A young female Presidential candidate in Rwanda might have her ugly past haunting her after seeing her n*de photos leaked to the public.
Diane Shima Rwigara laughs during a press conference in Kigali on May 3,2017. PHOTO | AFP
A Rwandan businesswoman, Diane Shima Rwigara, 35 who is running for the President has been caught in a web of serious controversy after her n*ked photos surfaced online.
The woman is challenging President Paul Kagame for the seat in the next presidential election in the country. But things have taken a bad twist after Diane Shima Rwigara woke up on Friday to discover that her n*de photos have been leaked and being shared on social media.
The photos, which are currently making rounds on several media platforms, show Ms Rwigara completely n*ked and striking poses in different positions inside a house.
The 35-year-old daughter of a tycoon who once bankrolled the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front announced her presidential bid on Wednesday.
She plans to run as an independent candidate against President Paul Kagame in August’s elections.
“Everybody is scared to express themselves because they are too scared of the ruling party,” she said, pledging to tackle poverty, injustice and security problems.
Rwigara distanced herself from the FPR after the death of her father, Assinapol Rwigara, in 2015. She says his death was an assassination, but police reject her allegations and say the cause was a road accident.
An influential industrialist, her father made his fortune in real estate and played an important role financing the FPR in the 1990s.
“I am not here to talk about my father,” said Rwigara in a press conference in Kigali, admitting however that his death was “one reason” that had prompted her to run.
The identity of the person who released the n*des and their motive remains unknown. But, it is believed the leaked photos are the work of 'dirty' politicians who want to score cheap points and bring her down.