Two of Rwanda’s long-serving military officers, Maj-Gen Aloys Muganga and Brig-Gen Francis Mutiganda, were sacked this week in changes that also saw 14 other officers and 200 junior soldiers fired over what President Kagame termed ill-discipline, which runs counter to his emphasis on discipline and what it means to make a good military.
In his annual address to the High Command Council that brings together Rwanda’s security chiefs form Rwanda Defence Force, Rwanda National Police, and Intelligence Services, Kagame asked soldiers to “uphold the values of discipline, service to the country and hard work on which the RDF (Rwanda Defence Forces) was founded” and avoid corruption, abuse of power and resources.
