Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-Diana Rwigara the 35 year old women’s rights activist from Rwanda has vowed to square off against President Paul Kagame in the country’s election set for August, according to a media report.
Rwaigara, whose father died in mysterious circumstances, is set to face the full ire of Kagame who has been the country’s de facto leader since end of a shattering genocide in 1994 and constitutionally became President in 2000.
According to VOA “Rwigara is declaring her presidential ambitions more than two years after her father was killed in what police called a car accident even as the family cited foul play”.
“The family of prominent businessman Assanapol Rwigara had petitioned Kagame to launch an independent investigation into his death”, it said.
Rwigara is accusing the Rwandese government of being behind the disappearance of many and the unexplained deaths of others who have voiced different political views.
VOA says Rwanda’s “government faces persistent accusations of rights abuses despite its reputation for economic growth and stability”
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