The Long Form Podcast
Episodes
Cycling president Samson Ndayishimiye on representing Rwanda at the Olympics, joining Ferwacy and what to expect from Tour du Rwanda 2024 | THE LONG FORM
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Samson Ndayishimiye, newly elected president of Ferwacy, the Rwandan cycling federation. He shares his personal journey, talks r...
Yseult P. Mukantabana on being queer, a Rwandan Jew and an anti-racism author. | THE LONG FORM
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Yseult Polfliet Mukantabana. Yseult is a Rwandan Jewish Queer woman who has worked in advocacy, hosted a podcast and is a publ...
Dr. Frederick Golooba-Mutebi on the Banyarwanda in Uganda Question; it's origin and the future outlook
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Dr. Frederick Golooba-Mutebi. Fred is a veteran Ugandan political scientist, researcher and writer. He is also a member of t...
Unpacking RDF's Mozambique exit strategy & understanding its ability to deal with Tshisekedi's threats to invade Rwanda w/ Brig.Gen Ronald Rwivanga
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week on this special edition of The Long Form podcast recorded from Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, is the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Def...
Why high-tech, capital intensive agriculture is the best way to ensure food security w/ Christian Irakoze, CEO, Eza Neza
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Christian Irakoze, the co-founder and CEO of Eza Neza, a agriculture company that specializes in hydroponic greenhouse farming o...
"By sheer luck I ended up getting a small role in Hotel Rwanda": Annet Uwizeye, Rwandan film producer
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week on The Long Form podcast is Annet Uwizeye, the founder of both Nano Studios Africa and A.Wize Media. She She is one of the few wome...
We have minerals worth $150 billion, we don't need to steal DRC's w/ Yamina Karitanyi, CEO, Rwanda Mining, Gas and Petroleum Board
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Yamina Karitanyi, the CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Gas and Petroleum Board. She help us better understand the mining industry a...
Black American flees racism & discrimination in the US and finds herself in Rwanda w/ Jai Essence
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jes'ka Washington (popularly known as Jai Essence) is an educator, author, Youtuber and businesswoman. Jai's pursuit of new horizons led her...
Multiculturalism, migration & Rwandan national identify w/ Dr. Alphonse Muleefu, Ag. Principal, College of Arts and Social Sciences- University of Rwanda
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Rwanda welcomes the world, the world will change what Rwanda is. How shall we navigate this? What are the risks and what are the opportunities? Is ...
Life, insecurities, family, expectations, parenthood, lost friendships and music w/ Mike Kayihura
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He is an artists favorite artist. He has fans in Rwanda, East Africa and across the globe. He’s been bubbling over for the last few years but I thin...
The journey to building a Made-in-Rwanda clothing brand w/ Matthew Rugamba, Founder, House of Tayo
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For far too long, Rwandans have spent their hard-earned money enriching other countries, especially when it came to apparel. we either were the target...
Understanding Human Rights Watch’s war against Rwanda's Government w/ Gatete Nyiringabo Ruhumuliza
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Human Rights Watch recently released a report titled “Join us or die: Rwanda’s extraterritorial repression”, in which they accuse the Government...
Artificial Intelligence, 5G and the tech funds that Rwanda is using to drag itself into the future w/ Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rwanda is many things. On one hand, it is among the poorest countries in the world and on the other hand, it is, to me at least, one of the most forwa...
Turning Rwanda’s abundant trees into gold through carbon credit trading w/ Paul Foster, Executive Director, Co2 Capital
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rwanda, like many other developing nations, has borne the brunt of climate change. We’ve seen searing hot temperatures over the last long dry season...
Rwanda’s fight against inflation and financial instability w/ Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a trying few months for our pockets. Food prices are consistently rising and with new prices for fuel, transport costs will be higher. Thi...
How government is tackling rising food prices w/ Antoine Kajangwe, Director General- Trade and Investment, MINICOM
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rwanda is just emerging out of its long dry season, and as if often the case during that time, food prices have risen around the country. What is par...
Turning Rwandan terrorists into citizens: A conversation w/ Francis Musoni, Secretary General, Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FDLR, FNL, and the other genocidal militia operating out of the forests and hills of Eastern DRC have one goal in mind, the violently overthrow of the...
DRC Update: What life is like for civilians living under the M23 rebels today w/ Marc Hoogsteyns
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over two months ago, veteran journalist, Marc Hoogsteyns, became the very first international reporter to pay a visit to the M23 rebel strongholds in ...
Dissecting Rwanda’s nuclear ambitions and the risks involved w/ Dr Fidele Ndahayo, CEO Rwanda Atomic Energy Board
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The announcement that Rwanda will partner with German-Canadian company, Dual Fluid, to conduct a Critical Demonstration Experiment is probably the big...
REG BBC US basketballer Adonis Filer on the the state of local basketball and why Rwandan basketball teams continuously fail to impress in the BAL Finals
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adonis Filer currently plays point guard for the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) basketball team. He holds the BAL record for the most assists in a single g...
RDB CEO, Clare Akamanzi, on new Visit Rwanda/Bayern Munich partnership, building Brand ‘Rwanda’ and future plans for the tourism industry
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the announcement yesterday of the new partnership with German superclub, Bayern Munich, it brings to three, the number of European football teams...
Making sense of Rwanda’s investment in sports & Entertainment facilities w/ BK Arena's Kyle Scofield
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Government’s investment in building a world class conference and sporting ecosystem is obvious. It has spent a reported 300 million dollars on t...
Making sense of the Niger Crisis and the World Bank freeze on Uganda w/ Fred Golooba-Mutebi
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of the 26th of July, a group of Nigerien soldiers from the presidential guard detained president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. This ac...
Betting addiction and its danger to people and society w/ Adam Bradford
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of sheer luck giving us access to untold wealth is a tale as old as time. The other tale that is as old as time is, a fool and his money w...
The Ruto-Raila fight and the ongoing Kenyan economic crisis w/ Eugene Anangwe, Kenyan veteran journalist
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we are asked to identify the East African region’s big brother, we look to Kenya. It’s the richest country in the 8-nation East African commu...
Veteran journalist, Marc Hoogsteyns, on daily life in M23 territory and how FDLR is recruiting new soldiers in Rwanda today
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The never-ending crisis in Eastern DRC is often in the news. We watch the terrifying scenes of war and carnage on our tv screens, then read stories of...
Dr. Usta Kaitesi, CEO of the Rwanda Goverance Board, on the role law reforms have played in the promotion of gender equality
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For 4 days, from between 17- 20 July, Rwanda’s capital will welcome thousands of guests from around the world who’ve come to attend the Women Deli...
Dr. Yvan Butera, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, on the fight against alcoholism
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the 30th of June, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) released the second Rwanda NCD Risk Factors Survey, to quite a bit of media fanfare. The stud...
Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on being given 48 hrs to leave Congo and whether Tshisekedi will declare war on Rwanda
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like being ambassador to the DRC representing Rwanda? What are the motives of the political class in Kinshasa when it comes to the violent ...
Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on the root cause of the conflict between the DR Congo and the Kinyarwanda speaking community (Part One)
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, the decades long conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and its myriad of players in in the news once again. This time bec...
Budget expert, Victor Omurunga, on whether the 2023-24 National Budget will help jumpstart Rwanda’s slowing economy
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on Thursday revealed that Rwanda’s national budget for the year 2023/2024 is 5.1trillion Rwandan franc...
The Felicien Kabuga trial hits major speed bumps, Malawi revokes fake passports and kids bring football glory to Rwanda
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The news that the UN court in The Hague would not try infamous genocide funder, Felician Kabuga, for his crimes on the grounds of his old age, though ...
While BAL brings a taste of the world to Kigali, and Somalia want to join EAC, Uganda is at war with its homosexuals and Washington DC
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I shall share my thoughts on what I saw during BAL, the week long festival of basketball as well as what this all means for the private s...
Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary, Zephanie Niyonkuru, on the chances that Rwanda hosts the African Cup of Nations
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The running joke is that Rwandans should just concentrate on hosting international sporting events and forget about actually winning any competition. ...
Feminists Sylvie Nsanga and Glory Iribagiza on anti-women cultural practices, and the tension between modern feminism and transgender rights
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, not only are over 60% of all members of parliament women , they are also heads of government departments and leading financial institutions.But...
Dr. Edgar Kalimba on the role of fathers in creating happy, healthy and productive adults
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Research reveals that when fathers are not active in the home it creates in children Emotional and Behavioral Issues, poor Academic Performance, incre...
Ruin, death and disaster in Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda: Making sense of it all
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The news last week has not made for pretty viewing. Right here in Rwanda, a mammoth relief effort is currently underway in the Northern and Western Pr...
Human rights advocate Dr Aflodis Kagaba on public perception of homosexuality and the lived experience of LGBT people in Rwanda
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HDI (Health Development Initiative) Executive Director Dr. Aflodis Kagaba takes us through the findings of the 2022 'Examination of LGBT people...
Veteran politician Protais Musoni on life in Uganda as a refugee, the struggles overcome by RANU and the events that led to the first RPF Congress in 1987 (Part 2)
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is second part of the conversation that we had with RPF stalwart Protais Musoni . In it he reveals how exactly RPF was formed. This yea...
Veteran politician Protais Musoni on life in Uganda as a refugee, the struggles overcome by RANU and the events that led to the first RPF Congress in 1987 (Part 1)
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This year, the ruling party, the RPF celebrated the 35th anniversary of it founding in 1987. Today, the party is the engine of Rwanda’s transformati...
Fred Golooba-Mutebi on RPF replacing President Kagame, Muhoozi’s tweets and the Raila-Ruto fisticuffs
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In his acceptance speech, the re-elected Chairman of the RPF, President Paul Kagame, spoke about two things. His happiness to serve. And the need to e...
The RPF at 35: What are the ruling party's future challenges?
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, the ruling party, the RPF held its first National Congress in a few years. During the congress, the top most positions in the organi...
Kivumbi King on music, life and what it means to be a young artist in Rwanda
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#8 Joining me today is one of my favorite young, Rwandan artists Kivumbi King. From hit songs with 2 Saint, Kenny K Shot and Bushali, he has steadil...
Yolande Makolo, Rwanda Government Spokesperson, on the controversial Rwanda-UK migration deal
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#7: This week I am joined by Yolande Makolo, the Spokesperson of the Government of Rwanda to discuss the Rwanda-UK migration partnership. This deal,...
The marijuana paradox: Export is encouraged but consumption is criminalized
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Rwanda Development Board is looking to attract at least Rwf19 billion in investments in marijuana. This week, we shall discuss this push for inv...
War in the Congo: A red line has been crossed
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At around 10pm last Monday, the Government of Rwanda released an odd official statement titled ‘Rwanda Hails Outcomes of AU Meetings, Reinforces Bor...
Young and sick: A conversation about our health with Ivan Munye
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
44% of all deaths in Rwanda are a result of non-communicable diseases or NCDs. These diseases, most of them 100% preventable, include diabetes, hypert...
Leaks and confusion: The slow demise of the DRC
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the host of 'The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya' discusses what the leaks and mixed signals coming from Kinshasa mean for the p...
Will additional East African troops be allowed to pacify Eastern DRC?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week James Karuhanga, The New Times editor, joins to discuss whether or not additional East African forces will be able to help pacify the restiv...
Hospitals Have a Case to Answer: The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya Episode1
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I discuss my thoughts on the just concluded court case against a 15 year old boy that set local social media alight and as well as the just rele...