Kwibuka20 is about honouring the memory of Genocide victims

Yesterday the Kwibuka Flame started its nationwide lap of honour, with its first leg in Nyange, where thousands of innocent lives perished when Father Athanase Seromba oversaw a bulldozer destroy a church that was home to Tutsi refugees.At least 3,000 people are believed to have died in that Catholic Church on that fateful day.There are similar stories in all corners of this country.As we commemorate Genocide for the 20th time, we need to reflect on that tragic history and recommit to the ideals of humanity, love and comradeship.Yet such solemn periods are also targeted by cynics and opportunists. Rumours and wild speculations are already flying around, in an attempt to trivialise the Genocide and rewrite history. The revisionists have already started showing their claws.But it becomes very disturbing when so-called respectable organisations, especially prominent media houses, join the band wagon and begin cultivating and spreading unfounded allegations. And when they are caught in their lies, they bury their heads in the sand; no apologies, no setting the record straight.We have gotten used to that state of affairs, but we should not let it go without a fight.Many of the “professional” Rwanda critics are victims of their own machinations; spinning more yarns and holding on to untenable positions when caught out. The only viable way to fight this kind intent in extracting itself out of the web of lies is to expose them with evidentiary truth.It is the patriotic duty of all to help untangle the captive by pointing out the truth, because, at the end of the day, it is what will set them free.

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Kwibuka20 is about honouring the memory of Genocide victims