The activities started with a prayer delivered by Teta Diana who prayed the Almighty God to keep the souls of the deceased ones in his heavenly dwelling. She said that she believes the souls of our beloved ones are resting with God.
Nemeye Platini from the Dream Boys) crew , who spoke on behalf of his fellow artists said that it is in their duties to make tell the rest of the population the worst of the history so that the genocide might never happen again.
After laying flowers, the crew was shown pictures and material evidence of the how the genocide was committed in Nyanza and in its neighborhoods.
Martine Gatabazi in charge of marketing and branding in BRALIRWA which collaborates with the EAP ( East African Promoters) in preparing the PGGSS contest, said that some of the former artists played a role in the propaganda that led to the committing of the genocide.
Today you as well as your fellow artists have a moral obligation to build your nation, she said.
Over 11 000 bodies of innocent Tutsi are buried in Nyanza Memorial Site, among whom 4000 people were killed in remote areas of Nyanza area.
- Teta Dianna
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