Closing those wounds: Thumbs up for GBV Act

The gazetting of the Gender Based Violence bill into law in two weeks time should see us give a thumbs up to gender activists, politicians and many others who have been part of the relentless campaign for its enactment. This law which seeks to prevent and punish GBV is long overdue and will go a long way in stemming this vice. Rwanda’s GBV is a progressive piece of legislation unequalled in any part of the world. Violence comes in many forms; emotional, physical or economic you name it. The bottom line is that it is wrong and should be contained. Rwanda is a country which endured the worst form of violence, a Genocide that claimed the lives of over a million Tutsi’s. The devastating effect of that violence is still firmly etched in our memories.