National Security Is Vital For Economic And

Democracy Holds Little Appeal For People Who Are Struggling To Survive.

Rwanda Is A Very Open And Free Country. Key To Our Recovery As A Nation Has A Range Of Grassroots, Citizen-centered Polices We Call "homegrown Solutions." The Idea That Rwanda Is Highly Controlled From The Center Belies The Reality, Which Is That Citizens In Every Village Have A Powerful Say In How Things Get Done. We Prize Accountability And Rwandans Are Quickly Adapting Themselves To The Possibilities Of A Digital Economy.

I Grew Up In A Refugee Camp In Uganda, And I Lived There For 30 Years. That Shapes One's Character.

I Know That The Fact That I Am Candidate To My Own Succession In 2017 Can Be Perceived To Be A Bad Thing By Some Part Of The Public Opinion Outside Rwanda And I Don't Mind Because I Know That I Am Doing It For A Good Cause. It Really Doesn't Matter To Me That My Name Is Associated To Those Critics As Long As I Know That I Am Doing The Will Of The People.

Let No One Think That Flexibility And A Predisposition To Compromise Is A Sign Of Weakness Or A Sell-out.