President Kagame: If deniers have no shame, why should I have fear. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: It is funny because among those who are ongoing trial, there are those who have been living outside, protected, one way or the other, and it is all connected with the story of denial, distortion, of fabrication of all kinds of things. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Rwanda may not yet be wealthy and we have vulnerabilities and limitations, like any country. But we also know how to deal with our problems. Rwandans are resilient and we are full of purpose and hope.

President Kagame: The intangible transformations which have taken place in the hearts and minds of our people are even more important. They allow progress to be sustained from generation to generation.

President Kagame: I know for certain that Rwandans will always be ready to fight to protect what we have built, without hesitation or apology. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Whenever possible, we bring those who threaten our country’s peace and security, to justice. The rule of law is not up for debate. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Rwandans believe that our country cannot afford to allow such dangerous games against our people, to be played on our territory, ever again. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Disgraced former officials, motivated by petty resentments, have spent years cultivating influential foreign gatekeepers, with a flimsy campaign of lies. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: You can tell any lie about me, but it won’t change me. It won’t change this country to be what you want it to be. It does not matter how many lies. That I can promise you. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: When the storytellers happen to have been born in the right kind of place, their impartiality and integrity is simply taken for granted. Falsehoods become facts, and victims become villains. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Acts of terrorism are portrayed as principled expressions of opposition and dissent, while Rwanda’s response is singled out for criticism. Are these really the people who represent the universal values we all claim to espouse? It is outright wrong. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: We are left wondering how many bodies there have to be, before we are seen as having the right to take appropriate action. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: Specialists and human rights groups remain silent about the obvious dangers, reluctant to say anything that might be seen to vindicate the Rwandan government. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame: The cynicism and hypocrisy reflected in such bigoted narratives, is breath-taking. It is something we do not deserve, and will not accept. #Kwibuka27

President Kagame on the Duclert report: We welcome this report because it marks an important step, toward a common understanding of what took place. It also shows a desire from the leaders in France to move forward with a good understanding of what happened. We welcome this.