My Purpose Is To Develop A Country,

The Efficiency Of A President At The Beginning Of His Term Depends On Their Capacity To Get Everything Under Control. That Was My Case. But Once The Institutions Have Been Put In Place, And The Responsibilities Delegated, The Leader Becomes A Reference, A Referee, A Symbol And Unifying Figure For The Nation. The Issue Is How And When To Recognize The Moment When Staying In Power Becomes Counterproductive.

I Grew Up In A Refugee Camp In Uganda, And I Lived There For 30 Years. That Shapes One's Character.

I Often Wonder Why The West Is Much More Interested In Aid Deliveries Than In Fair Trade, For Example. The Fair Exchange Of Goods Would Place Far More Money Into The Hands Of The Affected People Than Relief Operations.

Israel And Rwanda Both Play An Active Part In International Organizations, Including The U.n., But I Think It's True That Our Unique Experiences As Nations Have Shaped A Fierce Independence That We Will Not Relinquish.

I Am Not Responsible For Creating An Opposition, Neither Am I Responsible For Appointing My Own Successor. My Job Is To Allow For The Opposition To Exist Within What The Realms Of The Law. There Is Space In Rwanda For Political Parties - If Fact We Have About A Dozen Of Them - As Long As Their Objective Is Not To Take Us Back Twenty Two Years. On That Point, We Are And Will Always Be Very Vigilant.