Ex-journalist to face President Kagame in August poll
Phillipe Mpayimana addresses journalists in Kigali on February 4, 2017. The 46-year-old political novice seeks to contest in the presidential election. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
For many, Phillipe Mpayimana is unheard of in the Rwandan political sphere and he is often laughed off as someone looking to build his CV, but the former journalist — now an author — is counting his chances in the August presidential polls.
The 46-year old is not deterred by comments mocking him or writing him off on news sites following his expression of interest to vie for the country’s highest office. He says those laughing at him exemplify the very reason he came out to contest lack of political maturity in the country.
