Strong 'NO' to Rwandan paper claims

Details Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 04:58 Written by DAILY
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President Jakaya Kikwete.
THE Tanzanian mission in Rwanda has expressed shock and displeasure
over reports published by the 'News of Rwanda' that accuse President
Jakaya Kikwete of supporting and holding meetings with members of
rebel groups opposed to the administration in Kigali.
It has described the reports as 'untrue and malicious.'
A statement issued by the Tanzania Embassy in Rwanda through the
Directorate of Presidential Communications in Dar es Salaam said the
reports are ''nothing but a bunch of dangerous lies fabricated with
obvious malicious intent to create an impression that Tanzania is
working with enemies and groups opposed to the government of Rwanda.''
The statement said that the report and other similar reports published
in recent weeks by the 'News of Rwanda' were not only untrue, baseless
and mere fabrication but also dangerous and threatening the diplomatic
and social relations between the two neighbouring countries.
According to the statement, President Kikwete is deeply hurt by 'these
lies' and it has advised the editors of the publication to stop
fabricating untrue claims ''which have the potential of creating and
fuelling animosity and confusion among the people of our two
neighbouring and friendly countries.''
The embassy said it did not take such allegations by the 'News of
Rwanda' lightly, given the position that the publication occupies in
Rwanda.
It noted that since Presidents Kikwete and Paul Kagame of Rwanda had
agreed in Kampala to foster friendly relations, such newspaper claims
can only sour the atmosphere.
"President Kikwete would like to know what the editors of the
publication were up to," the statement added. The statement
categorically denied that Mr Kikwete has never met any of the people
mentioned anywhere – in Tanzania or outside.
"Moreover, on the day that 'News of Rwanda' claims that the meeting
took place, Thursday, January 23, the president was not even in the
country; he was in Davos attending World Economic Forum (WEF)
meeting."
Besides, according to the statement, Tanzania's Immigration Department
does not have records of such people entering or exiting the country.
"The former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Mr Faustin Twagiramungu, was
also not in Tanzania on any or the same mission and did not attend the
meeting with representatives of RNC and FDLR as no meeting of such
nature took place in Dar es Salaam or anywhere in the country," it
explained.
The statement further noted that the Immigration Department has never
issued any travel document to any Rwandan citizen, including those the
'News of Rwanda' has claimed that they travelled to Mozambique using
Tanzanian passports on or around December 20, 2013.
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