Editor, Much as some people should be entitled to their opinions, I firmly believe different situations have different solutions. The whole world must/or knows what Rwanda, as a state, went through from the colonial and post-colonial eras, with some people being denied their fundamental rights. Many books like The Rwandan Crisis by Gerald Prunier, Shake Hands with the Devil by Romeo Dallaire, to mention but a few, and testimonies by survivors prove that the Genocide happened. Therefore, for some radicals to deny what happened in broad day light is outrageous “denial is like another cut with a machete” according to Mr. Gerald Caplan, an eminent scholar. We all know that in order to build democracy, promote accountability and good governance, media freedom is a cardinal obligation. In defense of the BBC’s Kinyarwanda programming, Editor Mr. Ali Mugenzi, said that he had invited all parties to be present for the programme in question but the party from the Rwandan government did not. In my opinion, the party from government side was right, in not attending, because the topic Mr. Mugenzi was attempting to moderate, that denies the Genocide in Rwanda, was intolerable; especially at a time when Rwandans are mourning their relatives and friends. gakireb@hotmail.com
