You are warmly welcome to this land of thousand hills; a country that have long suffered from bad leadership. Am really inspired by your commitment and DFID to work with these two governments that have rescued their respective citizens from the mouth of dragons ¨the former regimes ¨ the perpetrators of genocide and the alike. I encourage you and DFID to render full support to these governments and to the well being of their citizens and keep a deaf ear to street politicians and journalist who exchange their words with bread. Let us leave wananchi give their independent judgment.

I would love to hear your views about the current regime and its political agenda and the accusation levied on the regime interms of not opening up the political space.

How does DFID balance its support to the regime accused of intorelant to opposition, independent media, turning Rwanda into a police state?

Isn't it time for DFID and other development partners to stand up and support the voiceless masses who are afraid to talk fearing reprisals?

What is your views on the judicial system in the Rwanda? Are accusation that it is not independent far fetched given the recent imprisonment of peter Erlinder, Bernad Ntaganda Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza (President of the United Democratic Forces of Rwanda) and others.

Are the accusation that the local admnistration in its current state is an arm of the ruling party instead of the government?

What is your views on the allegation that the ruling elite have enmassed government money given the recent accusation of planes that are alleged to belong to the president. Are accusation that the ruling party does hinder private sector development far fetched given the ongoing ruling party's involvement in the private sector ( Horizon construction company, Methane gas project, Cement company, and many others)

what are your views on the fighting corruption in Rwanda. Is it true that fighting corruption is used as a political tool to suppress opposition alongside the law on genocide denial and divisionism?

What is your view on the allegation that the regime has instilled fear in people to such an extent that Rwandans can not talk freely without fear or favour?.

Lastly, what is your view on the allegation that development partners including DFID should be held accountable to the atrocities the present regime is accused of and are ignoring the cry pf the population.

People visiting Rwanda for the first time get suprised always bcse they see the difference btn the reality on ground and what's being shown on TVs by journalists.

@ Susan Slater, i think DFID is not working as a political mediator. No divisionism in Rwanda unless if u need to inject into them again. Rwanda's have no complaints on political space, it shld't hurt those who are not concerned

My sense is that the old ethnic paradigms are still very much alive in today's Rwanda - even if coverage of the issues in The New Times is limited to accusations of divisionism.

I would love to hear about DFID's view on the government's treatment of Victoire Umuhoza, President of the United Democratic Forces of Rwanda (and would-be Rwandan Presidential candidate, were she not under house-arrest and unable to register her political party).

How does DFID balance the need to work with the present regime against the need - or moral imperative - to apply pressure to open up the political space, so that all Rwandans may one day be represented in a democratic process? And how oppressive is too oppressive, in terms of DFID providing direct budget support?

Although my career has been in the corporate world, i have profound respect for the DFID's, the Tearfunds and others who all help give people in varied communities a dignified life. Kudos to Elizabeth, Emmanuel, Helen and all they represent.One day i will visit Kigali.