The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) leadership is currently grappling with maintaining the image of Rwanda following a clan meeting organized by a group of influential leaders to ordain a leader. This event has the potential to foster factionalism within President Paul Kagame's party.

After the gathering on July 9, several senior party officials who attended the ceremony were briefly detained and questioned due to pictures and videos showing them dancing at the venue circulating.

During the Abakono Clan meeting, Rwandan business magnate Justin Kazoza was crowned clan chief, and funds were raised for various activities. However, the ruling party swiftly condemned the event, viewing it as an attempt to divide the nation.

While party chairman President Kagame refrained from commenting on the matter, the ruling party cautioned its members against engaging in sectarianism.

Although the meeting may seem innocuous at face value, it has put the RPF in a challenging position, given that the party has always prided itself on promoting national unity and eliminating discrimination based on ethnic and cultural identities, while advocating for Ndu'munyarwanda.