By Jerry Nguwa
In readiness to the 2010 general elections, politicians have started organising their camps in order to be able to make an impact in the Rwandans political arena. One of these political parties is the Party of Social Ideal (PSI). The PSI acronym is common and familiar to many. Readers would be forgiven to think it's a NGO.
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The Rwandans government has refused to register the party citing non compliance to Rwandans laws. This view is not shared by the founder, Bernard Ntaganda a Kigali based lawyer. Ntaganda accuses powerful individuals who are frustrating his efforts to have a political party. He threatens to take the matter to Kigali high court.
Rwandans authorities on their side explain that the decision not to register PSI was taken in cabinet meetings for not having complied to many requirements of the political parties registration act. |
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But Ntaganda refutes the claims and add that apart of the resemblance of the name to the American NGO PSI (People Services International) nothing else is reproached to him.
Formerly of the Social Democratic Party, Ntaganda who describes himself as an opposition leader would bring the tenth political party in Rwanda if successful. Oppositions political parties operate outside Rwanda since 1994 and are not registered in Rwanda therefore not recognised.
Ntanganda as Hapamedia has learnt is known to be having strong ties with France . For President Kagame, an ally of France doesn't have his place in the Rwandans political scene. Rwanda is in a feud with France after a French judge had issued arrest warrants to nine Kagame's ally for the assassination of former President Juvenal Habyarimana.
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