Habineza w’imyaka 50, yari amaze iminsi ari amabasaderi w’u Rwanda mu gihugu cya Nigeria, ariko akaba yarakunze gukurikirana imikino y’u Rwanda cyane cyane amakipe y’igihugu aho yakundaga kugaragara yagiye kuyakira iyo yabaga yagiye gukina cyane cyane mu bihugu bya Afurika y’Uburengerazuba.

Minisitiri Joseph Habineza ukunda gukina umukino wa Tennis asimbuye kuri uwo mwanya Protais Mitali nawe wari waramusimbuye mu mwaka wa 2011 ubwo yeguraga, akaba icyo gihe yarayoboraga minisiteri y’Urubyiruko, agahita ahabwa iya Sport n’umuco.

Minisitiri Habineza ategerejweho kuzamura imikino mu Rwanda kuko muri iki gihe imwe n’imwe yasubiye inyuma ndetse n’amakipe y’igihugu cyane cyane mu mupira w’amaguru usanga ahagaze nabi cyane ndetse n’amarushanwa yitabira ntakirenga umutaru.

Habineza wavukiye mu karere ka Kamonyi mu ntara y’Amajyepfo tariki 3/10/1964, yatangiye imirimo ya politiki mu Rwanda mu mwaka wa 2004 ubwo yari avuye mu gihugu cya Nigeria aho yabaye umuyobozi ushinzwe ikoranabuhanga (ICT Manager) mu ruganda rwenga inzoga ya Heineken, ahita agirwa minisitiri w’urubyiruko, umuco na Sport icyo gihe bikaba byari bigikomatanyijwe.

Muri 2008, igice cy’urubyiruko cyahawe minisiteri ukwayo ariko Habineza akomeza kuyobora iyiswe icyo gihe minisiteri y’Umuco na Sport kugeza muri 2011 ubwo yeguraga.

Binyuze ku mbuga nkoranyambaga, abakunzi b’imikino mu Rwanda ndetse n’abayikurikiranira hanze yarwo, bagaragaje ko bishimiye kugaruka mu mikino y’u Rwanda kwa Joseph Habineza uzwi cyane nka ‘Joe’, dore ko igihe yayoboraga iyo minisiteri wasangaga benshi mu bakunda imikino ndetse n’imyidagaduro bamwibonamo.

Theoneste Nisingizwe