During the 1994 genocide victims’ commemoration service this 2013 in Mamba sector in Gisagara district, the mayor of the district Leandre Karekezi has appealed to all people who still have information about the whereabouts of genocide victims so that they can get respectful burials.
This commemoration ceremony started with a mass for the 1994 genocide victims and laying wreaths of flowers to the mass grave containing more than 30,000 bodies.
People contributed about Rwf49000 to be added to the support of genocide survivors in Mamba sector. Most of the speeches delivered were to support genocide survivors for them to be self reliant as the theme of this 19th commemoration states.
Consolée Uwimana one of the genocide survivors in Mamba sector in her testimony talked about the mistreatment that was accorded Tutsis in Mamba sector towards and during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis.
Uwimana said that genocide should never happen again for no one should ever experience the atrocities Tutsis experienced during the genocide. She asked the youth to take advantage of the existing good leadership, have education, be self reliant and live in harmony.
Emmanuel Uwiringiyimana the coordinator of IBUKA in Gisagara district appreciated that played a role in the survival of Tutsis during the genocide especially the RPF soldiers who restored peace to Rwandans. He said commemoration should be a period to reminisce and prepare for the future and for everyone to participate in supporting genocide survivors.
The mayor of the district Leandre Karekezi says it is shameful that 19 years down the road after the genocide, people are still laying genocide victims to rest and others are still searching for their relatives.
He says this is due to genocide perpetrators who have not yet opened up to reveal where they hid the bodies, he appealed to such people to reveal such locations so that burial can be done with and people to keep on commemorating instead of burying every year.
“People should stop holding in the information and help us bury our loved ones in respect they lost when they were killed mercilessly, and periods like this be used only for commemoration” said the mayor.
Genocide survivors in Mamba sector just like all genocide survivors in Gisagara district have achieved a lot in their road to recovery. They are developing through cooperatives and through the support from the district.
Saturday 4 May 2013
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