Workers laying down flowers to the mass grave

 Action Aid workers in Rwanda has recently visited Murambi 1994 genocide against Tutsi memorial centre in a move to honour the victims.

During the visit, Action Aid workers were explained for history of Murambi memorial and witnessed survivors testify on how massacre was done in the place where the grave is built.

The testimony entailed how Tutsi from different corners of Murambi, gathered and hid at Murambi vocational school were brutally murdered by Interahamwe and soldiers.

Josephine Uwamariya, Director for ActioAid- Rwanda commented on what happened in Murambi as painful and said its everybody’s duty to build a better Rwanda.

Talking about bad leadership that killed what it should have protected, Uwamariya urged residents to learn from the history.

“We should learn from history and strive to prevent genocide from happening again in Rwanda or elsewhere in the world,” adds Uwamariya.

After the visit, Action Aid workers gave the contribution of Rwf200000.

Ingagi zo mu birunga zibangamiwe n’imirwano ikomeje kwibasira uburasirazuba bwa Repubulika iharanira demokarasi ya Kongo. Kimwe cya kane cya parike y’ibirunga ngo ni cyo kibangamiwe cyane n’iyo mirwano kugeza ubu. Iyo parike ihuriweho n’ibihugu bitatu, u Rwanda, Repubulika iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo na Uganda.

Kuva intambara ishyamiranyije igisirikari cya Kongo n’ingabo z’umutwe wa M23 wiyomoye kuri icyo gisirikari yatangira, ibi bihugu byose byakomeje kugaragaza impungenge z’uko ingagi zo mu birunga zishobora kwibasirwa n’iyo ntambara, dore ko bamwe mu barindaga Parike y’ibirunga ku ruhande rwa Kongo bahungishijwe rugikubita ubwo intambara yatangiraga.

Kuva Tariki 08/05/2012 ingabo zo mu mutwe wa M23 zashinze ibirindiro mu gace ka Runyoni gaherereye muri Rutshuru hafi ya parike y’ibirunga. Hashize igihe kirenga ibyumweru bibiri ingabo za Congo zigaba ibitero ku mutwe wa M23 kandi zigakoresha intwaro zikaze zerekeza kuri parike y’ibirunga ahari ibirindiro bya M23.

Umuvugizi wa M23, Lieutenant Colonel Vianney Nzarama, tariki 26/05/2012 yemeje ayo makuru avuga ko ingabo za Congo zagabye ibitero mu ndege zigatera ama bombe mu gice cya Parike y’ibirunga.

Tariki 09/05/ 2012, inyeshyamba ngo zarashe umwe mu barinzi ba Parike y’ibirunga n’abasirikari babiri ba Congo. Kuva umwaka ushize wa 2011, abarinzi ba Parike y’ibirunga bagera kuri 12 ngo bahitanywe n’intambara z’inyeshyamba, ariko igiteye inkeke kurushaho ngo ni uko muri parike y’ibirunga ubu habarizwa imitwe ine ikomeye y’inyeshyamba nk’uko ikinyamakuru The Independent cyabyanditse.

Abarindaga Parike y’ibirunga ku ruhande rwa Congo barahungishijwe nk’uko Dr Muamba Tshibasu, uyobora ikigo cy’igihugu gishinzwe kubungabunga ibidukikije muri Congo (ICCN) aherutse kubitangaza mu biganiro byateguwe n’umushinga uhuza amaparike yo mu bihugu by’u Rwanda, Uganda na Congo, Great Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC), ibyo biganiro bikaba byari byabereye muri Uganda mu byumweru bibiri bishize.

Hagati y’umwaka wa 2007 na 2008 ubwo leta ya Congo yari ihanganye n’ingabo za CNDP zivugwaho kuba ari zo zaje kuvamo umutwe wa M23, ingagi icyenda zarishwe. Icyo gihe ubukerarugendo muri parike y’ibirunga bwashushe nk’ubuhagaze kuko umubare w’abasura parike wagabanukaga umunsi ku munsi.

Kugeza ubu icyo kibazo ngo gisa n’icyongeye kugaruka kuko abantu basuraga iyo parike bagenda bagabanuka kubera impamvu z’umutekano wabo.

Ku isi hasigaye ingagi zigera kuri 800. Ingagi 210 muri zo ngo ziba muri Parike y’ibirunga, ku buryo iyo ntambara ishobora kugira uruhare mu izimira ry’izo nyamaswa zikurura ba mukerarugendo benshi ku isi.

Abacitse ku icumu bo mu Karere ka Gakenke mu Ntara y’Amajyaruguru baherekejwe n’abayobozi batandukanye tariki ya 27/05/2012 basuye Urwibutso rwa Murambi mu Karere ka Nyamagabe mu rwego rwo kumenya amateka ya Jenoside yaranze i Murambi.

Nyuma yo kunamira imibiri ibihumbi 21 ihashyinguwe no gutambagizwa urwibutso, basobanuriwe amateka ya Jenoside yaranze i Murambi.

Mutangana Simone, umwe mu bantu  bakeya bagize amahirwe yo kurokokera aho i Murambi avuga ko Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi yatangiye mu mwaka w’i 1963 muri Gikongoro ariko noneho mu mwaka w’i 1994 biba akarusho bigizwemo uruhare n’ubuyobozi bwariho mu gihe cya Jenoside.

Abatutsi bakomoka muri komini zitandukanye zo mu cyahoze ari Perefegitura ya Gikongoro bakusanyirijwe i Murambi abayobozi ba gisivile na gisirikare babizeza umutekano maze babima amazi bikurikirwa n’ubwicanyi bwahitanye Abatutsi ibihumbi 50; nk’uko Mutangana akomeza abisobanura.

Umuyobozi w’Akarere Wungirije ushinzwe Imibereho Myiza y’Abaturage, Ntakirutimana Zephyrin avuga ko abaturage barushijeho gusobanukirwa amateka ya Jenoside no guharanira ko bitazasubira. Ati : « Kumenya amateka ya Jenoside y’i Murambi bituma Abanyagakenke baharanira ko nta Jenoside yasubira kuba ukundi kandi bagahanira ko twese twaba umwe. »

Umuyobozi w’umuryango uharanira inyungu z’abacitse ku icumu  Ibuka mu karere ka Gakenke, Uwimana Dieudonné avuga ko amateka ya Jenoside agomba gutuma Abanyarwanda bunga ubumwe bakarwanya Jenoside n’ingengabitekerezo yayo.

Mu bihumbi 50 by’Abatutsi byahungiye i Murambi mu gihe cya Jenoside, abantu 12 ni bo bonyine babashije kuroka ubwo bwicanyi.

Abakozi ba ActionAid bashyira indabyo ku mva.

tariki ya 25/5/2012, abakozi b’umuryango w’abagiraneza ActionAid bakorera mu Rwanda basuye urwibutso rwa Murambi rushyinguyemo imibiri y’abazize Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994.

Ubwo basuraga uru rwibutso rwa Murambi, aba bakozi ba ActionAid mu Rwanda basobanuriwe amateka y’uru rwibutso banahabwa ubuhamya bugaragaza ubwicanyi bwabereye ku musozi wa  Murambi ari naho hubatse uru rwibutso.

Ubuhamya bwatanzwe bwagarutse ku bwicanyi bwakorewe Abatutsi bari bahungiye mu ishuri ryari iry’imyuga rya Murambi. Aba Batutsi bari baturutse mu bice bitandukanye bikikije Murambi bicanywe ubugome bukabije aho bishwe n’Interahamwe ndetse n’abasirikare.

N’ikiniga cyinshi, Uwamariya Josephine, umuyobozi wa ActioAid mu Rwanda yatangaje ko ibyabereye i Murambi biteye agahinda kandi ari inshingano za buri wese mu kubaka ejo heza h’u Rwanda. Uwamariya yagarutse ku buyobozi bubi bwishe abo bwagomba kurinda yongeraho ko buri muntu agomba kwigira ku mateka.

Ati “ Tugomba kwigira ku byabaye tugaharanira ko bitazongera kuba haba mu Rwanda cyangwa aho ariho hose ku isi.”

Nyuma yo gusura uru rwibutso, abakozi ba ActionAid mu Rwanda batanze inkunga y’amafaranga ibihumbi 200 by’amanyarwanda.

During Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC) leaders meeting, it was found out that residents without access to water negatively affect the natural resources in the parks.

This was revealed by conservation officers in Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo.

Because it’s not easy for some residents in developing countries to have clean piped water; they are forced to fetch swamp water or dig up the water sources especially in parks, which is dangerous to the environment.

Therese Musabe, Assistant Director for GVTC asserts that when residents go to the parks in search of water, they destroy water sources, plants and many others.

Also, some residents use water as a covering to poach animals, says Musabe

To solve the problem of water and poaching, Musabe explains “We have channeled clean water for many residents and provided water tanks to other residents. We hope water problem will be solved soon”

On Ugandan side, Mark Mwine a Ugandan conservation officer laments that residents near the parks have already started misusing infrastructures extended to them.

“Here in Uganda residents spoilt the water sources. And the water tanks we installed in schools so that children take home water, were destroyed and can’t keep water now,” explains Mark Mwine.

Mwine notes that the Batwa tribes in southern Uganda, who used to play a big part in deforestation, have been given houses and water tank for each house.

ENVIROCLEANERS International staff

The whole staff of Envirocleaners has recently visited the memorial centre of Muyira in Nyanza District.

Claude Niyonzima, The head of Environmental cleaners’ internationals, the cleaning company on the international level told the media that the reason why Envirocleaners came to visit the memorial centre is because some of its employees have survived there and their relatives are buried there as well.

He said “we have found it necessary at this 18^th time to support our fellows who lost their relatives during the genocide against the Tutsis. He continued explaining that the action was to comfort their fellows because they have lost their parents and friends unfairly.”

Emmanuel Kayiranga a survivor of genocide in Muyira sector, Nyanza District is one of Envirocleaners internationals employees and his parents are buried in Muyira memorial centre.

In few words at the memorial centre, Kayiranga told his colleagues “what happened here in this sector was awful, I lost all my family and family friends here”

He was also grateful to the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame and former -RPF army who did an incomparable work when they rescued Tutsis during the genocide.

In order to protect the wild animals and improve tourism, government organizations have given development activities to the residents near the parks.

Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration project (GVTC) together with Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and ICCN Kinshasa Congo created the development activities for the parks neighbour residents.

Game rangers from Virunga Park and the two other countries have revealed that residents have been killing animals looking for what to sell especially horns and hides of some animals due to poverty.
Prosper Uwingeri, game ranger in Virunga Park of Rwanda; highlight that some near park residents were put in cooperatives that do modern bee keeping and others are art and craft cooperatives through the National Parks fund.

Also, residents could invade the park in search of bamboo trees which are eaten by gorillas, but now they planted their own bamboo trees which have helped them to fight soil erosion that was their common problem.

On Uganda’s side, Mark Mwine confirm that after helping residents with what to do, a positive change has been evidenced to an extent that residents play the big role in protecting the parks.

Mwine emphasized that residents carry out their activities with dedication because they were taught how to conserve the environment.

Mu rwego rwo kwitegura umunsi mpuzamahanga w’ingoro z’umurage wizihizwa tariki 18 Gicurasi ikigo cy’igihugu cy’umurage w’u Rwanda cyagirane ikiganiro n’abanyamakuru tariki 16 Gicurasi 2012.  

Umulisa Alphonse umuyobozi mukuru w’ingoro z’umurage w’u Rwanda

Mu Rwanda uwo munsi uzizihirizwa mu karere ka Nyanza ahubatse inzu ndangamateka y’ubugeni ari naho habereye  ikiganiro n’abanyamakuru ku bijyanye n’imyiteguro y’uwo munsi.

Nk’uko mu kiganiro n’abanyamakuru byagaragajwe kuri uwo munsi hazakorwa ibikorwa bitandukanye birimo kumurika ibikorwa by’ubugeni bushingiye ku mafoto hanamurikwe n’ibindi bikorwa ingoro z’igihugu z’umurage w’u Rwanda zimaze kugeraho muri rusange.

Kuri uwo munsi kandi ingoro y’umurage w’u Rwanda izaba ifite abashyitsi banyuranye bazaba baturutse mu bihugu bitandukanye byo ku isi birimo u Buholandi, Afurika y’epfo na Uganda bazagaragaza ibyo bamaze kugeraho mu rwego rwo gufata neza ingoro z’umurage.

Kuri iyi nshuro ikizibandwaho mu Rwanda ni ukugaragaza uko ifoto yavuga igaragaza amateka y’ibyabaye yaba byiza cyangwabibi kugihugu.

Icyo ibyo bigamije ni ugukangurira abanyarwanda kwihesha agaciro bifashishije amafoto agaragaza amateka yabo yo hambere mu ruhando mpuzamahanga nk’uko Umuliisa Alphonse umuyobozi mukuru w’ingoro z’umurage w’u Rwanda abitangaza.

Ku rwego rw’isi umunsi muzamahanga w’ingoro z’umurage watangiye kwizihizwa kuva mu mwaka w’1977.

Tariki 18 Gicurasi buri mwaka ibihugu byo mu isi byizihiza umunsi mpuzamahanga w’ingoro z’umurage ku rwego rw’igihugu uwo muhango wizihirijwe i Rwesero ahubatswe ingoro y’ubuhanzi n’ubugeni mu karere ka Nyanza.

Minisitiri Mitali akata umugozi wo gutaha kumugaragaro inzu y’ubugeni n’ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto

Ibirori by’uyu munsi byahuriranye n’igikorwa cyo gufungura ku mugaragaro ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto cyakozwe na Minisitiri Protais Mitali ufite umuco mu nshingano ze.

Minisitiri Mitali ageza ijambo ku bitabiriye ibirori by’ umunsi mpuzamahanga w’ingoro z’umurage

Nk’uko Minisitiri Ptotais Mitali wari umushyitsi mukuru yabisobanuye ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto ni ikintu gishya mu gihugu ariko buzarushaho guhesha igihugu isura nzira igaragaza amateka n’umuco by’u Rwanda rwo hambere ndetse n’ibihe by’iterambere rurimo.

Ashingiye mu mafoto yamuritswe n’ibyamamare muri uwo muhango yavuze ko ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto ari kimwe mu bintu byakorwa kandi bigakurura bamukerarugendo banyuranye maze igihugu kikabibonamo amadovize atubutse.

Aha basobanurirwaga n’iyo mpunguke akamaro ku buhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto

Mu ngoro y’ubuhanzi n’ubugeni iri i Rwesero mu karere ka Nyanza hamuritswemo amafoto agaragaza amateka ya Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi muRwandahifashishijwe uburyo bw’amafoto ku nkuta.

SebukangagaJean Baptisteumunyarwanda w’inzobere mu kugaragaza amateka yifashishije uburyo bw’ifoto avuga ko ubwayo yivugira.

Akoresheje ubwo bunararibonye bwe yerekanye uko umuryango nyarwanda ubanye neza nyuma ya jenoside akoresheje amafoto. Usibye uyu munyarwanda hari n’ibindi byamamare byagaragaje uko amafoto yagaragaza amateka nta bundi buryo bundi bwifashishijwe.

Iri torero ribyina imbyino nyarwanda ryashimishije benshi

Muri ibyo byamamare harimo Umukabwe w’imyaka 80 witwa Kaddu Wasswa ukomoka mu gihugu cyaUgandaakoresheje amafoto yerekanye amwe mu mateka y’ubuzima bwe undi ni  Pieter Hugo ukomoka muri Afurika y’epfo ugaragaragaza amateka ya jenoside yo muRwandaakoresheje  amafoto.

Umuliisa Alphonse, umuyobozi w’ingoro z’umurage w’u Rwanda avugana n’abanyamakuru yavuze ko ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto ari ubuhanzi bugomba kwitabwaho mu Rwanda kuko bufite uruhare runini mu kumenyekanisha amateka n’umuco byaranga igihugu.

Muri icyo kiganiro yahamagariye urubyiruko kwitabira ubwo buryo bw’ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto.

MuRwandaumunsi mpuzamahanga w’ingoro z’umurage waranzwe ahanini n’igikorwa cyo kumurika ubuhanzi bushingiye ku mafoto agaragaza amateka y’umuntu ku giti cye cyangwa igihugu muri rusange hagamijwe kubimenyekanisha mu ruhando mpuzamahanga.

Mu nama ihuje Abayobozi ba za parike zihana imbibi mu gice cy’ibirunga gihuriweho n’u Rwanda, Repubulika iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo na Uganda, barasaba ko ibi bihugu byavugurura amategeko ahana ba rushimusi.

Izi ntumwa ziri mu nama iri kubera Kasese mu gihugu cya Uganda zirahuriza ku kintu kimwe cy’uko u Rwanda na Uganda bifite amategeko atakijyanye n’igihe ku buryo usanga agenera ibihano bidakwiye ba rushimusi. Igihugu cya Repubulika iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo cyo kikavuga ko amategeko yabo ahana ba rushimusi yihanukiriye ku buryo basanga aricyo kigenda gica intege abakora bene ibi bikorwa.

Iki kibazo nicyo gihangayikishije cyane abayobozi n’abandi bafite mu nshingano zabo kubungabunga ubuzima bw’inyamaswa. Ikibazo cya ba rushimusi bica cyangwa bajya guhiga muri za parike zihuriye ku mipaka mu birunga zirimo parike ya Virunga ku ruhande rwa Leta ya Kinshasa, parike y’Igihugu y’Ibirunga ku ruhande rw’u Rwanda, parike ya Bwindi na Parike yitiriwe umwamikazi Elisabeth n’izindi parike, iki kibazo cyagaragajweho nk’ikidahabwa imbaraga mu kukirwanya na leta zimwe z’ibi bihugu bitatu.

Ishingiro ry’iki kibazo rikaba amategeko adahana yihanukiriye ba rushimusi ndetse no kudaha uburemere icyaha cyo kwica no gushimuta inyamaswa cyane cyane  nk’abacamanza n’abashinjacyaha.

Nka Echoeu Edyayu ni umwe mu bayobozi ba Parike yitiriwe umwamikazi Elisabeth yo muri Uganda avuga ko amategeko akurikizwa mu kurengera inyamaswa no guhana ba rushimusi ari aya kera kandi ubu harahindutse byinshi kuko abica inyamaswa batakizicira kuzirya ahubwo byabaye uburyo bwo kubona amafaranga menshi.

Edyayu  agira ati : « Reba nk’ubu iyo rushimusi afashwe, ashobora gufungwa amezi atatu niba aribwo bwa mbere. Cyangwa se akishyura amande ahwanye n’ibihumbi ijana cyangwa magana abiri by’amashiringi ya Uganda. Iyo ufashe abantu ukabajyana mu rukiko, umuntu azahita akora mu mufuka atange ibihumbi magana abiri by’amashiringi ya Uganda ubundi yigendere ndetse ahubwo azanaguseka wowe wamufashe. Ariko twebwe nk’abashinzwe kurinda turagerageza kuvugana n’abanyapolitiki kugira ngo amategeko avugururwe! »

Si intumwa za Uganda zivuga ko amategeko ahana ba rushimusi adakarishye gusa kuko n’intumwa z’u Rwanda nazo zivuga ko itegeko rirengera inyamaswa mu rwanda ari irya kera kuko rimaze hafi mirongo ine.

Bizimungu Francois ukora mu kigo cy’u Rwanda gishinzwe iterambere RDB mu ishami rishinzwe ubukerarugendo no kubungabunga urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima we avuga ko abacamanza n’abashinjacyaha batarumva neza uburemere bw’icyaha cyo kwica no gushimuta inyamaswa.

Uyu mugabo kimwe na mugenzi we wa Uganda akavuga ko amategeko ahana ugize ingorane zo kwica ba rushimusi akarishye cyane kandi baba bamwiciye mu kazi ari nk’impanuka. Bizimungu Francois nawe agasaba ko amategeko yasubirwamo akajyana n’igihe kuko asanzweho yagiyeho mu gihe abantu bicaga inyamaswa bagamije kubona ibyo kurya none ubu bikaba byarahindutsemo ubucuruzi buhenze.

Bizimungu ati : « cyera wicaga inyamanswa ya parike bakaguca amafaranga ibihumbi bitanu none kugeza magingo aya wambwira ko dukomeje guca abantu nk’abo ayo mafaranga barakomeza ubwo bushimusi bagize ubucuruzi bukomeye !? »

Ibyifuzo byo gukaza amategeko ahana abashimuta n’abica inyamaswa biriho mu gihe ikibazo cya ba rushimusi kigaragara n’ubwo ingamba zo kubarwanya ziyongereye.

Umuryango GVTC w’ubufatanye mu karere k’Ibirunga gahuriweho n’ibihugu bitatu uravuga ko ibihugu byose bikwiye kugira amategeko akarishye kuri ba rushimusi.

Umunyamanga nshingwabikorwa wungirije w’ubunyamabanga bwa GVTC Thérèse Musabe avuga ko igihe cyose igihugu kimwe gifite amategeko akarishye ikindi ntikiyagire, bizabangamira ingamba zo kurinda inyamaswa kuko ba rushimusi batarobanura igihugu kandi n’inyamaswa ziri muri izi parike zihuriye ku birunga zikaba zambukiranya imipaka uko zishatse.