President Kagame was criticized for going to the ball during the commemoration
President Paul Kagame at the match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich on the 9th of this month
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been criticized for attending the first match between Arsenal of England and Bayern Munich of Germany in the first week of mourning.
President Kagame, who is already known as a big fan of the Arsenal team, expressed his dismay at its dismissal from the competition of the teams that took part in the “Champions League” on the European continent.
These two European teams, Arsenal from England and Bayern Munich from Germany, already have relations with Rwanda. It is part of the campaign program of Visit Rwanda which is mainly related to tourism activities.
Only for President Kagame, Arsenal is a special team that he does not stop showing that he is disappointed. He repeated that on Wednesday evening, when Arsenal was dismissed by Bayern, before the quarter-finals of the European competition.
Through his X wall – formerly known as Twitter, President Kagame said: “Even though it’s gone, it’s still my team. #Arsenal.”
President Kagame also in his message through the website X, showed that he is behind Bayern Munich in the semi-final match that will match Real Madrid from Spain.
President Kagame was last seen at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, north of London, where he watched the first leg of the quarter-final between the two teams.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak receives President Paul Kagame
It is a game that the British newspaper The Guardian wrote that President Kagame participated in after meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The two leaders discussed the agreement between the two countries to send to Rwanda the files of immigrants and asylum seekers in the UK.
The game took place during the first week of mourning dedicated to remembering and paying homage to the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda.
The story of The Guardian criticizes the way the President participated in the game, while usually in Rwanda sports and entertainment activities are prohibited during this first week of mourning.
In its story, The Guardian, says that even on the website of the Rwandan police, there is an announcement telling Rwandans that “they should stop activities related to events and games”, this week starting from the 7th to the 13th on Thursday.
According to the newspaper, “the prohibited activities during the week of mourning include ball shows, sports competitions, games of chance, concerts and playing songs that are not related to remembrance, weddings and other public events.”
However, the Guardian says that the spokesperson of the Rwandan government has condemned this criticism of the president. He told the newspaper that the police website was “wrong” and that what it reported “does not represent Rwanda’s political line on the subject.”
The spokesperson of the Rwandan government added that in writing its announcement, the police may have relied on old regulations, which have now been updated.
Sources of this newspaper told you that the employees of the Ministry of Security in England, first learned about the visit of President Kagame five days before the match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
One of the newspaper’s sources, who works in the British Prime Minister’s office, said: “He was brought here to watch the football, and then he came to see the Prime Minister to discuss various topics, including cooperation with Rwanda. and that the planes would start carrying the migrants.
“The Guardian” newspaper reports that after leaving the British Prime Minister’s office, President Kagame was seen heading north of the capital London, in a car accompanied by two police motorcycles.
Written By : RUTEMBESA Innocent
