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After 93pc win, it’s Kagame succession debate
Supporters of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame attend a celebration rally at the Amahoro stadium on August 10, 2010 in Kigali after his re-election in a landslide victory. Photo/AFP
Posted Monday, August 16 2010 at 00:00
Some argue that the succession should first be debated within the party.
At a party convention last year, 90 per cent of the 2,000 party delegates voted in favour of Kagame’s chairmanship.
With all his achievements, should he stay in power and complete the journey he started 10 years ago?
Does that mean no one can fit into his shoes? He doesn’t think so.
“The reasons I should stay in power (after 2017) are the same reasons I shouldn’t. If you have had a Kagame around for this long and he has failed to identify one who has a capacity to take over, I would take that as a failure on my part.”
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