"I learnt the good news towards midnight. I was sleeping when my phone rang several times and my children who were still up were obliged to wake me up; the first call I picked, was from a friend who informed me that I was appointed governor of the Northern Province ."

"As a professional teacher, I woke up on time and headed to school to do my job. Students and colleagues welcomed me with a shower of congratulations and best wishes."

"Harmonisation must be done carefully in amending all articles talking about the term of MPs."

"All organs that are given funds should first show how their actions will safeguard the environment."

"We want to ensure that trees are planted in all new developments,"

"“I am innocent and the charges are fabricated because I opposed the ruling party.”"

"“@PaulKagame why won’t you let me run?”"

"“When time comes for leaders to leave power, they get excuses to stay and then say that it is the people who are asking them to continue to lead. This is a bad habit across the continent.”"

"“Some of the statistics on Rwanda’s development appear to be cooked.”"

"“I know that you are powerless to deliver a fair verdict and to give me bail. You are trying my case but the real power and decisions will come from the President’s Office, not from you.”"

"“This is the second time you cheat me out of my right to campaign.”"

"“I speak the truth, that the system is built on a lie. They simply do not want to be exposed. The lie is that everything is well in Rwanda and I just talk about [the reality] which is the high level of unemployment, the high level of poverty, the disappearances, the killings, all that, and they are not ready for that to be exposed.”"

"“I know that you are powerless to deliver a fair verdict and to give me bail. You are trying my case but the real power and decisions will come from the President’s Office, not from you.” “But I urge you to try the best you can and be fair.”"

"“I am very happy with the court decision. I am continuing with my political journey … everything I talked about in the past has not been resolved. There are still many political prisoners in the country.”"

"Our Excellence, the international community has rightly congratulated Rwanda for abolishing the death penalty. But I am forced to ask: why are our fellow citizens continually the object of extrajudicial executions? And, as our head of state, why would you condone such executions in your May 10, 2019, Rubavu speech? Your subordinates emulate you. At Mwiseneza's funeral, Chief Superintendent Innocent Iyaburunga blamed Mwiseneza for his own death..."

"“I just came out of a prison but my country still feels like a prison. And the prison guard is none other than the ruling party... dictating to us how to live, what to do and what to say.”"

"“I was not surprised by my arrest. I was kind of expecting it because of what I was doing in the country: if you dare criticise the government that is what happens, you get arrested, imprisoned or lose your life. I expected some form of retaliation.”"

"I request the president release me and my family.” “I am being victimised … because I have political ambitions.”"

"“After all the time, work and effort I put in, I am very disappointed to hear that I am not on the list of presidential candidates.”"

"We laud the effort by Rwandans and our partners who contributed to this year’s economic growth in different sectors. On this day, we have to look at what we can do to further development and share our harvest with the have-nots."

"Young people should know the opportunity that the country has created for them"

"You are talented and have worked hard to make it to the final team, now go out there with confidence and determination to make your country proud"

"Gender equality, home grown innovations and solutions, good governance as well as visionary leadership was key to the success of Rwanda."

"We are discussing potential areas of further cooperation, especially in supporting vocational schools. We need skilled people to solve challenges that are in communities, skills are important, they determine sustainability of things that we do ."

"As you all know cargo trucks use that road often causing heavy traffic congestion, so the expansion of the road will help ease traffic flow"

""It’s not professional to find anyone with intentions of escaping on national duty while competing in such competitions.”"

"This financing is coming to support Government of Rwanda’s efforts and commitment to achieving universal access to water and sanitation services by 2024 ."

"significant improvements have been noted in PFM, and these reforms provided the means of ensuring that the resources allocated to the various programmes, are applied effectively, and efficiently, to achieve the intended purposes and attain value for money."

"The government of Rwanda appreciates the support from the government of China, and looks forward to strengthening the cooperation between the two countries ."

"They are ready to pay Rwf2 of every kilogramme of inputs sold, noting that there ought to be better management of the fund to avoid failure."

"The government of Rwanda recognizes the critical role of Public Financial Management (PFM), in the sustainable development of a country."

"This support will also contribute to the improvement of the quality of judgments rendered by our courts of law. I look forward to continued good cooperation ."

"We all have to work hand in hand without wasting time for the future of our country. Primarily, this year we have embarked on a programme intended to foster Rwanda’s development and the projects that were outlined by the leaders are expected to lead the country to self-reliance,"

"Rwandan youth have a responsibility to embrace social values and spread them in their respective communities and schools."

"Take the lessons from the training to the community and schools. You reflect the image of the country at the international scene and you should keep Rwandan values at heart. You should always remember that even when you continue your studies out of the country because the image of the country you represent will be judged based on your behaviors and values."

"You knew the number of beneficiaries in the first case. How come you purchased what you didn’t need? I think this is a lie unless the support program was halted ."

"Failure to involve the designated officials in contract negotiations casts doubt on the transparency and fairness of the negotiation process. As such, the district may unnecessarily acquire goods, services and works at expensive costs ."

"This is social problem of which parents have a big role to play if we are to address it. We are not ending here, our plan is to go across the country educating all communities to know that teenage pregnancies is a serious crime that negatively affects girls’ future and the nation at large."

"The financial capacity of many citizens limits them from taking this legal route and they are left with no choice but to accept whatever they are given."

"the choice of starting in Gatsibo was to address the problem within its roots in order to send a national message to all parents."

"I have the responsibility to coordinate efforts to implement the FFRP’s strategic plan to execute the gender principle between men and women in Rwanda, continue to build capacities of women and give our contribution in empowering the Rwandan family as it is the foundation of the development of the country ."

"In fact, conflicts are the result of problems in families such as drug abuse, ignorance of the principle of gender equality, among others, and these affect children because parents are bickering and give no attention to their children."

"Lack of mobile laboratories for DNA tests is a problem. You realise that there are crimes that are not investigated because of such challenges."

"We don’t need to disrupt implementation procedures by not abiding by the law. The citizens will not be happy to use or own the infrastructure which they know clearly was part of their trouble in life and poor welfare."

"I wonder if RTDA has stopped abusing the law and doing its own things, and whatever the arrears are, this shouldn’t be the case whatsoever."

"If there is a dispute on the valuation of the land or property, the dispute should be referred to other institutions charged with valuation within the appeal process. In such a case, people have to pay the property valuer."

"We want to know why, don’t tell us sorry, because this is not why we are here."

"there is no value for money and demanded an explanation why the staff were not trained in the first case."

"How long does it take to ask for permission to conduct an emergency tender and how can you fail to give a report to the procurement authority even if the tender was an emergent one?"

"why the district is not in position to manage its property by collecting rent from the broadcaster and use it to maintain the structure."