Burundi ruler Evariste Ndayishimiye, the Burundian ruler a notorious member of the CNDD-FDD militias that massacred thousands of innocent Tutsi civilians in the 90s, has continued to rule Burundi through this “bag of rice” policy. This comes from a ridiculous situation that has seen Burundians sent to die in DRC, in exchange for a meager bag of rice donated to family members for each soldier’s death!
But Ndayishimiye aka Neva enriches himself by pocketing $5000 for every soldier enlisted as a mercenary under Tshisekedi.
First and foremost, Gen. Neva, is perfectly happy to sacrifice the already depleted Burundian armed forces, to serve the interests of President Tshisekedi, mainly because he pockets US$ 5000 from Tshisekedi (for each Burundian soldier fighting Tshisekedi war!)
Also, Ndayishimiye is very happy for his soldiers to be fighting alongside Tshisekedi’s army (FARDC), as well as the genocidal FDLR, in their campaign of ethnic cleansing of Congolese Tutsi communities.
But then something shocking happened to “Gen. Neva.” His Barundi troops have suffered a bad beating in DRC! M23 is giving them (and their Interahamwe friends) a very bloody nose.
Neva is in hot water because the loss of numerous Burundian troops has left hundreds of parents grieving for their sons in the “aba-DD” ruled Burundi. The poor soldiers of the poorest republic in the world are paying a heavy price, because of Ndayishimiye’s corruption and greed.
Given that some regional observers even fear that Ndayishimiye’s regime has become even worse than Nkurunziza’s before him and that Burundi is experiencing the death throes of a regime that does not promise anything good on the horizon – even as Burundi’s sons continue to be badly routed, Gen. Neva is in even hotter water.
Also, a substantial number of Burundian soldiers find themselves detained as prisoners of war in the DRC. Yes, Gen. Neva and his cabal line their pockets, but payback isn’t far away! Maybe they should think of what happened to Adolphe.
Gen. Neva shares Tshisekedi’s ill-gotten wealth with other senior “DD” goons, including the infamous Gervais Ndirakobuca, known as “Ndakugarika” or “I will kill you,” who is currently under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC). On orders of Ndayishimiye, “Ndakugarika” has already even armed 30,000 members of the CNDD-FDD’s armed youth wing, a murderous militia known as “Imbonerakure”, to deploy them as mercenaries for Tshisekedi.
Even Imbonerakure are now said to be very reluctant to go. They know what has happened to Burundi troops.
In the meantime, Burundian armed opposition groups based in South Kivu, such as Red Tabara, FOREBU, FNL, and CNL militants, are gradually defeating Burundi government forces, using ambushes, as well as guerrilla warfare tactics within Burundi.
They possibly are paving the way for future assaults on Gitega, Bujumbura, Cibitoke, Ngozi, and other major cities.
Neva can “eat” Tshisekedi’s money, but it could prove to be his last “meal”.
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