Addressing journalists on Saturday, July 13 2024 after his last campaign rally, the RPF Inkotanyi presidential candidate noted that his administration has efficiently used every penny of the country's limited resources towards development in all sectors, including education, health, infrastructure, and agriculture.
'We have made progress because we have concentrated on the real issues that matter to the peopleâ€"that is, the people themselves. We have concentrated on what matters to them and what improves their lives. We have deployed every penny of our limited resources to just do that, whether it is in the area of education, health, infrastructure, or agriculture. There is self-food sufficiency,' President Kagame stated.
He emphasized that his administration had put in place elaborate mechanisms to prevent the wastage and theft of public funds, unlike many other countries where corruption is rampant.
'In many places, it (money) is stolen from the treasury; by the time it is supposed to be used, maybe half of it is pocketed by some individuals. So it gets lost through various means.
'We make sure we fight corruption alongside everything else we are doing. And we are committed to doing it, and we are not apologetic about ensuring that we hold ourselves accountable. That is important.'
He pledged to continue the RPF administration's development agenda if re-elected in the Monday polls by prioritising the security and economic stability of the country.
During the last day of the campaign, the RPF flag bearer implored the electorate to strive with a singular mission to continue the country's development agenda without being distracted by naysayers.
'I encourage and assure you that you shall be what you want to be, not how others want you to be. Ignore their ill-fated words because they don't kill. Poverty kills, insecurity kills, ignorance kills but words don't kill,' he said.
'As the government, we have made the right priorities by concentrating on what matters most to the people. Your large numbers here today are testimony to this. I have seen throughout the campaigns that you are a people living for a purpose,' he added.
The Head of State had back in April indicated that Rwanda will be five times better if the current momentum of social and economic development is maintained.
President Kagame said that the country had defied the odds to record tremendous growth over the last 30 years, when the country was derailed by the Genocide against the Tutsi.
'In the next 30 years we will continue making progress and be where others are even though some of them take it for granted. We see developed countries, why can't Rwanda or Africa develop to that level or even beyond,' Kagame reasoned.
He highlighted that with the right politics in the country and the region, Rwanda will be far much better than its current state.
"The Rwanda of the next 30 years should maybe be three, four, or five times better than what you are seeing now. The next three decades should bring even more development because we are not coming from the grave; this time we are coming from some level of progress," he added.
Wycliffe Nyamasege
