“Giving you these responsibilities has its own weight. First of all, it stems from your capacity, knowledge, and your willingness to fulfill them. You must have the will, you must understand what you are going to do, and you must have the ability to do it. There are certain roles that people are given because others have seen potential or ability in them. That is recognition that comes from the outside. But how you carry out those responsibilities – how much ownership and commitment you bring, and whether you see the task as something greater than yourself, as something that concerns the whole country – that cannot be given to you by others. It must come from within you. The way you apply what you bring from the inside, that is entirely up to you.

This cabinet reflects a deliberate choice: to empower young people. You are educated, exposed, and aware of our history, so why act like nothing happened? You should stop blaming others. You have been given the opportunity to lead, use it. Reject the mindset of dependence and complaint. True change starts with self-awareness, values, and belief in your own ability to shape the future.” President Kagame | Swearing-in of Cabinet Members and Senior Officials.