Artistes, journalists join hands to foster development

In what has been dubbed as “100 stars with 100 messages’, Rwandan artistes and journalists have decided to join hands towards national development. The launch of the initiative was marked by a corporate diner Friday with members of Unity Club at Serena Hotel and discussions of the role of both sectors in the development of the country. “The time has come for artistes and journalists to pursue their careers professionally,” said Joseph Habineza, Minister of Sports and Culture. After taking part in a peace walk from Amahoro National Stadium to Terracom House, journalists and artists held a lengthy discussion on how they can jointly rejuvenate both professions. The event was also marked with the launch of actor and writer Bampoliki Nduwayo Edouard’s new book titled ‘Icyaha kuri bo Ikimwaro kuri gye’ loosely translated as “Their sin, My guilt” in the presence of the chairperson of Unity Club, First Lady Jeannette Kagame. Bampoliki who starred in the popular film ‘The long code’; which largely talks about 1994 Genocide and its consequences, organised the event. He said that the idea of writing the book begun when he was coming from a film festival in Belgium when someone asked him his ethnic tribe and whether he was guilty of what happened in 1994 Genocide. Ends