PSD can be accessed at URL http://www.psd-rwanda.org/.
Three days into the campaign, it is only the Party of Prosperity and Concord (PPC) and the Liberal Party (PL) of presidential candidates Alvèra Mukabaramba and Prosper Higiro respectively who remain conspicuously absent three days into the presidential campaigns.
For PSD which, among the many areas it is focusing on is promoting information communication technologies in everyday life, this absence was quite a contradiction. But its flag bearer, Ntawukuriryayo Jean Damascene, explained to RNA while on the campaign trail that the site could have gone up much earlier but for a few technical glitches.
The site, parts of which are still under construction, contains links to the party’s history, its missions and platforms, the leadership, events and news. It also has a link to publications, which aren’t any more than the party rules, the law governing political parties and politicians in Rwanda and the country’s constitution, a link to contact information and a section for visitors to send feedback.
If comparisons were needed, the site is a far cry from websites run by the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) and its candidate and incumbent leader Paul Kagame.
PSD’s Ntawukuriryayo is by far the most formidable of all candidates and is seen as the most serious challenger to Kagame’s job. Yet he has repeatedly noted he does not compare himself, his candidature, or his party with any other. He has added in this presidential race, he stands solely on what he and his party consider as remarkable contributions they have made at all levels of governance and administration in Rwanda in the 19 years they have existed.
Even then, PSD’s website is outnumbered three to one by the RPF which last Friday launched three websites – www.fprinkotanyi.org, www.paulkagame.com, and www.mykagame.org – to relay, in real time, information from President Kagame’s campaign trail. They also look better designed and a lot more attractive.
The first two sites, however, aren’t really new but have been revamped with new interfaces, new pages, and an expanded database of information which the party’s Secretariat hopes will help them reach many people whether in Rwanda or outside.