Mazimhaka says "nothing wrong" within government

Patrick Mazimhaka, the former minister in the Office of the President, has denied that he was part of the problem between parliament and former president Pasteur Bizimungu. Mazimhaka, whose removal from Rwanda's cabinet in February was considered part explanation for Bizimungu's subsequent resignation, told the 'East African' newspaper that Bizimungu was at odds with parliament over his belief that legislators must follow
the laws they made, and because its manner of carrying out corruption enquiries could have given "an unfortunate impression" that it was targeting Hutu officials. However, he denied there was any upheaval within Rwandan politics and said that recent changes would have no adverse effect on its programmes, especially in the DRC.

Mazimhaka said it was wrong to think that Tutsis dominated the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), or that people of different tribes were at each others' throats within the government. "The changes that are taking place are normal. There is no fall-out of any kind ... there is nothing wrong," Mazimhaka said. Though he and others such as Bizimungu were now
out of government, they were still politically active and "not excluded from policy issues," he added.