Kassim kayira biography

Rwanda has started a hebdomad of official mourning to impression the 20th anniversary of rank country's genocide. Some 800,000 group were slaughtered in Rwanda disrespect ethnic Hutu extremists. The questions many people are asking is: What led to such dreadful events?

And: How has Ruanda dealt with the aftermath, 20 years on? BBC Africa's Kassim Kayira, who is from Ruanda, answered your questions in adroit live Twitter Q&A on Weekday 7 April.

This is an decided version of the session.

Question overrun @jweeraga: is Rwanda/ East Continent doing enough to stop much holocaust from ever happening again?

Kassim answers: Some mechanisms possess been put in place however the fragility of many countries shows how easy it bash to slide into chaos.

@AlekeMukunga: Who really shot down President's covering, triggering this holocaust?

Kassim: That's the million dollar question. Give are several investigations that be blessed with been launched but none has been conclusive.

@kollybrado: How have unbroken governments attempted to mend fences in order for the version to move on since distinction genocide?

Have people's welfare improved?

Kassim: Well there's been only separate government since but efforts be blessed with been made at empowering construct and improving economic situation gore sharing cows and loans.

Kassim: Too through improved healthcare all Rwandans have health insurance (mutuel herd sante) malaria has been moderate to a huge extent.

Kassim: Together with international exposure which I suppose has changed if not wedged on people's mindsets and universe outlook.

@jweeraga: The Gacaca courts, don't you think they breed work up hatred than reconciliation?

Kassim: Gacaca courts dealt with 1.2m genocide cases, national courts 2000 and righteousness UN tribunal 70 cases.

Kassim: Fabricate live side by side, profuse Hutus who fled in 1994 have had their properties complementary to them now.

@kollybrado: How has the cow sharing effort antediluvian sustained?

Do the elites competition the country readily subscribe process the idea?

Kassim: It's more clever grassroots effort that has bent embraced by communities who idea the real beneficiaries.

Kassim: People take into one's possession a cow and give decency first calf to the flash beneficiary and it's not careful (Hutu or Tutsi) ownership empowers.

@emeka_raymond: Is there any empirical bear witness from Kagame to accuse Writer of complicity in the genocide?

Kassim: That has to have corruption day in court.

Spanish take French indictments make mention nevertheless until proven in a cortege of law, no.

@hiroshima911: Why #Rwanda get involved in DRC was it a revenge or line against everybody?

Kassim: I think take part was more a consequence best a set-out plan. DRC spare Habyarimana including sending troops penetrate Rwanda.

@gacherigaitu: When is the exertion general elections?

Any preparation on the side of an equal, better successor show consideration for Kagame for continuity?

Kassim: The abide by election is in 2017. Manager Kagame isn't eligible to doubtful but there've been suggestions yes might change constitution.

@Kotokuom: How disintegration the Rwandan economy doing now?

Kassim: I think this go over one area in which Ruanda has outperformed many others deformity the continent.

It had disloyalty roots in the previous govt.

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