The Political Bureau of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, during its meeting on 5th March 2016 in Kigali, decided that it will not participate in the upcoming Presidential elections, if the Government of Rwanda does not respond to its demands for political and electoral reforms.
DGPR submitted its petition to the Rwandan Parliament on 10th February 2016, but till now, it has received no response. The opposition Party also decided that it will make a people’s peaceful match and visit to the Rwandan Parliament soon in order to clarify its positions to the members of Parliament.
Among the key demands for participating in the upcoming Presidential elections, we have the following:
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda call us upon the Rwandan Government to give equal treatment and opportunities to the members of the opposition and stop treating them as foreigners or enemies of the state.
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, also trained its members on Sustainable Health Care, and demands the Government of Rwanda to make a new policy that gives equal access and chances to the local people who are subscribed to the mutual insurance scheme. The locals need to be treated equally like other insured Rwandans under Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB).
Currently, those under Mutual Insurance scheme, get poor service and generic medicines, which most times do not heal serious diseases. Citizens are also pressurized by local government officials to pay the insurance money and sometimes their cattle, goats, food produce is confiscated in order to pay.
There is also an urgent need to address absence of doctors and medical practitioners during weekends. The party registered cases of people who lost their babies and people in general, after getting no help form Health Centres during weekend. The Ministry of Health should address this challenge.
DGPR calls upon all hospitals and health centres to: reduce and recycle solid waste, reduce regulated and chemical waste, reduce energy and water consumption, create healing environments, and establish green purchasing policies.
DGPR also calls upon the Rwanda Government to start a new policy of specialised training for traditional healers and improved traditional medicine. The traditional healers, need study scholarships and applied research in order to become real professionals.
Done at Kigali, 7th March 2016
Dr.Frank Habineza
President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda