The museum will be constructed at National Heroes’ Mausoleum located in Remera, Kigali.
This was announced by MINISPOC Minister, Julienne Uwacu recently when the ministry and affiliated institutions were discussing with Parliamentary National Budget and Patrimony Committee on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and Budget Framework Paper 2018/2019-2020/2021.
Uwacu said that in 2018-2019 fiscal year, they target to construct a museum that will tell thoroughly the history of Rwandan heroes.
At the Mausoleum in Remera, there are graves only. According to Uwacu, once the museum is constructed, it will tell visitors deep history of Rwandan heroes.
“We have a mausoleum in Remera nearby Amahoro Stadium, despite graves and heroism artifacts no building that can be used to tell the history. We have a museum project with detailed history about national heroes. It is a project that will be implemented in different phases, and the first phase will start in this fiscal year,” she explained.
The first phase of the museum will take Rwf250 million, but the whole project is expected to take Rwf1.2 billion.
Also the fallen hero Felecité Niyitegeka slaughter scene in Rubavu District will be renovated and activities will cost Rwf53,800,000.
Rwandan heroes are classified in three categories which are Imanzi, Imena and Ingenzi.
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