After the community work for the Saturday of the February that was done on the 23rd.Feb.2013 which residents of Nyamugari and Remera cells in Gasaka sector did at Murambi Genocide Memorial site, the mayor of Nyamagabe district asked people to always ensure the sanitation and cleanliness of this memorial site.
The mayor of Nyamagabe district Mr. Philbert Mugisha thanked people who participated in this community work for the work well done. He asked residents of Remera cell to always take a day in the weekly community work and clean the memorial site for the sake of its beauty.
“If we can put the cleanliness of this memorial site in our performing contracts as people of Remera cell, every village to take care of it after the other in the weekly performing contracts, we can achieve it” says the mayor.
Though this memorial site is not under the supervision of the district, it is under the responsibility of the commission that fights against the Genocide in Rwanda. This however, does not take away the residents responsibility to clean it up and maintain its security since I is the resting place for many Rwandans who lost their lives in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi and keeps history for all Rwandans.
“We will not wait for people to come from other provinces to clean this memorial site nor will we disregard its security because they are police officers in charge of that. We have a responsibility to it because it holds the history of many Rwandans especially the former Gikongoro Province” says the mayor.
This memorial site is visited by all kinds of people including Rwandans and foreigners so its cleanliness, its security and other operations are of concern to everyone. Residents that attended this community work to start preparing for 19th mourning period while commemorating Rwandans that died during the 1994 genocide in April 2013.
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