13 December 2007
Bujumbura — The National assembly has rejected Charles Nqakula as a mediator in the Burundi's peace process. The government should start looking for another mediator.
This is part of the message that the National Assembly gave the government of Burundi as the First Vice-President of the Republic, Dr. Yves Sahinguvu, was answering questions of members of the Parliament today. Members of the National Assembly expressed that Charles Nqakula has no time and has biased views with a particular penchant for the so-called FNL dissidents.
Members of the Parliament have promised to help the government to boost the activities of the Truce monitoring commission, but without Nqakula whom they consider as an obstacle to the peace process. MP's are not satisfied with the government's move to punish FNL leaders as advanced by region.
MP's consider that the current identification of combatants within the so-called FNL dissidents that defence ministry has started requires the contribution of Agathon Rwasa who is the sole person to say â-šthis was my combatant, that one was not mine." MP's announced for the second time that they will set up a parliamentarian commission to boost the activities of the Truce monitoring commission.
Members of the parliament decided to tackle the FNL issue after the current mediator in peace process told the UN Security Council that he had reached the disarmament phase adding that only 800 combatants were still loyal to Agathon Rwasa.
Members of the parliament have given reason to leaders of FNL-PALIPEHUTU who have continuously demanded the change of mediator accusing the South African Security Minister, Charles Nqakula, as biased.
The First Vice-President of the Republic mentioned that the government is to start investigations whether the allegations against the mediator are justified. He added that â-šwe are also demanding the mediator to give more time on the peace process although he is represented here."
After the recent cabinet reshuffle, a new democratic climate prevails in the national assembly as the opposition members of the parliament are allowed to express freely their ideas.
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