By Ken Afor
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has declared his intention to run for the fourth term ahead of the country’s presidential election next year.
It would be recalled that President Kagame retained power in April 2020, having served for two terms of seven years each, after a referendum in 2015 allowed him to run for a third term in office in 2017.
Also, the country amended the constitution which shortened the number of years per term from seven years to five years.
“Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview published online on Tuesday.
“I am pleased with the confidence that Rwandans have placed in me. I will always serve them, as long as I can,” the 65-year-old was quoted as saying.
President Kagame who is known for his strict style of leadership, came into power six years after the genocide ended in 1994.
The 65-year-old former rebel leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) initiated radical economic policies which to an extent helped the country, making it one of the economic power houses in the east African region.
