How did Rwanda develop and buried 1994 genocide?

By Deng Madut Akech

Historically, the smallest nation in East Africa has most blisteringly recovered from genocide of 1994. Hutus are historically known for farming crops and Tutsis tended livestock like any other African tribes in the region. It was a systematic murdering of Tutsi ethnic group who were innocently killed by Hutus as the world didn't act to halt genocide. they Rwandans gathered in April yearly to mourn for the lives lost as Africans and the world grieve with them unitedly. The tragedy was inhuman, cruelly, unlawful, senseless and violently devastating which bring an evocative image to mind or unforgettable experience of Rwanda extermination.

In Kakuma Kenya, we heeded and heard the news on the BBC focused on Africa as the genocide occurred in that part of the world. It was the first time I learned and heard of the word genocide, which mean the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation.

The genocide became a big news which dominated African continent and the world news channel, radios and newspapers. My take away from that sad year was brutality and conflict among Tutsis and Hutus of Rwanda, I had no idea why it happened.

Forthrightly, the atrocities won't be forgotten as some may think, but Rwandan had moved on to building the future of their own populations across the nation. The whole populations rebuffed to sing an incriminated song against Belgian colonialism who messed up their long-term relationship when they entered Rwanda and ruled it for many years. Colonial elites divided these tribes when they dismantled the long ruling Kingdom of Hutus and gave Tutsis supremacy to rule over majority Hutus and this fuelled the bad tension among others which led to genocide. Rwanda was doing well before Germany who took power in 1884 until 1917 when the Belgium became the colonial rule of Rwandan.

It's the work of enemies and powerful nations to robustly weaken smaller or largest tribes to fight among themselves discriminatorily. Rwanda had recovered, but it remained a darkest road in the history of the fastest developing nation in the continent.

Since President Kagame got the top chair, Rwanda has seen a face change in term of development. Economic growth and a true reduction of poverty which robustly initiated by Kagame in 2016.

There's no nation without inside and outside critics in the face of this earth no matter where you domiciliated across the globe. Politicians who are disapproval of Paul Kagame's government don't have Rwanda at their hearts as they have nothing to offer apart from criticism. He's a consummate President who had accomplished more and unifying leader in Rwanda and Africa compare to no leader in the continent.

Genocide will still bring back wounds and torment in Rwanda, but development is ongoing in most part of Rwanda. To have a successful business growth, you need to access Capital, set up businesses and employ people within to earn and pay taxes to develop the country. President Paul Kagame has just done that, there's stability, economic growth, manufacturing sector and Agriculture. After genocide, Rwandan citizens saw a brighter future ahead as the government had shown impressive improvement and enormous performance in governance and corruption. Sadly, other nations in Africa will never see modernization or a progressive transition from bad stage to a developing path.

Currently, Kigali is an exciting and immaculate city known throughout the globe, people are paid by the government to clean busy streets on the last Saturday monthly. I learned the new word " Umuganda" mean coming together to do something jointly as united. Before I wrap up my article about Rwanda, I remind the influential leaders of Africa to visit Rwanda and see for themselves. I'm told that there's a welfare scheme used to help poor people in Rwanda, the government offer one cow to each family to own.

Paul Kagame government's responsive to citizen's aspirations and people live side by side as I'm writing this article. To paint the scent a bit more, Rwandan are hospitable and far more friendly than any other African tribes. A trusted friend explicated to me that they're always polite and speak slowly without shouting.

Rwandan citizens believed that their President is tremendously strong implementer, he said things that are truly achievable. He had built the first maize factory and roads connecting inside and outside the country. Kagame don't even care what world leaders think of him, but his citizens had seen hope that he ended ethnic grouping and division in Rwanda.

There’re things to back it up in 2017, the World Economic Forum ranked Rwanda, Portugal, New Zealand and many other safest nations with less crimes in the world.

To conclude, the tragic genocide was set against these two tribes and that's what occurred in Rwanda, Hutus versus Tutsi. President Kagame transformed Rwanda, economic growth, it became technological nation and cleanest nation in East Africa. On the continent of mother-land Africa, Kigali will be an example and liveable capital city in Africa. You can't see bottles, papers and trashes loitering around Kigali streets, this is a tremendous city. He wasn't an inconsiderate leader, but care for other people in Rwanda and that's the true leadership we want in Africa.