[AfricaRealities.com] Kenyans call out Kagame on third term bid. It's none of their business, yes, but...

 

http://m.mgafrica.com/article/2015-08-11-kenyans-call-out-kagame-on-third-term-bid-its-none-of-their-business-yes-but#.VcsVk4r3anM

A Twitter hashtag hints at some uncomfortable truths.

News out of Rwanda this week is that only 10 Rwandans - in a country of 12 million, and 3.9 million registered voters - oppose President Paul Kagame's third term bid.

SOCIAL media can be a very inconvenient place.

News out of Rwanda this week is that only 10 Rwandans - in a country of 12 million, and 3.9 million registered voters - oppose President Paul Kagame's third term bid.

The country's lawmakers began a national tour last month to gather public opinions after both houses of Parliament voted in support of a constitutional amendment to allow Kagame a third shot at the presidency.

Out of the "millions" of Rwandans consulted on the amendment, "only 10 were against the idea", the New Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, in Kenya, #SomeoneTellKagame was the top trending topic on Twitter that very morning. It started Monday evening when a Kenyan, Levi Kones (@levikones) tweeted Kagame, "I really hope sir, you will not ruin your legacy by being President for life."

The response from Kagame's account (@PaulKagame) was swift, and brutal: "Worry more about your own legacy… if you got any at all to think about!!" (sic).

By morning, and in typical Kenyan fashion, Kenyans on Twitter had rallied to Kones' defence, under the hashtag #SomeoneTellKagame.

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"Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate. Only Love Can Do That", Dr. Martin Luther King.

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