WESTERN PROVINCE

RUSIZI — Ecole Secondaire Inferieure (ESI) de Bugarama, a Methodist Church-founded school, in Muganza, Rusizi District, has celebrated 20 years of existence.

Speaking at the function, at the weekend, MP Judith Kanakuze thanked the school’s administration and the Methodist Church for setting up the school and its achievements.

Kanakuze urged the Methodist Church, the school’s management and residents in the area to always strive for better academic performance of the school in order to develop.

"I thank Eglise Methodiste Libre au Rwanda who started this school 20 years ago because this really shows that churches too, contribute to the development of the society and our Nation,” MP Kanakuze said.

She also asked those present to continue supporting various government programmes and to get prepared to compete favourably in the East African Community.

Bishop Emmanuel Nsabimana, who spoke on behalf of Methodist Church, called upon the school’s administration and students to fight against genocide ideology and any racial divisionism at the school.

The bishop advised teachers to teach students to love one another   and promote peace, unity and reconciliation in the region.

Bazil Bayihiki, the Youth MP, who is also an old Boy of the school, urged the management of CIMERWA cement factory to always provide job opportunities to students who finish their studies at the school. 

The school has Ordinary and Advance levels and it currently now has over 600 students. Since its establishment, it has rolled out 404 senior six candidates.

During the function, a moment of silence was observed in remembering several school staffers who were killed during the 1994 Genocide.

On March 24 this year, the school had been closed down due to genocide ideology by some students and school administrators who allegedly slashed mattresses belonging to genocide survivor students and threw away their scholastic materials such as mathematics sets, pens and pencils.

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