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Soma Umuseso N°327 Wo Kuwa 12-18 Mutarama Ibimbabaza: Amazu meza Vs Abaturage bakennye IKINYAMAKURU KIMURIKIRA ABATURARWANDA Umwaka VIII: No 327 12-18 Mutarama 2009, B.P 4353 Kigali-Rwanda. Tel: 08354880. E-mail: [email protected]. Frw 500, Ush 1500, Fbu 1000 Inkunga Ubundi buryo bwo gusonga abaturage Politiki Icyuho: Cyama niyo ikwiye gufasha Leta Ingaruka Ibibazo n'utubazo kuri Umuhezo ku bashakaga Muzehe guhirika ubutegetsi bwa Ayabatwa Kagame CNDP: Ni iki cyihishe inyuma ya ‘kudeta’ mu Cyama? This is a Rwanda Independent Media Group (RIMEG) Publication. B.P. 4353 Kigali - Rwanda, Telefone. 08354880, Email: [email protected]. Printed by The New Vision Urup. No 327 12-18 Mutarama 2009 Amakuru nkuru yuko mu cyama cya CNDP, gifite inyeshyamaba zirwanya ubutegetsi bwaI Kabila hari abajenerali CNDP: Ni iki cyihishe inyuma bafashe icyemezo cyo guhirika Jenerali Laurent Nkunda ku butegetsi bw’icyo Cyama, yatunguye benshi, nyamara ya ‘kudeta’ mu Cyama? ariko n’ibivugwa ntibyumvikana neza kimwe kuri benshi. Iyo Leta y’u Rwanda nayo ingaruka apanga. Hari amakuru Umuseso nkuru yatangajwe na Jenerali zamaze kuyigeraho, dore ko iyo ufite yemeza ko Nkunda abizi ko Bosco Ntaganda, usanzwe ari raporo yabaye nyirabayazana ari ‘Commedy’, abandi bakemeza umuyobozi w’ingabo za CNDP, y’ikibazo gikomeye cyo ko ababikoze batamuteguje, ku iyoborwa na Laurent Nkunda. kwamburwa inkunga ku Rwanda, buryo yaba yitegura guhangana Cyakora, akimara kubitangaza, byakozwe kugeza ubu n’ibihugu na Ntaganda, igikorwa benshi bamwe mu bari ku ruhande rwa by’u Buholandi na Suwedi. bemeza ko cyasiga CNDP icitse Nkunda, nabo bahise batangaza intege, Kabila akabyungukiramo. ko uwo mu ofisiye ibyo avuga nta Ni iki cyihishe inyuma ya Ayo makuru avuga ko hari zimwe shingiro, ko ahubwo azafatirwa ‘Kudeta’? mu nshuti za Nkunda zitishimiye ibihano kuko yakoze icyaha uburyo yaba yaratangiye gikomeye cyo kwigomeka ku Jenerali Ntaganda akimara kwiyizera no kwifatira ibyemezo muyobozi wemewe wa Cyama. gutangaza ko abasirikare bakuru bimwe atabagishije inama, ariyo Ese ukuri kwabyo ni ukuhe? ba CNDP bafashe icyemezo mpamvu bafashe icyemezo cyo Mbere na mbere, uriya ni umwe cyo guhirika Nkunda, mu kumwigizayo, bagakorana na mu mitwe y’abarwanyi, benshi isesengura, benshi bongeye Ntaganda. Abavuga ibyo, bemeza batigeze bemera ko wikoresha, guhindura amaso bayerekeza ko iyo kiba ikibazo cya manda, ahubwo ugafatwa nk’umutwe ku Rwanda, bibaza aho rwaba batagashyizeho Ntaganda, kuko Ninjye ukiyobora CNDP: Gen. Nkunda aganira n'umuyobozi ukoreshwa ukanahabwa ruhagaze kuri icyo kibazo. Mu we anafite manda yindi ikomeye w'Umuseso Charles Kabonero gahunda na Leta ya y’u Rwanda. itohoza ikinyamakuru Umuseso imaze igihe, ijyanye n’ubwicanyi igikoresho cya Kabila, ashaka byose bivuguruzwa bikomeye Ni umutwe uherutse gutuma u cyakoze, benshi bemeza ko u bwabaye mu ntambara kwica Nkunda. Abo, bemeza ko n’abemeza ko muri CNDP nta Rwanda rushyirwa mu majwi na Rwanda rufite icyo ruzi kuri y’Abahema n’Abalendu, ubwo kuba byari bigeze ahakomeye, gishoboka gukorwa i Kigali raporo ya Loni ko ruwushyigikiye, ririya tangazo rya Ntaganda. yari afatanyije na Thomas umusirikare mukuru nk’uriya batabizi. Ngo ni umugambi kandi ari umutwe ukora Kuri bo, nubwo ntawemewe Lubanga ubu wafashwe ufunzwe. agafata icyemezo cyo gukora wo kuyobya Loni. Amakuru ubwicanyi bukorerwa abasivili gutangazwa, ngo nyuma y’iriya Umwe muri abo yagize ati: kudeta, ni ikimenyetso cyuko ikinyamakuru Umuseso gifite no kwinjiza abana bato mu raporo ya Loni, inshuti za CNDP “Urumva, Ntaganda we asanzwe CNDP yari imaze gucika intege, yemeza ko benshi mu basirikare gisirikare. Kugeza uyu munsi, harimo n’u Rwanda basanze iriya ahigwa n’inkiko mpuzamahanga. ku buryo na Kabila yayisenya bakomeye ubu bari ku ruhande amakuru Umuseso ufite avuga raporo ikomeye cyane ishobora Nkunda manda afite ni imwe akoreheje amafaranga. rwa Ntaganda, naho bamwe ko mu gihe raporo yakozwe guhitana Nkunda vuba aha, yasabwe na Kabila. Ubu rero Undi yagize ati : ‘kuba Ntaganda mu nkoramutima za Nkunda ikirimo gusesengurwa, gahunda basanga ari byiza kwinjizamo ntiwatinya gukorana na Nkunda avuga ko Nkuda atashoboye cyane cyane abasivili bakaba yo gutanga manda yo gufata urujijo rukomeye rwuko Nkunda ngo umusimbuze Ntaganda.» gufata Goma ngo ayigumane bakimukomeyeho ariko mu Nkunda na bamwe mu barwanyi yahiritswe, hakumvikana ko Yakomeje avuga ko uko biri ndetse akavuga ko yananiwe, buryo bushobora kuba ari be nka Col. Macenga yo imaze hari ibibazo muri CNDP, ubundi kose, bigomba kuba bishingiye bishobora kuba bigaragaza ukujijisha bya kinyeshyamba kwemeranywaho na benshi mu gahunda zategurwaga zikaba ku bwoba abantu batewe n’iriya ko ari ukwicamo ibice hagati kuko bose umugambi bashobora banyabubasha b’umuryango zirahagaze. raporo ya Loni. Ku rundi ruhande yabo, nta Kabila cyangwa undi kuba bawuziranyeho. w’Abibumbye harimo n’igihugu Kugeza ubu, ntawe uzi aho hari abatarava ku izima bemeza ko muntu ubirimo’. Ibyo ariko cy’u Bwongereza. Nkunda yaba aherereye n’icyo Ntaganda ashobora kuba yabaye Charles B Kabonero Ibibazo n’utubazo kuri Ayabatwa makuru afite gihamya agera ku kinyamakuru AUmuseso, yemeza ko umunyemari Tribert Rujugiro, Yakuwe ku buyobozi bwa RIG kugeza ubu uri mu maboko y’ubutabera bw’u Bwongereza, Ubuyobozi bwa RIG ni kimwe mu mu mujyi wa London, mu gihugu byo gutera inkunga Nkunda, akaba kubera ibyaha akurikiranyweho bimenyetso by’imbaraga n’icyizere cy’u Bwongereza, kubera manda avuga ko abonye uburyo yabereka na Leta y’Afurika y’epfo, Rujugiro yari afitiwe mu Rwanda yatanzwe na Afrika y’epfo kubera ko ibyo bavuga ari ibihuha gusa mu Rwanda naho bitangiye cyane cyane n’ubutegetsi bwa kunyereza imisoro muri icyo bidafite aho bishingiye. Muri iki kumugiraho ingaruka zitari nziza. Kagame ndetse n’imbaraga yari gihugu n’ibindi byaha byinshi. gihe ariko afungishijwe ijisho Ayo makuru dukesha impande afite mu bijyanye n’amafaranga mu Rujugiro yakuwe kuri uwo mu Bwongereza, aho ategereje zizewe agaragaza ko mu nama ya gihugu. Twabibutsa ko Rujugiro mwanya, nyuma yaho akanama icyemezo kizafatwa ku bijyanye sosiyete ya Rwanda Investement ari n’umwe mu bagize komite ka Loni gasohoreye raporo ku no kumujyana kuburanira muri Group (RIG) yateranye ku nyobozi (National Executive ntambara ya Kongo bagaragaza Afurika y’epfo. Kuvanwa ku itariki ya 24 Ukuboza 2008, Committe-NEC) y’ishyaka riri ku ko ari umwe mu baterankunga buyobozi bwa RIG niyo ngaruka uwo munyemari ufite imigabane butegetsi mu Rwanda, FPR bakomeye ba Jenerali Laurent ya mbere ibibazo yagiranye myinshi muri iyo sosiyete yashoye Ayabatwa yasimbuwe kuri uwo Nkunda. Ako kanama muri na Afurika y’epfo bimugizeho mu bucuruzi butandukanye mwanya na Karoli Mporanyi wa iyo raporo kagaragaje ko hari mu Rwanda, igihugu avukamo Yirukanywe ku buyobozi bwa yakuwe ku buyobozi (Perezida) SORAS, RIG ikaba yaratangaje ibimenyetso bifatika byerekana anafitemo ibikorwa byinshi RIG: Tribert Rujugiro bwayo hatangwa impamvu ko Rujugiro ari we wandikiye ko Rujugiro yahaga umutwe wa yashyemo imari. ya sosiyete. Ababikurikiranira hafi, zuko atagishoboye kubahiriza bagenzi be avuga ko atagishoboye CNDP uyoborwa na Nkunda, Hagati aho ariko nkuko basanga ibibazo bye aho ari ubu, inshingano ze. kubahiriza inshingano ze nka amafaranga yo kwishyura ikinyamakuru Umuseso cyagiye birushaho kwiyongera, bishoboka RIG ni sosiyete ikize cyane, Perezida. Amakuru Umuseso ufite, imishahara y’abarwanyi be. kibitohoza kikanabitangaza, ko na hano mu gihugu ashobora Rujugiro ahuriyeho n’abandi ukesha impande zizewe avuga Ni ‘ibirego’ birimo kwigwaho n’ubusanzwe, uwo munyemari kugenda ahagirira ibibazo nk’ibyo banyemari bakomeye mu Rwanda muri RIG bishimiye kuvaho kwa n’umuryango w’abibumbye ntiyari asanzwe akunzwe cyane bijyanye no gutakaza icyizere yari nka Hatari Sekoko, Charles Rujugiro cyane ndetse banishimira bishobora kuviramo abagaragazwa na bagenzi be muri RIG ahanini afitiwe ndetse akaba ashobora no Mporanyi n’abandi ndetse cyane kuba RIG igiye kuyoborwa n’iyo raporo nka Rujugiro kubera ibyo bamwe muri bo kuhatakariza imari imwe n’imwe n’ibigo nka RAMA n’ikigo na Mporanyi. gufatirwa ibihano bitandukanye bita ‘kubasuzugura’, no gufata nk’iyo ahuriyemo n’abandi. cy’ubwiteganyirize bw’abakozi Ibyo bije nyuma yaho uwo ku rwego mpuzamahanga. ibyemezo wenyine atabagishije mu Rwanda (CSR) na sosiyete munyemari afatiwe akanafungirwa Rujugiro arahakana ibyo ‘birego’ inama ku bijyanye n’imiyoborere Charles B Kabonero ya Tri-star ishamikiye kuri FPR. Inkuru Nyamukuru No 327 12-18 Mutarama 2009 Urup. Umuhezo ku bashakaga guhirika ubutegetsi bwa Kagame m a k u r u i k i n y a m a k u r u AUmuseso gifitiye “Twafashe intwaro ziturutse hanze bashakaga gukoresha..” gihamya arerekana ko abasirikare bagera kuri cumi n’umwe (11) kugeza ubu bari mu maboko y’inzego z’umutekano (bafunzwe) bazira kuba barashakaga guhirika ubutegetsi buriho mu Rwanda buyobowe na Perezida Paul Kagame. Abo basirikare barimo abari mu rwego rwa ofisiye batatu (3) n’abandi basirikare umunani (8) basanzwe, ubu barakurikiranwaho ibyaha by’ubugambanyi no guhungabanya umudendezo w’igihugu. Abo basirikare, abo ikinyamakuru Umuseso cyashoboye kumenya barimo uwitwa Bisangwa, Nduhungirehe, M b a r u s h i m a n a , Nzayisenga John Bosco, Ngomanziza, Sewindekwe, Rutashamukindi n’abandi ikinyamakuru Umuseso kitashoboye kumenya amazina yabo. Cyakora, ubwo bitabaga Urukiko rw’Ikirenga ku ya 07 Mutarama 2009, ubushinjacyaha bwasabye urukiko ko kubera impamvu z’uko hari abandi bafatanyije n’abo bakiri hanze batarafatwa, urubanza rwabera mu muhezo. Icyo cyemezo cyaje kwemezwa n’urukiko Bazamenera he? Perezida Kagame
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