We've Used Aid To Build

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.

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.

My Purpose Is To Develop A Country, To Empower Its Population. It's From That Same Population That Will Emerge The Man Or Woman Who Will Succeed Me. And They Will Be Chosen Based On The Consensus That They Have The Capacity To Lead The Country.

I Had To Fight Hard For Everything. I Wanted To Get Out. I Want To Take My Destiny Into My Own Hands And Escape The Vicious Cycle Of Retaliatory Violence. This Struggle Has Shaped Who I Am To This Day.

The West Is Anything But Altruistic.