paid, so far, to Kagame and his cronies through the budget support, SWAPs, Tutsi-dominated parliament, consultancy, British and Tutsi-owned NGOs.
· Kagame has paid back the British aid received to invade Rwanda and to strengthen his political power by joining the East African Community together with Burundi, joining the Commonwealth, imposing the English Language to Rwandans to replace the French language; helping the British to establish businesses and to access to jobs in Rwanda, and to exploit minerals in D.R.Congo.


Thousands of Hutu murdered by Kagame inside Rwanda, e.g. Kibeho massacres

Thousands of Hutu murdered by Kagame inside Rwanda, e.g. Kibeho massacres
Kagame killed 200,000 Hutus from all regions of the country, the elderly and children who were left by their relatives, the disabled were burned alive. Other thousands of people were killed in several camps of displaced persons including Kibeho camp. All these war crimes remain unpunished.The British news reporters were accompanying Kagame’s fighters on day-by-day basis and witnessed these massacres, but they never reported on this.

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25,000 Hutu bodies floated down River Akagera into Lake Victoria in Uganda.

25,000 Hutu bodies floated down River Akagera into Lake Victoria in Uganda.
The British irrational, extremist, partisan,biased, one-sided media and politicians have disregarded Kagame war crimes e.g. the Kibeho camp massacres, massacres of innocents Hutu refugees in DR. Congo. The British media have been supporting Kagame since he invaded Rwanda by organising the propaganda against the French over the Rwandan genocide, suppressing the truth about the genocide and promoting the impunity of Kagame and his cronies in the African Great Lakes Region. For the British, Rwanda does not need democracy, Rwanda is the African Israel; and Kagame and his guerilla fighters are heroes.The extremist British news reporters including Fergal Keane, Chris Simpson, Chris McGreal, Mark Doyle, etc. continue to hate the Hutus communities and to polarise the Rwandan society.

Kagame political ambitions triggered the genocide.

Kagame political ambitions triggered the genocide.
Kagame’s guerrilla war was aimed at accessing to power at any cost. He rejected all attempts and advice that could stop his military adventures including the cease-fire, political negotiations and cohabitation, and UN peacekeeping interventions. He ignored all warnings that could have helped him to manage the war without tragic consequences. Either you supported Kagame’ s wars and you are now his friend, or you were against his wars and you are his enemy. Therefore, Kagame as the Rwandan strong man now, you have to apologise to him for having been against his war and condemned his war crimes, or accept to be labelled as having been involved in the genocide. All key Kagame’s fighters who committed war crimes and crimes against humanity are the ones who hold key positions in Rwandan army and government for the last 15 years. They continue to be supported and advised by the British including Tony Blair, Andrew Mitchell MP, and the British army senior officials.

Aid that kills: The British Budget Support financed Museveni and Kagame’s wars in Rwanda and DRC.

Aid that kills: The British Budget Support financed Museveni and Kagame’s wars in Rwanda and DRC.
Genocide propaganda and fabrications are used by the so-called British scholars, news reporters and investigative journalists to promote their CVs and to get income out of the genocide through the selling of their books, providing testimonies against the French, access to consultancy contracts from the UN and Kagame, and participation in conferences and lectures in Rwanda, UK and internationally about genocide. Genocide propaganda has become a lucrative business for Kagame and the British. Anyone who condemned or did not support Kagame’s war is now in jail in Rwanda under the gacaca courts system suuported by British tax payer's money, or his/she is on arrest warrant if he/she managed to flee the Kagame’s regime. Others have fled the country and are still fleeing now. Many others Rwandans are being persecuted in their own country. Kagame is waiting indefinitely for the apologies from other players who warn him or who wanted to help to ensure that political negotiations take place between Kagame and the former government he was fighting against. Britain continues to supply foreign aid to Kagame and his cronies with media reports highlighting economic successes of Rwanda. Such reports are flawed and are aimed at misleading the British public to justify the use of British taxpayers’ money. Kagame and his cronies continue to milk British taxpayers’ money under the British budget support. This started from 1986 through the British budget support to Uganda until now.

Dictator Kagame: No remorse for his unwise actions and ambitions that led to the Rwandan genocide.

Dictator Kagame: No remorse for his unwise actions and ambitions that led to the Rwandan genocide.
No apologies yet to the Rwandan people. The assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana by Kagame was the only gateway for Kagame to access power in Rwanda. The British media, politicians, and the so-called British scholars took the role of obstructing the search for the truth and justice; and of denying this assassination on behalf of General Kagame. General Paul Kagame has been obliging the whole world to apologise for his mistakes and war crimes. The UK’s way to apologise has been pumping massive aid into Rwanda's crony government and parliement; and supporting Kagame though media campaigns.

Fanatical, partisan, suspicious, childish and fawning relations between UK and Kagame

Fanatical, partisan, suspicious, childish and fawning relations between UK and Kagame
Kagame receives the British massive aid through the budget support, British excessive consultancy, sector wide programmes, the Tutsi-dominated parliament, British and Tutsi-owned NGOs; for political, economic and English language expansion to Rwanda. The British aid to Rwanda is not for all Rwandans. It is for Kagame himself and his Tutsi cronies.

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This blog reports the crimes that remain unpunished and the impunity that has generated a continuous cycle of massacres in many parts of Africa. In many cases, the perpetrators of the crimes seem to have acted in the knowledge that they would not be held to account for their actions.

The need to fight this impunity has become even clearer with the massacres and genocide in many parts of Africa and beyond.

The blog also addresses issues such as Rwanda War Crimes, Rwandan Refugee massacres in Dr Congo, genocide, African leaders’ war crimes and crimes against humanity, Africa war criminals, Africa crimes against humanity, Africa Justice.

-The British relentless and long running battle to become the sole player and gain new grounds of influence in the francophone African Great Lakes Region has led to the expulsion of other traditional players from the region, or strained diplomatic relations between the countries of the region and their traditional friends. These new tensions are even encouraged by the British using a variety of political and economic manoeuvres.

-General Kagame has been echoing the British advice that Rwanda does not need any loan or aid from Rwandan traditional development partners, meaning that British aid is enough to solve all Rwandan problems.

-The British obsession for the English Language expansion has become a tyranny that has led to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, dictatorial regimes, human rights violations, mass killings, destruction of families, communities and cultures, permanent refugees and displaced persons in the African Great Lakes region.

- Rwanda, a country that is run by a corrupt clique of minority-tutsi is governed with institutional discrmination, human rights violations, dictatorship, authoritarianism and autocracy, as everybody would expect.