Deep crisis at Kirundo Hospital — lack of leadership, unpaid wages and drug shortages against a backdrop of political struggles
When the ruling party’s interests take precedence over public health The situation at Kirundo Hospital is alarming. The facility is paralyzed by a leadership vacuum, unpaid salaries for three months, and a severe shortage of medicines. Healthcare workers have been left on their own, and patients are the ones suffering the consequences. At the root […]
Small Traders Express Strong Dissatisfaction Over OBR’s Excessive Fees
Small traders have voiced serious concern following the Burundi Revenue Authority’s (OBR) decision to require all sellers to purchase an electronic invoicing device. The cost of the device—set at 1,500,000 Burundian francs—is considered unaffordable by many traders whose business capital is sometimes lower than the required amount. Those who fail to acquire the device risk […]
Political Exclusion of Zonal Agronomists in Burunga — King Umurundi Freedom Condemns Partisan Interference in the Civil Service
“Is the job reserved for members of the ruling party or for those close to it?”This is the question being raised by several zonal agronomists in Burunga Province, excluded from their positions not due to incompetence, but because they are not recognized as members of the CNDD-FDD. Following the recent nationwide administrative reorganization of local […]
Open Letters to the President of the Republic of Burundi Regarding the Assassination of a Citizen in Tangara, Butanyerera Province
To His Excellency Mr. Évariste NDAYISHIMIYEPresident of the Republic of BurundiGitega Subject: Urgent Call for the Opening of a Summary (Flagrance) Trial in the Case of Donatien NDUWIMANA – Denunciation of Abuse of Power and Persistent Impunity Your Excellency, Mr. President, With deep concern, we, King Umurundi Freedom (KUF-ASBL)—an organization dedicated to the defense of […]