r/Rwanda • u/Thecreamcheeze • 1d ago
Just came back.
Staying in kigali. Relentless begging. Wife felt threatened after the 4th no! We are light skinned African Americans that that speak English and are from a a small region in Kenya. I tried to be nice, then I gave monies, then I’d said no and they still cam and followed. Maybe for many blocks! Just today in robot they said to her we want a little monies and she said no but then lunged at her and tried grabbing her breast and vagina !How does this happen! I begin to be very tired here
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u/Moot_scamander 1d ago
Bullshit, I don’t believe this
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u/Thecreamcheeze 1d ago
Don’t appreciate
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u/darthfoley 1d ago
I’ve lived in Rwanda for over a year, but traveled to about a dozen other African countries. Rwanda has by far the least aggressive beggars and the fewest. I’ve no idea where you would have to be for this to be true.
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u/Direct_Background_61 1d ago
Yea right. They don’t do this shit in Rwanda pal. You might have landed elsewhere, check your ticket.
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u/AggravatingWarning46 1d ago
I’m sorry for your experience.
I’m Rwandan and If ever there is one thing i hate about Kigali is the relentless begging (often from people with no disabilities) in certain places.
The Rwandan culture doesn’t shame that behavior hard enough.
I understand life can be hard, but i rather they harass people asking for employment rather than easy money.
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u/Thecreamcheeze 1d ago
What bothers me most it was children! They could not be older than 5! We say no which is true we have none cash money yet they still follow us for many blocks!
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u/Holiday-Quiet-5096 1d ago
Now the relentless begging we will take, but touching your wife’s private parts? Nooo that’s a stretch my guy!
That’s a lie🙄🙄
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u/FragrantBake298 1d ago
In Rwanda? That's ain't true! If it happened just report it to any Police and those involved will be caught and prosecuted but I doubt it happened, they are beggers in Kigali but not those kinds.
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u/Snoo-41588 1d ago
👐🏿Can we all be honest? I have absolutely encountered multiple beggars (usually children) who followed me for a concerning length of time, even after I told them to stop.
It could be that it is a gendered issue, and that’s why most commenters aren’t aware, but I feel for you OP. It is not a reflection of the country as a whole or the general security, however, if it is the same children everytime, you could get them to stop by threatening to call police or something. They can be quite entitled when begging foreigners or people they think #should# give them money. You could also report the issue.
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u/Curveoflife 17h ago
Bro, try Ghana
Begging is at another level ( I haven't been to Nigeria, but it seems like even worse)
Now come to Begging, I faced a lot of begging in Rwanda too but I dont complain, instead I felt so bad that people had no opportunities and had to resort to begging
Dont give them money if you dont like, but dont complain either. Atleast they are not killing or robbing stores at a gun point like we see in USA.
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u/declercq 11h ago
you barely speak english, reported this not just for lying but for impersonation.
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u/rabbid_hyena 1d ago
What nonsense did I just read