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i'm christine window while come to africa i'm glad you achieved it. one is viewed as a model nation by many africans and some of the statistics are impressive it's ranked as the best place to do business on the continent life expectancy has sold in the pos take a tz it's also making striking progress when it comes to gender parity more than 3 fifth's office need to slater's all women higher than any other country in the world but often late critics every consequence human rights watch says free speech or the freedom to criticize the government or the ruling party of president paul kagame a has been severely replaced in the country now these are via correspondent melanie corrida bol was recently in wonder where she met an opposition leader. big dreams of

a truly free and democratic randa but as the opposition leader claims the country is far from transforming the stream into reality. that is the big program in your new position do you accusing you to be the enemy of the country but not for the country. but internationally rhonda and its president don't have the reputation of being a repressive regime. is hailed as the man who with his rebel group and at the mosque killings of the 994 genocide some 800001 tutsis and moderate hutus have been massacred in just 100 days. he has since been applauded for visionary leadership and bringing stability to the east african nation. is well known as africa's development and pristine streets and skyscrapers reflect a modernizing economy and progressive society but there is

a disparity between perception and reality the president's critics say this exterior is one curated by. a darker truths. and a beer is the fast woman who challenged for the presidency in 2010 she returned from exile in the netherlands to stand in the presidential elections but her name never made it onto the ballot paper. we have to call vice the government that does them to open up political space this is why i decided to leave my husband. and instead of course it was not a is it for my husband for my kids to let them behind and when they come back when they come back my country they put too many prisoners. in a prison. one of could damage leading critics she was found guilty of threatening state security and belittling the $994.00 genocide that tore apart

a nation. in the bay area has consistently said these charges were a fabrication and politically motivated even now she still faces accusations that she recruited for a terrorist group in an interview with g w u barry denied there was any truth to the allegations. but she's not the only opposition leader to say they've been subjected to official oppression binod into gummed the founder of the social party in mercury has been imprisoned 3 times he openly questions the narrative of rhonda's democratic merican i don't know about that that the but this is the regime is that there is in the one that you have nor in the bin that need you here for. this purpose so if there is a nor for this from the but. when the news that the macarthur grant and. both into gummed and in the bay area say they have sacrificed a lot for their struggle to deepen the political debate and the home country into

paris as several of her followers are still imprisoned she also claims that her 30 year old assistant to your mana who died in march $2900.00 plus his life for the course. of a core from one member from a political party who told me that they found. in the forests i didn't understand it and so you know you talk about maybe about someone else but not too about our side of his hair but yes his his kilt your toes difference to our seemed to understand until today i am asking why why why the. authorities say they are still investigating who is responsible for the monist death and burial wants justice for him and all round. i have to struggle for my people i have to struggle for the democracy in my country because in order to we need it. in your parents says she won't live in fear of being imprisoned or

killed in her fight for what she believes to be right. my guest today is a senior fellow at the garley based think tank called the policy or the institute of policy analysis and research that's 80. is a poor guy miscible is there and he joins me now from the one campus all welcome to . africa. in the 2017 election president paul kagame a gotcha 98 percent off that voters an overwhelming majority is that outcome truly reflective of how people feel towards this president would you say yes simple answer. oh right now that's a challenge and say but he was the only candidate running in the election opposition voices were not allowed to run they were displayed at 12 just to take a while and the reason i want to ask if he'll comfortable living in

a country away opposition voices are silenced is that of democracy so so are 2 things i realize you have been developed in the last question and now i'm going back to that and then i'll come of the 2nd one this 2nd one before i go to the developing on the 1st one is that instead to correct there were 3 candidates in the elections. 2 of the opposition and one the incumbent and then the incumbent one and the tool of the opposition one of them is now in parliament he actually won his party ticket in parliament him and another member of his party and no impediment the 3rd one is still a small party was brand new he just got back to the country to call him to solutions but he had not been this i wish him well but that's for the 2nd question 1st question. the president won by 98 percent and us that's not democracy as far as you're concerned your definition of democracy is

a situation where prison wins we've 20 percent or 10 percent i allow me to argue that that's not what democracy means democracy means power by the people right when you mean the people you mean the majority of the people so when the majority of the people elect someone that actually will be more the more pretty ok then a situation the west lawyer fears and wins with 20 percent ok got it i don't want to get into bogged down with that the technicalities of what a democracy really isn't and some actually argue that the 2 candidates that you argue ran against the president were actually endorsed by him but he was ok with them running but those that he felt had an mrs that opposed his were not allowed to so i think it's it's well people decide whether or not those people worry the opposition but let's talk about the fact that some people in your country some of your fellow countrymen. they believe that they are not able to speak freely they

fear their reputations off voicing their opposition to president paul condemning right so let's close already disclosed by step you're making a few statements that i would like to also comment on one of them is it's not the president who was discredited he was in south korea there's an electoral commission which is supposed to be independent and to dance and nothing has is there to prove that it is not so you can now what does what is it that he's going to did say that you see was depressed things in fact what they said did not was the president when they say they're still in the sense that they wanted to practice $4646.00 is he willing to go under it's not so much against the president it's against the rwandan constitution there is a difference the president doesn't in those countries that's going to those everywhere in the world by an indictable commission. and these people did not because the president they actually wanted to run on stigma stigmatizing

groups denying the genocide and creating a new character in the people i know right you come through you have graphs now the rise of right green movements that are actually gaining political capital based on stigma. and so on in iran they use illegal i know you can't understand it from dirty very best but yet it's a very sensitive issue especially given our recent history of course you can just say ok that's all we have time to roll the tape take you to. a fork i'm a supporter and reese as senior fellow at the institute of policy analysis and research thank you. alright it's to south africa now where a coalition of environmental and community groups has filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the government the case claims the state has violated the constitutional rights of people living in the high felt region by failing to provide

a healthy environment i felt is a highly industrialized area in a province it is home to a dozen coal fired power plants. heavily polluted air pumping out every day 365 days a year from the 12 coal fired power stations in the high felt area of south africa it's a terrible place to live. but most of the residents here don't have an alternative housing is cheaper under the smokestacks supermarket employee and single mother. has been living in haifa up for 12 years her 2 children suffer from asthma. high ridge to move slowly. i used to move because this place is not bright. doctors agree with her a nearby surgery mainly treats lung and breathing problems its feet.

there are so deep you could just see the way they get to. this that could be sick because the 1st get. into it. this is the fixable. those who can't leave are now fighting for a cleaner environment they filed a lawsuit against the state saying that having to breathe filthy air is against the constitution they're violating a law and they are violating a lot i had to clean air they are violating a law i too held that the truth the government says it closely monitors air pollution and that sulfur dioxide emissions which are linked to lung problems have improved residents like mom and her children hope for a court decision in their favor an air pollution study has revealed that coal fired

power stations kill more than 2200 south africans every year. and of course in the results of that court decision if i'm sure we will be sure to report that here on news africa but that is where we need it from the program here today don't forget you can always catch all our stories on our website and all facebook page have a lovely weekend still next time i buy. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word looks pretty cool nico case in germany. why not learn this. stuff it's simple minded on your mobile and free. music learning course speak german made easy. take

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