{"id":2000124496,"date":"2026-09-02T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000124496"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:03:29","slug":"more-than-20-set-off-on-foot-from-kigali-to-musanze-ahead-of-kwita-izina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/more-than-20-set-off-on-foot-from-kigali-to-musanze-ahead-of-kwita-izina\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 20 set off on foot from Kigali to Musanze ahead of Kwita Izina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The group gathered at the Kigali City offices before beginning the journey to Musanze, where they are expected to arrive on September 3. On September 4, they will travel to Kinigi to attend Kwita Izina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to IGIHE before their departure, Bazongere said the group would spend the first night at Nyirangarama before continuing to Musanze the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will spend two days on the journey. Today, we will spend the night at Nyirangarama, and tomorrow, September 3, 2026, we will spend the night in Musanze,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bazongere organised the journey, dubbed \u2018Imbaraga Gorilla Walk\u2019. She is passionate about sports and has previously organised various walking journeys to raise awareness about different causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the initiative is intended to use the journey as a way to promote environmental conservation and encourage people to take part in protecting Rwanda\u2019s natural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goal is not simply to walk, but to use our journey as a way to promote healthy living, promote tourism in Rwanda and encourage people to play a role in conserving our natural heritage,\u201d Bazongere said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bazongere said \u2018Imbaraga Gorilla Walk 2026\u2019 brings together sport, wellbeing, tourism and environmental conservation, while also promoting efforts to protect mountain gorillas and other wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk comes as Rwanda prepares to host the 2026 Kwita Izina ceremony in Kinigi on September 4, an annual event that celebrates the conservation of mountain gorillas and brings together local and international conservationists, tourists, officials and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the Imbaraga Gorilla Walk group begin their journey from Kigali to Musanze on September 2, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bazongere Rosine and other participants set off from Kigali as part of the Imbaraga Gorilla Walk 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More than 20 participants gather at the Kigali City offices before setting off on foot for Musanze.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The group will walk along the Kigali-Musanze route during a two-day journey linked to Kwita Izina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Participants in the Imbaraga Gorilla Walk 2026 use the journey to promote healthy living, tourism and environmental conservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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More than 20 people led by Bazongere Rosine on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, set off from Kigali on a two-day journey on foot to Musanze as part of activities linked to Kwita Izina, Rwanda\u2019s annual gorilla naming ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000124510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000124496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-37","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000124510,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","alt":"","caption":"More than 20 participants gather at the Kigali City offices before setting off on foot for Musanze.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/20260902_060504.jpg-a9eef.jpg","width":1000,"height":750}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000124496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000124496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000124496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000124513,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000124496\/revisions\/2000124513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000124510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000124496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000124496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000124496"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000124496"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000124496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}