Willis Shalita

2022 IN REVIEW – Rwanda held its own

And what a year it was. In spite of many challenges and hysterical detractors whose noises are for not, Rwanda had a very busy and successful year. Let us review together. The 26th Commonwealth Conference (CHOGM) was held in Kigali with 54 Heads of...

DRC AMBASSADOR HERDS GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES INTO UNSC

In an unprecedented diplomatic gaffe, the other day, DRC Permanent Representative to the UN, Georges Nzongola Ntalaja accused Rwanda of fueling unrest by supporting a militia group and stealing gorillas and chimpanzees from the DRC to Rwanda. And he...

DRC : This is no way to run a country

In September, the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convened in New York and most Heads of State were present, except for the besieged Russian President, Vladmir Putin who is overwhelmed by a personal war against Ukraine that he is losing...

RUSESABAGINA’S DAUGHTER: Busted

In the words attributed to Abe Lincoln, ”You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Sadly, Rusesabagina’s adopted daughter, Carine Kanimba has never heard this...

MR ODINGA : Call it a day and move on

Kenya has been touted as E. Africa’s most robust democracy. I think not. Judging by the general election held on August 9, and three weeks later there is no declared winner is a recipe for disaster that may plunge Kenya, once again in havoc and...

Protais MPIRANYA: The devil that died anonymously

The recent discovery of Protais Mpiranya’s grave in Zimbabwe under the tombstone of Sambao Ndume was good news, indeed. But this discovery sixteen years after this monster died cheated Mother Justice. He should have been captured, tried and paid for...

PAUL RUSESABAGINA: A conman’s final journey

The other day Rwanda’s Court of Appeal upheld a 25-year prison sentence against Paul Rusesabagina, an avowed genocide denier, negationist, and self-styled humanitarian. From what I hear nobody shed a tear in the whole of Rwanda. It was a...