There Are Some Who Are Scared By

I Know That The Fact That I Am Candidate To My Own Succession In 2017 Can Be Perceived To Be A Bad Thing By Some Part Of The Public Opinion Outside Rwanda And I Don't Mind Because I Know That I Am Doing It For A Good Cause. It Really Doesn't Matter To Me That My Name Is Associated To Those Critics As Long As I Know That I Am Doing The Will Of The People.

Rwanda Is A Very Open And Free Country. Key To Our Recovery As A Nation Has A Range Of Grassroots, Citizen-centered Polices We Call "homegrown Solutions." The Idea That Rwanda Is Highly Controlled From The Center Belies The Reality, Which Is That Citizens In Every Village Have A Powerful Say In How Things Get Done. We Prize Accountability And Rwandans Are Quickly Adapting Themselves To The Possibilities Of A Digital Economy.

We Cannot Turn The Clock Back Nor Can We Undo The Harm Caused, But We Have The Power To Determine The Future And To Ensure That What Happened Never Happens Again.

The West Has Institutions That Can Punish The Misconduct Of Individuals. What Drove Rwanda And Africa Into Decline Was The Fact That Certain People Weren't Held Accountable. When We Move To Make Corrupt Mayors Or Officers Answer To The Courts, People Always Immediately Say That We Are Repressive. But Should We Allow These People To Continue To Get Away With It?

Aid Makes Itself Superfluous If It Is Working Well. Good Aid Takes Care To Provide Functioning Structures And Good Training That Enables The Recipient Country To Later Get By Without Foreign Aid. Otherwise, It Is Bad Aid.