The president of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame attended in a Walk To Remember along with the First lady, Jeannette Kagame to the Amahoro National stadium based in Kigali where they spent a vigil night.
The Walk To Remember
began from Rwanda’s parliamentary house towards the Kigali stadium where a
night to remember camped. The president Kagame with First lady Jeannette Kagame
joined a crowd gathered at the stadium to commemorate the Tutsis killed in the
slaughter of 1994.
President Paul Kagame in the middle wearing black glasses
‘’ The arms of
our people intertwined, constitute the pillars of our nation, our bodies and
our minds bear amputations and scars, but none of us is alone, together we have
woven the tattered threads of our unity into a new tapestry,’’ The president
Kagame yesterday told the crowd gathered at the Amahoro National Stadium.
The crowd in the walk to remember
The walk happened yesterday Sunday,
prior to an official opening ceremony of 100 days of a mourn for Tutsis killed
in the genocide, marking anniversary of 25 years now.
Flame burn for the vigil night to remember
The Minister of Justice and Government
envoy, Johnson Businge told the crowd that Rwandans have dozens of reasons for
commemoration.
The president of IBUKA, Dr. Jean Pierre urges French government to accept that they contributed to the massacre that blanketed Rwanda in 1994 and left shadow and darkens in the country.
President Kagame leading a crown for a walk to remember