Aisa Kirabo Kacyira Quotes

Rwandan deplomat

Aisa Kirabo Kacyira (1963 or 1964 – 12 August 2025) was a Rwandese diplomat who was Deputy Executive Director Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme from 2011 to 2018. In this capacity, she had played a significant role in developing sustainable cities and human settlements across the world, working closely with both governmental and non-governmental organizations. She was formerly the Governor of the Eastern Province of Rwanda, and was the Mayor of Kigali from 2006 to 2011. Recently, she was the Head of the UN Support Office in Somalia.

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Implementing the Master Plan is a process. First there has to be a common understanding in the community because we have stakeholders in the development of the city. The communities, politicians and the investment community all need to come on board.

I’ve had situations where I had to choose between my pride and my country.

You are graduating at a time of great opportunity when the implementation of the intra-African Trade is in full gear.

we chose to unite, reconcile and rebuild our nation with a common vision and strive to think big

You can never give love when you have never been loved.

With such conducive environment, the ball is in our court; public servants, diplomats, the private sector, media and civil society to work hand in hand as one and deliver the best results.

I always pray to God that I never, ever think I’m indispensable, because that will be the beginning of my failing. I’m part of a team. Sure, important, but not indispensable.

singlehandedly stopped the Genocide as the International community looked on.

As a High Commission, which was established last year in the middle of this pandemic, we have been able to make these strides, not only by our effort, but largely by this spirit and teamwork, and I want to reassure you that we are here to stay and fully committed to continue serving and facilitating this cause unreservedly.

The AfCFTA is doable. But we first have to address the bottlenecks and barriers to trade to promote trade on the African continent.

If we proactively plan and lead cities to get us where we want, [urbanization] will be probably the most affordable tool to get us there.

Relations between Rwanda and Benin are already very good and we are inspired by the commitment and visionary leadership of our Presidents.

This will not be achieved unless we transform from a subsistence agriculture economy to a knowledge-based society.

besides financing, there is the need for planning and the right technical expertise on the city level for sustainable urban development.

With the fourth industrial revolution unwinding and the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that the future is digital and technology-driven.