President Kagame: This story gained significance or prominence when the name of Rwanda was injected into the whole thing. Spying itself is as old as human beings. There are so many tools used by everybody in this world. But when Rwanda’s name is mentioned it’s for a reason.
President Kagame: The names they picked that we could have used it against was done deliberately.
President Kagame: Rwanda’s relationship with South Africa was improving and it didn’t please some people who had their own reasons. They injected it in so that the warming of relations between the two countries does not continue.
President Kagame: Like any other country in this world, Rwanda does collect intelligence and there are so many ways of doing that; the world knows, everybody knows even the very journalists know.
President Kagame: In fact, journalists who made these accusations these accusations probably get the information they distort by spying themselves.
President Kagame: Does Rwanda do spying? They don’t even have to ask me because they, as individuals or institutions, do spying.
President Kagame: If you are saying do you spy with this tool? The answer is a big NO. We don’t have it, therefore, we don’t use it.
President Kagame: Why don’t you go to those people who created that spying tool and ask them, they will tell you those who have it and those who don’t have it and you’ll find out that Rwanda doesn’t have it.
President Kagame: Of course it is to cause damage to Rwanda. It fits into the whole narrative that has been there for 27 years.
President Kagame: We have gone through accusations of all kinds. We have had to explain ourselves. We will always do what we think is right for ourselves and explain things that are not true.
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