Why is it a good decision for UK to cancel £21m aid payment to Rwanda?
All Rwandan people welcome the above UK ‘s decision because now UK has started to listen to all Rwandan voices wherever they are.
This decision is indeed a respect to Rwandan people because they have no say about Rwanda’s government decisions on the use of foreign aid, especially in relation to funding periodical wars in DR Congo.
Even Banks which provide loans to businesses with expected returns in interests have conditions set in the agreements about what the money will be used and how. The dictator and war criminal Kagame should understand this and that all donors behave relatively in the same way.
DFID staff stationed in Rwanda are currently doing nothing because the UK aid to Rwanda is provided to the country in the form of budget support. DFID staff in Rwanda have no control of the way the budget support is spent. If the UK aid was channelled to Rwanda for specific development programmes, then the presence of DFID in Rwanda could be justified ( e.g follow-up, support, monitoring and evaluation, etc).
We are requesting the UK to spend this £21m in the UK and for British people instead of keeping it for future use by the dictator and war criminal Paul Kagame.
For example, this amount could be used to increase the hourly wage of UK carers and other support workers who are paid £6 per hour in London. Their difficult work involves assisting elderly people in personal care including washing, bathing, dressing and toilet needs, etc.
More information about the extent of Kagame ‘s dictatorship: http://uk-africa.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-salient-features-of-dictator-and.html