For violating peoples rights to help the environment more on day case coming up. Im christine window while come to deeds every news africa im glad you did one day is viewed as a model nation by many africans and some of the statistics all impressive its ranked as the best place to do business on the continent Life Expectancy has sold in the last decades its also making striking progress when it comes to gender parity more than 3 fifths office nudist places all women higher than any other country in the world but often late critics have raised concerns Human Rights Watch says free speech or the freedom to criticize the government or the ruling party of president paul kagame may has been severely replaced in the country now. Wanted. 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. Do you accuse him of the current. Account. But internationally and its president have the reputation of being a repressive regime. As hailed as the man who with his rebel group and at the mosque killings of the 994 genocide some 800000. 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. Russia is well known as africas development and today key godeys pristine streets and skyscrapers reflect a modernizing economy a Progressive Society but there is a disparity between perception and reality the president s critics say this exterior is one curated by regime a dark truths. And a beer is the fast woman who challenged me for the presidency in 2010 she returned from exile in the netherlands to stand in the president ial elections. But her name never made it onto the ballot papers. We have to call vice the government to stand 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 look at them behind and when they come back when they come back make arent too many prisoners spend 80 years 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 the 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 you barry denied there was any truth to the allegations. But shes not the only Opposition Leader to say theyve been subjected to official oppression binod into gumba founder of the social party in mercury has been imprisoned 3 times he openly questions the narrative of rhondas democratic miracle i dont know about god is that the but this is the view is that there is in the one that you have nor in the bin that you have in this business so if there is a more or this from but. Rather than is the news that the court there granted. Both into gunda and in the baron say they have sacrificed a lot for their struggle to deepen the political debate in their home country into barry says several of her followers are still imprisoned she also claims that her 30 year old assistant and salman much to your mana who died in march 2900 plus his life for the course you can save a call from one member from a Political Party who told me that today found. In their forests i do not understand it i say no you talk about maybe about someone as. But to not to bow to our satan here but yes his his cute your toes differences to seem 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 by her to slugger for the democracy in my country because in order to nudity. In your parish says she wont 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 a godly based think tank called the policy or rather the institute of policy analysis and research thats 80 board room when he is there is a poker game supposed to and he joins me now from the one campus all welcome to. Africa got to say 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 im back to challenge and say but he was the only candidates running in the election opposition voices were not allowed to run they would discredit for just credited for one rule and the reason i want to ask if youre comfortable living in a country away opposition voices are silenced is that of democracy. So so 2 things i realize youre going to build on that last question go back to that and then ill 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 now incredibly the 3rd one is to a small party was brand new has just come back to the country to call him to slip sions but he had not been there this i wish him well but thats for the 2nd question 1st question the president won by 98 percent and us thats not democracy as far as youre concerned your definition of democracy is a situation where prison wins weve 20 percent or 10 percent i allow me to argue that thats 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 would be more the more pretty ok then the situation the west lawyer fears and wins with 20 percent ok got it i dont want to get into bugged out of that the technicalities of what a democracy really is and 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 its its well people decide whether or not those people werent the opposition but lets talk about the fact that some people in your country some of your fellow countrymen and they believe that they are not able to speak freely they fear their reputations voicing their opposition to president paul condemn it. Right so lets close already disclosed by step were making a few statements that are elect to also comment on one of them is its not the president who was discredited he was into it trying to do it theres an Electoral Commission which is supposed to be independent and today nothing has is there to prove that it is not so you can now what does what is it that hes going to that say that you say was the president in fact what they said did not or was the president what they say but it that the law in the sense that they wanted to practice if need 4646. 00 is equal in rwanda its not so much against the president its against the run constitution there is a difference the president doesnt in those kind of thats going to send those everywhere in the world by an Electoral Commission and these people do not oppose the president they actually wanted to run on stigma stigmatizing groups denying the genocide and creating it and he kept it in the people i know right you come through him you have now the rise of right wing movements that are actually gaining Political Capital based on stigma and you know for p. R. And so on in iran they use illegal i know you cant understand it from there to very best but yet its a very sensitive issue especially given our recent history of conflict and genocide ok thats all we have time for all heating gumbo to me is that a point that ms support and that reese as senior fellow at the institute of policy analysis and research thank you. All right its 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 highfield region by failing to provide a healthy environment i felt is a highly industrialized area in the 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. Its a terrible place to live. But most of the residents here dont have an alternative housing is cheaper under the smokestacks. Supermarket employee and single mother. Has been living in high felt for 12 years her 2 children suffer from asthma. Hi wish to move slowly. I wish to move away because this place is the most bright. Doctors agree with her a nearby surgery mainly treats long and breathing problems its the key to this so people could feel. The way they get to move. This quickly see the 1st bit. And integrate it to. Leave this to the physics of the kids to. Those who cant 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 theyre violating the law and they are violating a lot i have to clean air they are violating a lot i have to help thats 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 me 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. But of course when there is also bet or decision im sure we will be sure to report that everything is africa but that is way we need it from the program here sedated forget it and always catch all our stories on our website and ill Facebook Page have let me we can still make strides by. Anyone visiting their spyhole should know here folks the way to get around. 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