Viral photo of Rwandan President Paul Kagame jogging around Kigali without security

Rwandan President,Paul Kagame was recently spotted jogging around Kigali without his security team.

President Paul Kagame once again showed his support to the fitness initiative that was launched two years ago by city of Kigali; the car free day.

Kagame on Sunday joined thousands of Kigali residents in the bi-monthly fitness exercise where interested people enjoy jogging, riding, skating among other sports in designated motor-free roads of the capital Kigali.

When the initiative started two years ago, only the car free zone in Kigali central business district was available for this mass sport, but the city would later extend to also dedicate the Kigali-Gisimenti highway to this sport, twice a month.

The lanky and soft-spoken President portrays himself as a modern-day politician who sees social media as a way of championing democracy and development.

The 60 year old who has been hailed for his transformation of the country previously commanded the rebel force that ended the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

He is one of the first African leaders to set up a website with a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Flickr, Mr Kagame believes the IT revolution has meant there are "few excuses" for political intolerance and poverty.

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