The Rwandan Patriot

In latest RNC propaganda, it’s spokesperson Dr David Himbara goes after Dr Anaclet Niyibizi and   L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals. Himbara bases the attack on Dr Niyibizi from a news report by Bloomberg in which the government of Rwanda is suing L.E.A.F. The latter is accused of falling short and not making good on moneys invested by the government. Himbara expects you the reader to believe the government did a bad thing to invest in an international company. Completely worthless propaganda. Serious governments all over the world make investments of taxpayers money, banking on the hope that it will bring returns for the saver. What is the use of billions of money sitting idle in a bank account when it can be grown further! In June, the Japanese government settled on a plan to put some of its $1.5trillion pension fund into startups. The fund has invested in different other sectors. There is worry in some quarters that the fragility of the world economy could cause Japan to lose i...

  Israel has a new government. Benjamin Netanyahu to return as prime minister of Israel following the election held this week. As with previous polls, the opportunistic international order is again flashing Netanyahu with the extremist tag. The reason being advanced is that he has coalesced with political parties that can no longer be ignored. The unpopular political direction that Israel chooses in every election, to a significant extent, has parallels with the path to which President Paul Kagame has opted for Rwanda. The political parties that Netanyahu sought, are fundamentally no different from their colleagues in other formations. All parties have one interest, which is to safeguard Israel. The people of that country know their lives cannot be determined by political correctness. Israelis know Israel’s survival cannot be designed by overzealous political analysts from outside their borders. It is Israelis. They are prepared to swallow the bitter pill to forego immedi...