The Politicisation of Rwandan Military Intelligence towards Ethnic Genocide and Post-genocide Reforms for National Security
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2021
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This article examined the politicisation of Rwandan military intelligence towards
genocide and the post-genocide reforms for national security. The article, using
secondary data and the relative deprivation theory and the custodian theory of
military politics as its theoretical framework of analysis, found that the inter ethnic political power struggle between the Tutsis and Hutus equally politicised
and polarised the Rwandan military intelligence towards ethnic affiliation, and
weakened the quality and effectiveness of intelligence gathering to contain the
genocide. While the Hutu-dominated domestic military intelligence promoted
the genocide, the exiled Rwandan intelligence force, led by Paul Kagame, ended
the genocide but perpetrated more persecution against the Hutus in Diaspora.
Tremendous socio-economic improvements have been recorded in post genocide Rwanda, but objective reforms of the military intelligence towards all inclusive ethnic participation is far from being achieved, thus serving as a threat
to inter-ethnic cohesion and national security. This article recommended that
the Rwandan intelligence should be de-politicised to enhance national security
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Politicisation of Rwandan Military Intelligence towards Ethnic Genocide, Post-genocide Reforms for National Security