Why is it a good decision for UK to cancel £21m aid payment to Rwanda?



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.

The UK's decision to cancel the release of  budget support to Rwanda is the right decision. It is not blackmail to Rwanda people as claimed by  the dictator and war criminal Paul Kagame  who take international support to Rwandan people as his personal donations. The UK relationships with the dictator and war criminal Kagame have tarnished considerably  the good image of UK Aid in Africa and beyond.

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.

This decision should remain until  M23 rebels are  no longer active in DRC. Other important issues such as human rights violations in Rwanda and lack of political, individual and media freedom should be taken into account by the UK government.

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


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