Suing the government for violating peoples rights to a healthy environment more on day case coming up. Im christine will welcome to deja vu news africa im glad you achieved in one day is viewed as a model nation by many africans and some of the statistics all impressive its ranked as the best place to do business on the continent Life Expectancy has sold in the last decades its also making striking progress when it comes to gender parity more than 3 fifths Office Legislators all women higher than any other country in the world but often late critics have raised concerns Human Rights Watch says free speech or the freedom to criticize the government or the ruling party of president paul kagame may has been severely replaced in the country of correspondent ben knight a court. An Opposition Leader. Dreams of a truly free and democratic. But as the Opposition Leader claims the country is transforming the stream into reality. That is the big. Do you accuse him of the current. Account. But internationally and its president have the reputation of being a repressive regime. Is hailed as the man who with his rebel group and at the mosque killings of the 994 genocide some 800000. And moderate hutus have been massacred in just 100 days he has since been applauded for Visionary Leadership and bringing stability to the east african nation. Russia is well known as africas development and today king godeys pristine streets and skyscrapers reflect a modernizing economy a Progressive Society but there is a disparity between perception and reality the president s critics say this exterior is one curated by godless regime a dark atrix. In the beer is the fast woman who challenged for the presidency in 2010 she returned from exile in the netherlands to stand in the president ial elections. But her name never made it onto the ballot papers. We have to call vice the government that does them to open up political space in iran that this is why i decided to leave my husband. And instead of course it was not easy for my husband for my kids to let the damn business behind and the when they come back when they come back make on 3 they put him in a prison i spend 80 years in a prison. One of could damage leading critics she was found guilty of threatening state security and belittling the 994. 00 genocide that tore apart a nation. In the bay area has consistently said these charges were a fabrication and politically motivated even now she still faces accusations that she recruited for a terrorist group in an interview with t w u b a were denied there was any truth to the allegations. But shes not the only Opposition Leader to say theyve been subjected to official oppression bernard into the founder of the social party in mercury has been imprisoned 3 times he openly questions the narrative of running this democratic miracle i dont know about god is that that the but this is the regime is that there is in the one you have nor in the bin that need you here for. This purpose so if there is a nor for the from but how can this is when the news that the courts are going to. Both into gunda and in the area say they have sacrificed a lot for their struggle to deepen the political debate in their home country into bear says several of her followers are still imprisoned she also claims that her 30 year old assistant and sam im a 2 year mana who died in march 2900 plus his life for the course i couldnt save a call from one member from a Political Party to admit that today fond in their in their forests i didnt understand it and so you know when you talk about maybe about someone as. But not to bow to our sitting here but yes he is hes cute your toes differences to our seem to understand until today i am asking why why why the. Authorities say they are still investigating who is responsible for the monist death and compare of wants justice for him and all round. I have to struggle for my people or her to struggle for the democracy in my country because in order to remove. Your parent says she wont live in fear of being imprisoned killed in her fight for what she believes to be right. My guest today is a senior fellow at a godly based think tank called the policy or the institute of policy analysis and research that 80. Is a poker game supporter and he joins me now from the one capital kigali welcome to. Africa. In the 2017 election president paul kagame a gotcha 98 percent off that voters an overwhelming majority is that outcome truly reflective of how people feel towards this president would you say yes simple answer oh right id like to challenge and say but he was the only candidates running in the election opposition voices were not allowed to run they were discredited of discredited for one rule and the reason i want to ask if youre comfortable living in a country away opposition voices are silenced is that of democracy. So so 2 things i realize you have been developed in the past and now im going back to that and then i come across to combine the 2nd one before i go to the developing on the 1st one is that instead to correct there were 3 candidates in the elections. 2 of the opposition and one the incumbent and then the incumbent one and the tool of the opposition one of them is now in parliament he actually won his party ticket in parliament him and another member of his party are now in parliament the 3rd one is to a small party was brand new hed just come back to the country to call him to solutions but he had not been this i wish you well but thats for the 2nd question 1st question the president won by 98 percent and us thats not democracy as far as youre concerned your definition of democracy is a situation where prison weans weve 20 percent or 10 percent i allow me to argue that thats not what democracy means democracy means power by the people right when you mean the people you mean the majority of the people so when the majority of the people elect someone that actually would be more the more correct to ok then a situation where west oh yeah theres and wins with 20 percent ok got it i dont want to get into bogged down with that the technicalities of what a democracy really is and and some actually argue that the 2 candidates that you argue ran against the president were actually endorsed by him but he was ok with them running but those that he felt had an mrs that opposed his were not allowed to so i think its its well people decide whether or not those people were a the opposition but lets talk about the fact that some people in your country some of your fellow countrymen. They believe that they are not able to speak freely they fear their reputations of voicing their opposition to president of the me. Right so its course already disclosed by step were making a few statements that are led to also comment on one of them is its not the president who endorses credit he was into it trying to do it theres an Electoral Commission which is supposed to be independent and today nothing has is there to prove that it is not and have been now what does what is it that these kind of that say that you say was the president in fact what they said did not or was the president what they say but it that the law in the sense that they wanted to practice if need 4646. 00 is evil in rwanda its not so much against the president its against the run constitution there is a difference the president doesnt endorse candidates going to those everywhere in the world by an indictable commission and these people did not oppose the president they actually wanted to run on stigma stigmatizing groups denying the genocide and creating it he kept it in the people i know right you come through him you have now the rise of right wing movements that are actually gaining Political Capital based on stigma. And so on in run they use illegal i know you cant understand it from their 2 bit is best but its a very sensitive issue especially given our recent history of course you can just say ok thats all we have time goal thats a take you to go to him is that a poke at that his support and reese as senior fellow at the institute of policy analysis and research thank you. All right its to south africa now where a coalition of environmental and Community Groups has filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the government the case claims the state has violated the Constitutional Rights of People Living in the high felt region by failing to provide a healthy environment i felt is a highly industrialized area in the province it is home to a dozen coal fired power plants. Heavily polluted air pumping out every day 365. 00 days a year from the 12 coal fired power stations in the highfield area of south africa. Its a terrible place to live. But most of the residents here dont have an alternative housing is cheaper under the smokestacks supermarket employee and single mother. Has been living in high felt for 12 years her 2 children suffer from asthma. High wish to move slowly. I wish to move away because this place is not the right. Doctors agree with her a nearby surgery mainly treats long and breathing problems its feet. There are so people could. See the way they get to. This but getting sick because the 1st group. Was integrated it. Will be just. Those who cant leave are now fighting for a cleaner environment they filed a lawsuit against the state saying that having to breathe filthy air is against the constitution they are violating a law and they are violating a lot i will clean air they are violating a lot i have to have that that through the government says it closely monitors air pollution and that sulfur dioxide emissions which are linked to lung problems have improved residents like me and her children hope for a Court Decision in their favor an air pollution study has revealed that coal fired power stations kill more than 2200 South Africans every year. And of course in the results of that Court Decision im sure we will be sure to report that everything is africa but that is where we need it from the program here today dont forget you can always catch all our stories on our website and Facebook Page have a lovely weekend still next time i back. Way to sum for all. Your songs. How can we test harness the enemy. 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