some very interesting interviews of late and some common themes are starting to emerge. two recent observations….
apparently the government is keen on ICT as it is used to move their troops around and to manage various parts of the reconstruction effort. heard this from both demobilised soliders i interviewed. i took a look at the infrastructure set up as have been off line for the past 2 weeks (antennae down official story). wireless via rwandatel only available in gisenyi, cyangugu and kigali. hmmm. antennae for all users down allegedly as under service by MINADEF trained technicians. hmmmm
and get this. memorial sites that several govt officials told me were spontaneous in that the communities create them themselves are actually mandated by law, so says several participatns. one woman ‘found’ her the spot where her family was killed during gacaca truth telling stage to find out that she cant bury them on her hill as the govt passed a law that the bodies must be moved to a memorial site. interesting…. must get my hands on that law. not sure if that is law, or if participants are too powerless to challenge the directives of local officials.
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