By David Himbara
”We aim, through this Vision, to transform our country into a middle-income nation in which Rwandans are healthier, educated and generally more prosperous. The Rwanda we seek is one that is united and competitive both regionally and globally.”
Now Kagame is sneaking in Vision 2035
The ruling party, The New Times, just dropped a bombshell. Kagame has embarked on Vision 2035. That is Kagame’s new date for when Rwanda is to become a middle-income nation:
”The Government of Rwanda has set an ambitious target to transform Rwanda into a middle-income country by 2035.”
This is how Kagame operates. Instead of admitting that Vision 2020 was a failure; instead of explaining to the people of Rwanda what happened in the last 20 years, Kagame is sneaking something else — Vision 2035.
Kagame, real leaders don’t lie especially to themselves
Kagame, real leaders are honest, open, and above of all, truth tellers. Real leaders inspire those they lead by courageously and authentically accessing failures and achievements. That is how effective leaders draw lessons for new actions and future agenda. For bad leaders, its business as usual — lying and cheating. Kagame, before sneaking in a new development agenda, you ought to explain why Vision 2020 failed. Currently, ”middle-income” describes a country with per capita income of US$$1,025 or higher. Rwanda is not even close — it stands at US$702 making the country one of the poorest in the world. Sneaking in Vision 2035 before accounting for the failure of Vision 2020 is at worst cowardly.
