First Rwandan Factory Owner Mironko has had Enough, Reveals “Injustices” he is Experiencing. Industrialist Mironko Francois Xavier is fed up, at least going by his unusual public outburst – alleging a plot involving government agencies to destroy him.
For starters, Mironko is a well-known household name in Rwanda. He owns Mironko Plastics Industries, maker of most of the plastic materials used all over Rwanda, and beyond. He is the first Rwandan to start a manufacturing plant decades ago.
However, since the early 2000, his troubles have not ceased. The same plastics factory was closed for a month in June 2009, over what Kigali authorities said was failure to renovate the facility.
Last week, power provider REG announced on Twitter that it had found the Mironko factory in Kigali was stealing power. The utility posted photos of the factory’s electrical connections, where the power theft was allegedly being done.
Mironko Jean Pierre, son of the industrialist, and managing the recurrent operations of the plastics factories, was arrested. Subsequent reports said his file had been submitted to Prosecution, and was awaiting trial.
The father, usually a reclusive businessman, has opted to go public about what he calls a “long-standing plot” (akagambane kamaze igihe) to destroy him. The decision to choose a foreign media is perhaps evidence enough he is crying out for help from the outside, convinced it was not possible from the inside.
He narrated his ordeal to Kinyarwanda broadcaster of the Voice of America (VOA). He revealed that the factory where REG claims power was being stolen, had actually been already closed long ago by the authorities.
“How can the factory steal power yet it was closed,” he said.
Yesterday, during our inspections in collaboration with security organs, MIRONKO Plastic Industry located in @KicukiroDistr, Gikondo sector, Kanserege cell, Marembo I village was caught stealing electricity. @RwandaInfra https://t.co/2x2Orve0bM pic.twitter.com/9x4tkaBVUJ
— Rwanda Energy Group (@reg_rwanda) June 18, 2020
By Moïse Kimenyi
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