Political analyst Hon. Evode Uwizeyimana says that the speeches made by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, are always a chaotic mix with no consistent direction, because what he says today is not what he repeats tomorrow.
This follows statements Tshisekedi made on Thursday, October 9, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium, where he claimed he had always desired but had been hindered, despite the fact that he has repeatedly declared his wish to attack Rwanda.
In an interview with Rwanda Television, Senator Evode Uwizeyimana said what Tshisekedi claimed has no connection to the truth, given his behavior and public declaration over time.
He said: “To me, he seems like someone mixing sorghum with sacraments. He is a warmonger, someone who has said many times that he wants to overthrow the Rwandan government, someone who took the FDLR and integrated it into his army, someone who has tried to block peace efforts being pursued in this region.”
In the speech he gave on Thursday, Tshisekedi said that neither Rwanda nor Uganda is a country he has ever mistreated.
Hon. Uwizeyimana said it is shocking to hear the DRC president confidently make such statements in front of a crowd, knowing well the things he has said and done.
He added: “To say that he has never provoked or mistreated any of the nine countries neighboring Congo, especially mentioning Rwanda and Uganda. I don’t even know why he emphasized those two, it was surprising to all of us. It shows political incoherence. I would say he is the champion of political incoherence, because being so contradictory is difficult to understand. Even some Congolese politicians, like Corneille Nangaa, have said that when he returns to Kinshasa, he might forget he even said these things.”
Hon. Uwizeyimana says it is hard to analyze Tshisekedi’s speeches because he changes his narrative constantly, but in particular, his Thursday remarks were intended to sanitize his image.
He said: “It was a speech meant to cleanse his image, to portray himself as a peacemaker, to present himself as someone peaceful, someone who can sit and talk with neighbors about issues.”
Tshisekedi’s statement were also criticized by the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who, throughout a message posted on X, said “If one makes an issue of noise of an empty drum, they also have a problem. Better to let it pass or walk away from it.”
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