“President Kikwete is deeply hurt by these lies and his humble advice to the editors of this publication is to stop fabricating untrue claims which potentially could create and fuel animosity and confusion among the people of our two neighboring and friendly countries,” the statement said. “The Embassy of Tanzania in Rwanda does not take lightly these allegations by the News of Rwanda given the position that this publication occupies in Rwanda.”
Siku chache baadaye, mtandao wa AllAfrika uliandika kwenye ukurasa wake taarifa zilizokuwa zikimkariri, Faustin Twagiramungu akikiri kufika Tanzania na walionana na Rais Kikwete. Baada ya uzushi huo gazeti dada la hili, MTANZANIA Jumapili lilifanikiwa kufanya mazungumzo na Twagiramungu ambaye ni Rais wa Chama cha RDI-Rwanda (Rwiz Party of Rwanda), ambaye alisema taarifa hizo za AllAfrika ni za uzushi wa hatari uliofinyangwa na makachero wanaofanya kazi kwa maslahi ya Serikali ya Rwanda.