Published on 18/07/2024
President Paul Kagame met with heads of election observer missions at Urugwiro Village on Wednesday afternoon. The observers had declared the recent presidential and parliamentary elections in Rwanda as peaceful in a joint statement. The meeting underscored the successful conduct of the elections in the country.
The Head of State received Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca, Former President of Cabo Verde and Head of Mission of the African Union (AU)- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Election Observer Mission. Among the distinguished guests was Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the former Ugandan Prime Minister.
President Kagame also met Kenyan Chief Justice (Emeritus) David K. Maraga, Head of East African Community (EAC) Election Observer Mission and his delegation, as they concluded their mission to Rwanda to observe the July 15 and 16 polls.
The observers in a statement noted that the campaigns, voting, vote counting and tallying, they saw that “the electoral, political and security environment in the Republic of Rwanda before, during and immediately after the elections has been calm and peaceful.”
Former Kenya Chief Justice Maraga said the electoral process was conducted in a calm and peaceful environment that enabled the candidates to campaign freely while Fonseca, the former Prime Minister of Cape Verde, praised the country for being one of the African countries that fully finance their polls, as well as using cost-friendly equipment and establishing polling stations in places like hospitals.