Several high-profile members of the ruling party were named and shamed during last weekend’s political bureau meeting at which some members were accused of straying from the party line.
As a result, a warning was issued to those that are thought to be putting the integrity of Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) into disrepute. It was a rare occasion as Oda Gasinzigwa, one of the party commissioners, read out the names of mainly female members whom the party said are engaging in “undesirable acts.”
Lt-Col (Rtd) Rose Kabuye, who until 2010 was President Kagame’s director of protocol, and Mary Baine, who until earlier this year was the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as former Rwandan ambassador to the Netherlands, Immaculee Uwanyirigira, were particularly pointed out as among the deviants.
“They have been engaging in conspiracy acts of spreading rumours with the aim of inciting the public against the government and making utterances that are not in line with the party principles,” Gasinzigwa said. “We have discussed these issues with them, especially as the Women League.
“We asked them to come before the committee and seek forgiveness and pledge to toe the party line again but they are yet to respond to this call as far as I understand.”
Both Ms Baine and Lt-Col (Rtd) Kabuye, who until recently were well-placed in the system, were not present at the meeting, even though last week they were seen separately attending court sessions of their equally embattled husbands, Col Tom Byabagamba and Capt (Rtd) David Kabuye, respectively, who are facing similar charges. FULL STORY
