On Friday, 25 October 2013, 22:26, Jean Bosco Sibomana <sibomanaxyz999@gmail.com> wrote:
Great Lakes Voice
Independent News for the Africa Great Lakes Region
Kagame sends top Generals home
By Robert Mugabe
newsdesk@greatlakesvoice.com
Four-Star-Gen. Gatsinzi, Lt Gen. Muhire, Brig Gumisiriza out of the army
Kigali, Rwanda- on Wednesday, Cabinet chaired by President Kagame
approved the retirement of 79 soldiers, including 33 commissioned
officers.
In a rare move, Kagame sent home several military generals citing age
limit to serve in the Rwanda Defence Forces.
Though cabinet deliberations indicated that the army officers have
been relieved from the army due to their age limit to serve in the
Rwanda Defence forces, according to the law, a soldier can be retired
on other grounds other than age.
The retired generals include, former Air force chief, Lt Gen Charles
Muhire, Former Western Province division Commander Brig. Gen Wilson
Gumisiriza who has been under house arrest, former Northern province
Commander Brig Gen. Gashaija.
Also sent home are Brig Gen. Andrew Rwigamba, Brig Gen. Steven
Karyango. Though the list is still kept and classified as
'confidential' in military circles, our security sources say
Four-star-General Marcel Gatsinzi, the former Minister of Defence who
later appointed as the Minister of Refugees and disaster preparedness
has also been relieved from the army.
Colonels
Former Marines chief Col. Bayingana Philemon, Col. Deogen Mudenge and
Col. Kazungu have been also sent home.
According to the RDF statute, retirement age is 55 years for a General
Officer (highest ranking category), 50 for a Senior Officer (middle
category), and 45 for a junior officer or senior non commissioned
officer.
Though defence analysts say that RDF statute is entirely theoretical,
only few elements of the law are implemented.
The retirement of some of these senior officers has long been overdue
since it had become impossible to deploy them. Analysts who follow
closely RDF issues say that President Kagame has finally solved
problems relating to top officers like Lt Gen Muhire and Brig
Gumisiriza who lost their command positions accused of indiscipline
cases and served time under house arrest. This is because since such
officers where never tried in military court, their legal status has
always been in limbo.
Also it is reported that many officers particularly those who have
accumulated wealth were always keen to retire to join the business
world.
This is the most significant retirement of senior officers who include
liberation war heroes since about a decade ago when General Kagame
sent home most of the RPA historical high command.
By editor on October 25, 2013 · Posted in News
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timo says:
This strategy is puzzling in the wake of the persisting fighting in
DR.Congo. Even that age is jeopardizing.
Posted on October 25th, 2013
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