This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received two delegations of international electoral observers form the joint AU-COMESA (African Union-Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) mission and the EAC (East African Community) mission as they conclude their duties as observers in the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
President Kagame received on a courtesy call a joint delegation of electoral observers led by Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca, Former President of Cabo Verde and Head of Mission of the AU-COMESA Election Observer Mission.
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca praised the country for being one of the African countries that fully financed their polls, as well as using cost-friendly equipment and establishing polling stations in places like hospitals.
“All polling stations visited had sufficient security personnel whose conduct was professional and non-obstructive. “While the processing time for each voter to cast their ballot was low, the mission noted that in some polling stations, the one volunteer assigned to each process was at times overwhelmed,” he said in a press conference.
President Kagame also received Kenyan Chief Justice (Emeritus) David K. Maraga, Head of EAC Election Observer Mission, and his delegation.
David Maraga said the electoral process was conducted in a calm and peaceful environment that enabled the candidates to campaign freely.
In a joint statement, international election observers commended Rwanda for a peaceful electoral environment.
The observers came from organisations including the East African Community (EAC), the African Union (AU), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), and the International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF).
Leaders have extended their congratulations to President-elect Paul Kagame after he secured more than 99 percent of the July 14-15 vote, as per partial results released by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). (And).