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My name is Sirabahenda Gordien.
I am the president of the CNDD-FDD Youth (Imbonerakure)
in the Commune of Busoni.
I am 33 years old.
I am a high school teacher.
And I am also Communal Director for Education.
Yes, I suffered during the war.
I was
in secondary school around 1995-96.
I lived in a commune that suffered a lot in the war
When I was in school, there were grenades thrown...
I couldn't visit quarters like Nyakabiga, Moutanga Sud or Moussaga...
This really touched me.
And that's exactly why and that's why I joined CNDD-FDD.
Having had the crime,
having had the violence that took place
from 1994
until 2003,
we got where we are now thanks to CNDD-FDD.
I really adhere to the ideology of CNDD-FDD.
Because in our party
we don't pay attention to ethnicity or religion.
Our biggest priority is security.
There have been too many deaths,
but there is peace now.
The only reason for this is that CNDD-FDD is in power.
Our ideology works
because our main priority
is security.
I am a youth member of CNDD-FDD.
Those from the other parties (UPRONA, MSD...) talk about violence
but when it comes to me, I'm saying the following:
I am responsible for educating more than 6000 young people
from CNDD-FDD. And they do whatever I say.
There is no violence.
We are disciplined.
We have a party discipline.
We have agreed that
should there be an attack from youth
of the other political parties
we will not respond.
The 2015 Election will develop in total peace and security.
In 2010 people warned there would be violence but
everything was peaceful.
It was only
those
who lost the election...
They kept repeating we had stolen the election...
all the time with the same.
But for 2015
as the President said in 2010,
he said the following:
the elections
will develop in peace.
He said this because he had already
seen the situation in the rural areas.
Myself
as an active campaigner
I am sure the elections will develop
in peace and security.
After listening
to the Media
always Imbonerakure, Imbonerakure,
Imbonerakure...
We have changed.
Some youths from other political parties
came to fight against us.
But now when we have
dialogue
we've had meetings
Now we have changed
Now we have definitely changed.
Youth from CNDD-FDD
participate
in activities
that bring security to our province.
I am completely sure, as a witness
and as a representative that
no violence from the CNDD-FDD youth will take place.
However, sometimes
youth from other political parties
they commit acts of violence and accuse us.
I heard about a case in Kanyosha, where CNDD-FDD were accused
they looked for whoever committed the violence.
And it turned out to be someone from MSD.
If someone
from CNDD-FDD commits acts of violence,
we have already warned them
in many of our meetings:
if you are accused of
commiting acts of violence
you will then only be acting in your name,
not in the name of the party.
All of us, as participants here, we have been given
lots of advice and guidance about
what we must do, what we need to do...
So what should we do?
We should multiply these events
not only in the province capital
but also in all the communes.
Also involving
the youth representatives
of all political parties from all the communes.
These activities are very important.
I am
a young person that represents
all the youth in this commune. That's why
when I came I saw all the leaders from MSD, FNL...
the moment they saw me
they looked at me like that...
Now,
after having worked together
we have collaborated and I told them
you guys educate your youth, I educate mine.
This really worked because
this event created
a space of understanding
between people who thought that impossible.
Some people here considered me
as someone who has a violent behaviour.
And here they saw who I actually am.
Anyway,
I really support this kind of activities
and I hope they can continue happening.
This activity has been absolutely successful.
Yesterday, when we arrived here
people accused and insulted each other.
But now everything is ok.
When someone from FNL talks, we applaud.
When someone from CNDD-FDD talks,
we applaud.
When someone from MSD talks, we applaud.
But that was no the case yesterday.
Now everything is ok.