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Vice-President says sites “lesser of two evils”

Meanwhile, First Vice-President Frederic Bamvuginyunvira of the opposition FRODEBU party visited the Ruyaga and Buhonga regroupment sites on Thursday, Radio Umwizero reported. Donating 12 mt of assistance to the sites, he acknowledged the situation was difficult “but can be defended by the government’s mission of protecting people against armed gangs”. “We are obliged to express ourselves like Socrates,” he said. “One chooses the lesser of two evils. The situation here is not as bad as has been described by people...special efforts have been made in relation to vital needs such as water, food and sheeting.”

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