Kagame tour of Eastern Province in pictures

President Paul Kagame last Friday concluded his tour of the Eastern Province with calls to residents to work hard for self-reliance. During the tour, President Kagame met with opinion leaders and interacted with residents through question and answer sessions.

Sunday, November 16, 2014
Residents of Nyagatare welcome President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame to the district on November 13. (Village Urugwiro)

President Paul Kagame last Friday concluded his tour of the Eastern Province with calls to residents to work hard for self-reliance. During the tour, President Kagame met with opinion leaders and interacted with residents through question and answer sessions.

He challenged residents to guard jelously peace and work together to develop the nation that was brought to near extinction by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Residents of Nyagatare welcome President Kagame.
President Kagame interacts with opinion leaders in Kayonza District during the question and answer session. Looking on is Eastern province governor Odette Uwamaliya.
Residents of Nyagatare District entertain President Kagame on his visit to the area.
First Lady Jeannette Kagame (C) chats with Infrastructure minister James Musoni (right), and the Minister in the Office the President’s Office, Venantie Tugireyezu,  when the President met with opinion leaders from Eastern Province in Kayonza District.
President Kagame interacts with opinion leaders during the question and answer session in Kayonza District. Left is Local Government minister Francis Kaboneka while, right, is Eastern Province governor  Odette Uwamaliya.
One of the Eastern Province opinion leaders poses a concern during the question and answer session in Kayonza District on November 13.
Nyagatare residents perform a traditional dance as they welcomed the President to the district.
President Kagame with First Lady Jeannette Kagame (right) and Local Government minister Francis Kaboneka in Nyagatare District. 
Grace Kampirwa poses a question to the President during the question and answer session in Gatunda, Nyagatare.
Nyagatare residents entertain President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, during their visit to the area on November 13.
President Kagame is welcomed in Kirehe Distict on November 14. (Pictures by Village Urugwiro)