By Spy Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated H.E. Paul Kagame on his re-election as Rwanda’s President.
Museveni sent out his congratulatory message via his official X handle. Below is the message:
“Your Excellency, Paul Kagame, I wish to congratulate you and the RPF party on the victory in Rwanda’s national elections. Your re-election is a testament to the trust and confidence the people of Rwanda have in your leadership. Uganda recognizes Rwanda as a strategic ally with a shared vision of peace and prosperity. I look forward to collaborating with you for the benefit of our nations and the East African Community.”
Chrysologue Karangwa, President of the Electoral Commission of Rwanda, declared Kagame the winner after he received 7,099,810 votes, equating to 99.15 percent of the total 9,071,157 votes cast.
Kagame, 66, representing the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), defeated his closest rival, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party, who garnered 38,301 votes (0.53 percent), and Phillipe Mpayimana, who received 22,753 votes (0.32 percent).
This election marks Rwanda’s fourth term since the 1994 genocide, with citizens voting for both the presidential and parliamentary seats.
Kagame, a de facto leader of the country since the end of the 1994 genocide and president since 2000, won the 2017 election with more than 98 percent of the vote.
His latest campaign focused on promises of inclusive development, security, and improving citizens’ livelihoods without leaving anyone behind.
He was eligible to run in the current election due to a 2015 constitutional amendment that allowed him to seek three additional terms.
While this amendment permitted Kagame a seven-year term in 2017, it also reduced presidential terms to five years starting in 2024.
