Sri Lanka, April 3 -- March 2025 Rwanda. There I was, fresh off the plane, ready to immerse myself in a country that had only existed in my imagination as a name on a map. While I was certain about two things-giant gorillas and good coffee-little did I know that a third experience would be waiting for me.
And that woke me up more than a strong cup of Rwandan brew.
It wasn't the landscape, which was stunning. It wasn't the people, who were among the warmest people I've met. It was something far more unexpected: it was what I saw of Rwanda's systems of fiscal governance.
It's worth mentioning that I wasn't there on vacation. I was in Rwanda to learn about budgets. This was in the form of a national budget training workshop organised by t...