The management and staff of Kigali Marriott Hotel have joined Rwandans in commemorating the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

On Tuesday, April 19, they visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. The tour aimed at helping the hotel’s employees to understand how the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was executed to exterminate over a million lives in just 100 days.

They laid wreaths at the memorial before being ushered into its auditorium for further discussions.

Staff learn the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi

The presentations and performances delivered during the gathering indicated the intensity of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Matthias Widor, the General Manager of Kigali Marriott Hotel expressed regret about what happened in Rwanda.

He said: "It is very depressing to learn about this tragic history, but as Marriott Hotel, our message is; Never Again should be our Mantra in Rwanda and anywhere in the world.”

That is why we are joining forces to pay tribute and recognise the courage of genocide survivors to rebuild the nation, he added.

Visitors watch some videos at the memorial

Widor saluted the RPF Inkotanyi leadership that stopped the genocide and built the most important pillar—unity and reconciliation—thanks to the leadership of President Paul Kagame.

He then urged all Marriott employees to embrace unity as the virtue of rebuilding the nation, and demonstrate it at work, in schools, in families and the society at large.

The tour aimed at helping the hotel’s employees to understand how the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was executed to exterminate over a million lives in just 100 days.

Staff at Kigali Marriott Hotel tour at Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Marriott Hotel's staff and management visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre on April 19.