The UN has been empowered to deal with FDLR and they should get into action
The unfortunate endless deadlines for FDLR in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are a shame to international community.
The international community is seen as canonising genocidaires composed of bandits, thieves, rebels, terrorists and demonising heroes, saints, patriots who stopped genocide in Rwanda through exceptional courage, nobility and sacrifice.
The talk and complain about the FDLR genocide ideology threat in the Great Lakes region and beyond remain abstract and understood. What is expected of the international community and what actually occurs is far away from walking the talk.
The FDLR problem seem to be celebrated, loved, sympathised, protected, accommodated, tolerated and obtains pleasure from inflicting scars on humanity. The international community history in Rwanda remains sadist and there is no complete confidence in their plans.
The international community needs to move from their comfort zone, slogans and pronouncements to action. FDLR is a cancer that must not be allowed to grow at all costs. If it is not done, the people of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will continue to be victims. You cannot expect Hyenas to co-exist with the sheep.
For Rwanda, Hyenas- Never Again! The Rwanda spirit reigns, the leadership thinks big, see far with full command and control of our destiny. Even the Biblical Noah built the Ark before it rained. Rwanda has shown willingness and the right direction to resolve the threat of FDLR ideology but FDLR and their sympathisers refuse to go along with.
FDLR sympathisers need a change of behaviour not to say by their mouth what they do not believe in their hearts. International community just appears to be doing what is good and right but the truth, it is not.
The anger, complaints concerning the ills, threats and dangers of FDLR in the Great Lakes region are overdue and it is appropriate and pertinent to free the people of the genocidaires with one accord. Slogans, conflict of interest will not fight FDLR ideology but total change of hearts and instincts to do what is good and right will.
Geoffrey MUSHAIJA is PhD (Economics), Land Policy Research Scholar