By Derrick Wandera
A group of Rwandans living in the United Kingdom (UK) has vowed to return home and “cause democratic political change” despite being accused of taking part in terrorist activities.
Some of the members of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) in the UK say their activities are aimed at democratically removing President Paul Kagame’s regime that has been in power since 1994.
Mr Jean de Dieu Niyonkuru, a Rwandan refugee in the UK, said as Rwandan refugees living outside their country, they are monitoring what is happening in Rwanda including “non-existent political space for dissenting voices”.
“We, RNC, have been called a terrorist organisation by Rwanda Government, but we are a legitimate opposition political party operating outside of Rwanda and our main aim is that very soon our country will be accommodative of every Rwandan regardless of their political inclination,” Mr Niyonkuru says.
However, the Rwanda’s Ambassador to Uganda Maj Gen Frank Mugambage said RNC is a terrorist group, adding that he is not interested in what they have to say.
“You are talking to terrorists? If you are talking to terrorists, that’s your business, keep me out of that please,” Maj Gen Mugambage said on Thursday.
