Rwanda, Uganda are not enemies

SIR—I wish to react to the stories in the press that Rwanda and Uganda are enemies. Some people are even speculating that fighting between the two countries may erupt any time. I have been reading the Constitution of Uganda. On page 190, I came across a list of indigenous communities of Uganda stretching as far back as 1926. Number 20 of the list, shows Banyarwanda as one of the indigenous communities of Uganda. Whether there are Banyarwanda who are Ugandan or Rwandan, the point is that Rwanda and Uganda share more than a common boarder. Everyday I see four big buses leaving Kigali heading for Kampala full of people going to Uganda. The same buses return in the evening or the following day bringing other people to Kigali. There are others who use other means than the buses, and the majority of these people are Banyarwanda of one kind or another. There are problems between countries and ways of solving such problems. Let the people not be the victims. The history of Rwanda and Uganda does not set any provisions for enmity. The media seems to enjoy fuelling imaginary animosity. Gerald Mbanda, Kigali