The NEC is convinced that the diaspora has an important role to play

In the framework of preparing for the presidential election scheduled for August 9, 2010, the National Electoral Commission has started a sensitization campaign among the diaspora so that they can get involved in the elections.

Officials from the National Electoral Commission recently travelled to Uganda and Tanzania, countries that host a big part of Rwandan diaspora.

Currently, Mr. Charles Munyaneza, Executive Secretary of the NEC, and Mr. Oswald Burasanzwe, member of board of commissioners of the NEC, are in the Republic of South Africa to brief Rwandans living in various cities of the country including Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town on the presidential elections.

So far, Rwandan diaspora is keen on getting involved in the forthcoming presidential elections. The one week tour of duty in the Republic of South Africa started on February 22, 2010 will be concluded on February 27, 2010.

Similar tours will be continued in other countries that host considerable numbers of Rwandan diaspora like Burundi, Kenya, India, USA, Canada and some countries in Europe.