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Minister speaks on resignation

    NAIROBI

    Social Affairs Minister Charles Ntakirutinka, forced to resign after a parliamentary vote of no-confidence on Wednesday, said he quit out of respect for the law. He told the BBC Kinyarwanda service on Thursday he believed he had given convincing answers to parliament regarding the corruption charges against him. “However parliament has the right to decide whether the answer was convincing or not,” he said. Anastase Gasana, currently Minister in the President’s Office, was also asked to resign by parliament. Rwandan radio said the two could also appear in court on corruption charges.

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