Artists in PGGSS IV honor the 1994 Genocide victims buried at Nyanza Memorial Site

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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