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JP, what exactly are you basing your claim on when you say I know nothing about Ben Rutabana’s case?
Ben and I used to speak while I was still in Rwanda. I arrived in the United States in 2018. Ben disappeared in 2019. By then, I had already been a member of the RNC for years.
You should remember what happened when I arrived in 2018. You came to Maine in your official capacity with the RNC, accompanied by Comrade Richard Niwenshuti, then chairman of RNC USA, and Dr. Jovin Bayingana, then chairman of the Maine chapter. We sat down for talks, and you stayed overnight in Maine. If my role in the RNC was as insignificant as you now suggest, why did you come to meet me with that delegation? You knew you were meeting a fellow RNC official.
Even twenty years from now, whoever serves as RNC spokesperson will have a duty to answer questions about the organization’s history, going back to its founding. That includes questions about Ben Rutabana’s disappearance.
I’m ready to answer questions about Ben. Are you ready to back up what you said?
Donc RNC=Rusagara?! Bizimana JD style. Abazwa ibyo atabonye why!? Yenda abajijwe ko avuga ibyo atazi. Gusa si uko ari malayika, ariko afite ibindi yabazwa ariko bitari ibura rya Ben. So, as far as i am concerned, this debate is over on my end. If you love the guy, mwiaungane..ariko keep me iut, please. Kandi niba ngize icyo mvuga uzakimbaze. Not ibyo abandi bavuze.
MY RESPONSE TO TABITHA GWIZA AND HER GUESTS
In a broadcast hosted by Tabitha Gwiza (@Tgwiza1), featuring Louis Rugambage, Theo Mutsindashyaka and retired Sgt. Jonathan Musonera, I came under sustained personal attack. The Rwanda National Congress and its leaders were also targeted.
What prompted these attacks? I criticised a prayer by Adeline Mukangemanyi Rwigara. Tabitha and her guests accused me of attacking and mocking Mrs Rwigara. I reject that claim. My comments addressed the content of the prayer and explained why I considered it inflammatory and inappropriate.
I asked Tabitha for a right of reply so I could answer the allegations before the same audience. She declined. In a subsequent broadcast, she insulted me and ended by calling me “stupid.”
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, I will respond in my own broadcast. I will address the false claims point by point, show what I actually said and examine what Tabitha and her guests sought to achieve by presenting my comments as a personal attack.
I’m sharing an excerpt from my original commentary below. I encourage you to listen before Saturday so you can hear my words for yourself and judge whether the allegations reflect what I actually said.
@Tgwiza1 @emerancekayi @FebreroLibertad @KUpatriot @rosemarie_Rw @Imforutembesa13 @NduhungireheT @James_Gahigi @DiplomaticConc @louiseuwacu @LouisRug @jpturayishimye
Tabitha Gwiza: Remove the Broadcast or Face a Public Rebuttal
Hosting a broadcast comes with responsibility for what you publish.
Tabitha Gwiza, your November 8, 2026 broadcast on Tabby G, featuring Louis Rugambage, Sgt (Rtd) Jonathan Musonera and Theo Murwanashyaka, spread false allegations against me and the Rwanda National Congress, for which I serve as spokesperson.
I reject those allegations unequivocally. This conduct is unacceptable.
Remove the broadcast by Friday, November 13, 2026. Failing that, I will publish a detailed rebuttal exposing those falsehoods point by point within 48 hours of that deadline.
Do not mistake my restraint for an inability to respond. Challenging your claims and setting the record straight is accountability—not a personal attack.
I trust you will treat this matter with the seriousness it deserves and take the necessary action before the deadline.
@Tgwiza1
Ushaka kumenya neza intandaro yo kwibasirwa n’aba bantu wabihera kuri ibi. Igihe ntashimishijwe n’ibyo bavuga nkabyandika, Jean Paul Turayishimiye yanyabdikiyenansaba guceceka kuko jyewe nk’umuntu nta kibazo famille ya Rwigara imfiteho.
None se bihendutse gute ako nkanya nkutegere umukozi wa DMI, umugome, stupid, ….
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GUSIBIZA BWANA JEAN PAUL TURAYISHIMIYE
Naraye numvise Jean Paul Turayishimiye anyibasira kuri radiyo ye, anziza ko RNC yatangaje ko hari icyo ishaka kuvuga kuri dosiye ya Ben Rutabana.
Mu byo yavuze, harimo igitekerezo nanditse igihe bari mu kiganiro cyo kwibuka Ben Rutabana.
Mu kwibuka, Adeline Rwigara yahawe umwanya arasenga. Mu isengesho rye, yafashe umwanya atuka RNC.
Ibi rero nabitanzeho igitekerezo ngaragaza ko bidakwiye!
Turayishimiye aho gusubiza igitekerezo natanze icyo gihe, yahisemo kujya kuri radio ye arantu ngo nari nasaze.
Igitangaje ni uko, maze igihe nari maze kwandika igitekerezo, Turayishimiye yahise anyandikira mu gikari anyinginga ngo ndeke Adeline, ambwira ko ibyo yavugaga yabivugishwaga n’umubabaro.
Turayishimiye yarambwiye ngo nta rwango hagati yange n’umuryango wa Rwigara ruhari, ko nkwiye guesses Adeline agakomeza agatuka RNC.
None se Bwana Turayishimiye kuki utanyise umusaza umunsi natangaga igitekerezo, ukaba ubyibutsetumaze gutangaza ko tuzavuga kuri dossier ya Ben?
Ese umusazi niba mu mboni awe utanze igitekerezo ari umusazi, ubwo ko:
1. Uvuga isengesho ry’ibitutsi we ari iki?
2. Naho se usaba abatanga ibitekerezo guceceka we ni iki?
Icya kabiri, Bwana Turayishimiye yakoresheje imvugo idakwiye, agira ati: “Rusagara afunge umunwa kuko atazi dosiye ya Ben.”
Bwana Turayishimiye, ibyo wowe ubwawe witangarije Kuri Ben birahagije kugira ngo bikorweho ubusesenguzi. Kubisesengura ntibisaba uruhushya rwawe.
Reka nkwibarize:
1. Ushingira ku ki uvuga ko ntazi dosiye ya Ben?
2. Niba koko ntayizi, kuki utategereza nkavuga, hanyuma ukavuguruza ibyo ubona ko ari amafuti, ukoresheje ibimenyetso?
3. Ese wumva ari wowe wenyine ufite uburenganzira bwo kuvuga kuri Ben Rutabana?
Ejo tuzakora ikiganiro kuri Ben Rutabana. Niba wifuza kucyitabira, uhawe ikaze: uzaze tuganire, buri wese atange ibyo azi.
Gutukana no gutegeka abandi gufunga umunwa ntibisimbura impaka zishingiye ku bimenyetso.
Hano hasi nshyize screen recording 2. Iya mbere n’ibyo wanyandikiye mu gikari igihe mwari mu kiganiro natanzemo igitekerezo, aho wanyumvishaga ko nkwiye kureka Adeline agakomeza gutukana. Naho iya Kabiri ni wowe ugerageza kuncecekesha
A Right of Reply: Let the Public Hear Both Sides
After considering the feedback on my earlier statement, I recognise that my wording may have sounded confrontational. I am therefore replacing my request to remove the broadcast with a request for a Right of Reply.
My statement was firm because I take the allegations against me and the Rwanda National Congress seriously. My intention remains to defend our reputation and seek a correction. I respect the right to criticise us, just as we have the right to respond with facts.
Tabitha Gwiza, @Tgwiza1, I request a fair opportunity on Tabby G to address the allegations aired on 8 November 2026, present the facts and answer questions before the same audience that heard them.
Please confirm your willingness to host that discussion and propose a suitable date. Should you decline, I will publish my response independently. The public deserves to hear both sides and assess the facts.
I hope you will welcome this opportunity for a respectful, factual discussion that allows your viewers to make an informed judgment.
@Tgwiza1 @KUpatriot
Tabitha Gwiza: Remove the Broadcast or Face a Public Rebuttal
Hosting a broadcast comes with responsibility for what you publish.
Tabitha Gwiza, your November 8, 2026 broadcast on Tabby G, featuring Louis Rugambage, Sgt (Rtd) Jonathan Musonera and Theo Murwanashyaka, spread false allegations against me and the Rwanda National Congress, for which I serve as spokesperson.
I reject those allegations unequivocally. This conduct is unacceptable.
Remove the broadcast by Friday, November 13, 2026. Failing that, I will publish a detailed rebuttal exposing those falsehoods point by point within 48 hours of that deadline.
Do not mistake my restraint for an inability to respond. Challenging your claims and setting the record straight is accountability—not a personal attack.
I trust you will treat this matter with the seriousness it deserves and take the necessary action before the deadline.
@Tgwiza1
Tabitha Gwiza: Remove the Broadcast or Face a Public Rebuttal
Hosting a broadcast comes with responsibility for what you publish.
Tabitha Gwiza, your November 8, 2026 broadcast on Tabby G, featuring Louis Rugambage, Sgt (Rtd) Jonathan Musonera and Theo Murwanashyaka, spread false allegations against me and the Rwanda National Congress, for which I serve as spokesperson.
I reject those allegations unequivocally. This conduct is unacceptable.
Remove the broadcast by Friday, November 13, 2026. Failing that, I will publish a detailed rebuttal exposing those falsehoods point by point within 48 hours of that deadline.
Do not mistake my restraint for an inability to respond. Challenging your claims and setting the record straight is accountability—not a personal attack.
I trust you will treat this matter with the seriousness it deserves and take the necessary action before the deadline.
@Tgwiza1
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Thrown Overboard: How the U.S. Just Left Kagame Stranded to Lock Down a Strategic Alliance With the DRC
While Kigali faces economic strangulation, the atmosphere in Kinshasa is one of triumph. Representatives from the U.S. and DRC governments just wrapped up the second meeting under the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement. This was a massive consolidation of economic and strategic power:
The U.S. private sector is aggressively moving into the DRC's Strategic Asset Reserve to permanently lock down supply chains for critical minerals.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) officially briefed Congolese officials on a massive, rapidly expanding investment pipeline.
Both nations are fast-tracking commitments to turn this partnership into permanent infrastructure and supply chain dominance—explicitly leaving Rwanda out in the cold.
Good bye Paul Kagame.
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ROBERT, YOUR VOICE WILL NEVER DIE.
We remember Robert Kabera through this musical tribute—with love for the life taken from his family, gratitude for the voice he shared, and a determination to keep his memory alive.
Behind this smile was a father, a loved one and a man whose absence leaves a silence no song can fill.
Our hearts remain with his wife, children and everyone mourning him. We will continue to honour his memory and call for truth and justice.
Listen to “Robert, Your Voice Will Never Die” on RNC–Ihuriro Nyarwanda. Share this tribute so his voice continues to be heard.
Rest in peace, Robert. You are remembered. 🕊️
Félix, GDP growth measures increased production. It does not, by itself, tell us who benefits.
Alongside those percentages, show us real wages, secure jobs, household purchasing power and poverty reduction.
A growing economy deserves recognition. But declaring success for ordinary Rwandans requires evidence about their lives. They cannot pay their bills with a growth chart.
#Rwanda's economy has demonstrated exceptional growth, with real GDP expanding by 9.7% in the first half of 2026 following a robust 9.4% growth rate in 2025. According to the World Bank Group Rwanda Overview, this sustained performance positions the country as one of the top economic drivers on the African continent as it executes its second National Strategy for Transformation (NST-2).
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Félix, give us the figures behind the praise: how many lasting jobs, at what wages, and how affordable are those clothes for ordinary Rwandans?
Supporting local industry deserves serious discussion. Turning every worker’s effort into a tribute to Kagame does not answer those questions.
You said development must improve people’s lives. Good. Show the results.
President #Kagame’s people-centered leadership is reflected in Rwanda’s commitment to building an economy that works for its citizens.
Through the #MadeInRwanda policy, the textile sector is creating opportunities for local entrepreneurs, empowering workers, and turning local talent into economic value. Development is meaningful when it improves people’s lives.
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Félix, you can laugh at everyone else, but one joke about Kagame’s wardrobe sends you straight to personal accusations.
If you have evidence of theft, publish it. Posting my photograph beside a money bag proves only that you can assemble a collage.
For someone handing out ridicule, you take satire remarkably badly.
"I am personally contributing $2,000 enough for one decent Italian suit and a pair of matching shoes so our Head of State can stop embarrassing the nation on the world stage."
Waba udashinga ngo urabyina,!??
Imisega yihunguye ivumbi 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Félix, I put my name to my arguments. Put evidence behind your accusations.
Calling me a “terrorist financier” does not explain your 7% figure or establish why funding ended. Publish the source and define what it counts.
And shouting “AI-generated” is no rebuttal. Which fact is false? Which figure is wrong? Which conclusion can you disprove?
If you have evidence, present it. Your insults have already had their turn.
The self-styled Rwandan opposition continues to sink to new lows, attacking Rwanda for having successfully moved away from aid dependency.
This terrorist financier, @iRusagara , behind this AI-generated rubbish, clearly doesn't understand that foreign aid now accounts for only about 7% of Rwanda's national budget.
Apparently, even that achievement is something he wants to blame on President #Kagame !
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Félix, apparently defending Kagame now includes applauding headlines about Rwanda’s exclusion. How low have you set the bar?
The athletes cannot compete with your laughing emojis. Give them a serious explanation of why you find their setback so entertaining.
Kagame’s Budget Is So Tight After America and Britain Cut Him Off That He Had to Wear a Dress to Meet King Charles
Fellow Rwandans, the situation is desperate. Our beloved President Paul Kagame has been reduced to wearing what can only be described as a dress while standing next to King Charles and other Commonwealth leaders.
This is what happens when the Americans and the British finally stop writing blank cheques.
I am personally contributing $2,000 — enough for one decent Italian suit and a pair of matching shoes — so our Head of State can stop embarrassing the nation on the world stage. Please dig deep. Our leader is walking around looking like he lost a bet with the palace tailor.
Give generously. Dignity is expensive.
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Félix, even accepting your 1.9% figure, you have confused the size of an existing market with the value of preferential access to it. A small export share does not make losing trade benefits an economic achievement.
What year is your figure from, what is its source, and how does it answer my argument about future opportunities?
Calling me a “terrorist” supplies none of those answers. Neither does questioning my qualifications. If your economic argument were strong, it would survive without the insults.
Explain why losing those opportunities benefits Rwandan businesses and workers. They deserve an answer, not a performance of loyalty to Kagame.
The United States ranks as Rwanda's 5th largest export destination globally, representing 1.9% of the country's total merchandise export market.
You have no capacity to advise the government on trade matters. If you genuinely believe otherwise, you are seriously deluded. Being a member of a terrorist outfit like RNC does not automatically make you a trade expert. You are simply embarrassing yourself.
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The argument is deliberately misleading. The significance of AGOA is not just how much Rwanda currently exports to the US, but the preferential market access, investment opportunities, and economic growth it creates.
Losing access sends a much bigger message about the credibility of Kagame’s government and its international conduct.
And if the benefits are supposedly insignificant, why is there so much effort to minimize the consequences?
A government that claims economic success should welcome accountability, not manufacture excuses for its failures.
Rwanda is not Kagame’s personal property, and the country’s economic future should not be sacrificed to protect his political survival.
The textile benefits had already been suspended for a long time. Today, Rwandan exports to the USA hover around 30 to 43 million dollars per year, amounting to just 1 to 2% of the country's total exports.
Coffee, tea, and especially minerals (coltan, tungsten, tin, gold) already benefit from very low or zero tariffs outside of AGOA.
So excluding Rwanda from AGOA in 2027 is a bit like threatening someone with taking away a benefit they hardly use anymore.
This is a desperate attempt to disguise authoritarianism as national security!
Rwanda ranking first in Sub-Saharan Africa on one dimension of the Rule of Law Index does not erase political repression, the persecution of opposition, the absence of genuine political pluralism, or documented violations of human rights.
And invoking the FDLR does not give Kagame a blank cheque to destabilize eastern DRC, support armed groups, and undermine regional sovereignty.
Legitimate security concerns must be addressed through lawful and accountable means, not used as an excuse for military adventurism.
Stop confusing Rwanda with Kagame’s regime. The security of a nation is not the security of one ruler.
The US justifies excluding Rwanda from AGOA by citing concerns about the rule of law, human rights, workers’ rights, political pluralism, and regional security. Yet the World Justice Project’s 2026 Rule of Law Index ranks Rwanda first in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the country outperforming the United States on order and security.
The selective invocation of human rights and democracy is particularly ironic. These arguments have become familiar political language in Washington, applied to virtually any country or region where the US seeks to advance its interests.
As for the alleged threats to US national security and foreign policy interests, one has to ask: could Rwanda’s legitimate security concerns over the FDLR be part of what Washington is referring to? Rwanda’s central security concern in eastern DRC remains the FDLR, a group whose continued presence and activities along its borders pose a direct threat to Rwanda’s national security.
If authentic, this letter reads like an obituary for Kagame’s era of impunity. The strongman image is cracking. Public relations cannot restore lost credibility.
Kagame may still hold office, but the myth that his regime is untouchable is collapsing.
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Rwanda’s Strongman Is Losing the Fight Against His Own Skin
As is increasingly evident, General Paul Kagame’s face shows widespread skin disease.
The photograph of the Rwandan strongman in Senegal on 31 October 2026 is a clinical indictment in plain sight. This is on top of external and internal disasters the General is facing.
For once, Kagame ought to think of Rwanda first, step aside, and let able people govern while he urgently seeks medical attention abroad.
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This is far more than a diplomatic setback for Kagame; it is a direct indictment of the political and economic system he has built around himself.
For years, his government has marketed Rwanda as a model of stability, development, and good governance while suppressing political opposition and projecting military power beyond its borders. Washington’s actions expose the growing contradiction between that carefully manufactured image and the realities of Rwanda’s conduct.
The targeting of the Ministry of Defence and Zigama CSS is particularly significant because it strikes at the financial and institutional infrastructure supporting the military establishment. Combined with the impending loss of AGOA trade privileges, these measures send a clear message: economic partnerships and international legitimacy cannot be used as shields against accountability for human rights abuses and regional destabilization.
Kagame must not be allowed to turn national economic hardship into another sacrifice demanded of the population to protect his political survival.
Rwanda does not need another propaganda campaign or an expensive international image makeover. It needs accountable leadership, genuine political pluralism, respect for human rights, and an end to military interference in the DRC.
WASHINGTON SUFFOCATES KAGAME’S REGIME: DECISIVE CRACKDOWN ESCALATES
Washington is systematically dismantling Paul Kagame’s grip on power, unleashing a ruthless barrage of sanctions that targets the very survival of his regime.
The onslaught began with targeted strikes against Rwandan generals fueling the conflict in the DR Congo, swiftly expanding into a blanket assault on the country’s military apparatus.
In a crushing blow to Kagame's inner circle, the U.S. blacklisted the entire Ministry of Defence and frozen its billion-dollar financial engine, Zigama CSS. Now, Washington has choked off the broader economy by expelling Rwanda from AGOA—instantly killing a $43.3 million trade lifeline.
Kagame is officially cornered, and Washington is already positioning itself to deliver the knockout blow.
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The UN must explain how it can keep paying Rwanda’s defence establishment for peacekeeping while that same establishment faces sanctions over its conduct in Congo. This contradiction demands an answer.
A BLUE HELMET CANNOT SHIELD A SANCTIONED MILITARY FROM ACCOUNTABILITY.
The Rwanda National Congress and affiliated civil-society organizations have submitted an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and senior UN officials demanding the removal of Rwandan forces from UN peacekeeping missions.
The letter raises a fundamental contradiction: how can the United Nations continue deploying and reimbursing forces linked to a defence establishment sanctioned by the United States over Rwanda’s military involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its support for M23?
@UN @antonioguterres @UNPeacekeeping @Lacroix_UN @UNDPPA @AmbMKimani @UN_Spokesperson @LatviaUN_NY @sanitadeslandes
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