Rwanda has once again demonstrated its commitment to peace in eastern DRC. This week, the Rwandan Parliament ratified the peace agreement signed in Washington last month between Kigali and Kinshasa.
The move is in line with what President Kagame affirmed during his July 4th address; that Rwanda is ready to play its part in stabilizing the region.
But across the border, Tshisekedi’s regime is still stalling. Since the signing of the agreement, Congolese mouthpiece Patrick Muyaya and his fellow Therese Kayikwamba have been relentless in distracting the public. Instead of focusing on peace, they continue blaming Rwanda and the M23 rebels, conveniently avoiding their own obligation to dismantle the FDLR, a group of genocidaires who continue to fuel insecurity in the region.
Adding to the confusion is Augustin Kabuya, the so-called leader of Tshisekedi’s UDPS party. In reality, Kabuya is nothing more than a mouthpiece, planted to flatter Tshisekedi and deflect from the regime’s failures. Recently, he claimed that Rwanda is “trembling” after the Washington deal, a bizarre and baseless narrative intended to conceal the fact that the Congolese leadership has been forced into considering dialogue, something they’ve stubbornly resisted for years.
Rwanda has shown up for peace. It’s time for Tshisekedi’s regime to stop the theatrics and match that commitment with action. Peace cannot be achieved by one party alone. The ball is now in Kinshasa’s court.
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