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Kagame to RPF cadres: Unconventional methods got Rwanda far, uphold them
President
Paul Kagame on Friday, October 21, urged senior cadres of the ruling
RPF-Inkotanyi to apply unconventional means that yield quick and sustainable
results.
Kagame,
who is the party chairman, was addressing delegates who attended the RPF Bureau
Politique meeting held at headquarters in Rusororo.
The
two-day meeting brought together over 2000 delegates from across the country. “We
chose to work in an unconventional way to get where we want to be as a country.
We don't do things the way they are done elsewhere. These unconventional
methods got us here and they will take us far,” he said.
Among
the unconventional methods, the Party Chairman referred to Rwanda’s approach
towards managing the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that this is how the country
will soon be able to locally manufacture vaccines against the virus.
He
however added that applying unconventional methods doesn’t mean giving up on
the conventional means of running state affairs.
“But
we can’t afford to be captive of the conventional methods. Being dynamic and
having unique approaches to situations is what we are required of," he
said.
Among
the participants included representatives from other political parties in the
country, the business community, civil society and the youth among others.
“We
invite them because we all share common interests of serving the nation and
wishing it the best despite having different approaches to achieving it,” he
said of other political parties.
Meanwhile,
Kagame cautioned cadres who use their authority to acquire undue services
saying that Rwanda is way past that period where people used power to acquire
services and that the country has bigger issues to deal with.
He
also called out the negative solidarity among where some adamantly look aside
when their colleagues make mistakes saying that conspiracy in silence amounts
to the same offense.
Over 2,000 members of the party attendended the RPF Bureau Politique Meeting at Intare Conference Arena on October 21.
Source:
www.newtimes.co.rw