{"id":53787,"date":"2025-04-08T22:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/we-should-not-take-our-security-for-granted-prime-minister-ngirente\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:34:08","slug":"we-should-not-take-our-security-for-granted-prime-minister-ngirente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/we-should-not-take-our-security-for-granted-prime-minister-ngirente\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We should not take our security for granted’ \u2013 Prime Minister Ngirente"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premier Ngirente made these remarks on April 8, 2025, during the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, held in Musanze District.<\/p>\n

Together with other officials and residents, Prime Minister Ngirente paid tribute to the victims of the Genocide who were killed in the former Mukingo Commune and laid to rest at the Busogo Genocide Memorial. He reassured the local community that such atrocities would never happen again.<\/p>\n

He stressed the importance of unity in ensuring lasting peace, noting that today, people can travel safely across the country\u2014from Musanze to Rusizi or Rusizi to Nyagatare\u2014thanks to the security guaranteed under President Kagame\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot leave this district without mentioning the security we enjoy as a country\u2014security in our families, in our communities, and among neighbors. Let us live in harmony within our homes and society, and let\u2019s protect the nation’s peace. <\/p>\n

The security we have is not something we should take for granted. To take it for granted would mean starting to undermine it, which would eventually lead to its loss. I believe we should all understand this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ngirente also warned against individuals and foreign entities attempting to sow division among Rwandans, calling for vigilance to prevent any return to the dark history of the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow anything that threatens the security of our country, nor will we tolerate anything that risks dragging us back into the tragic history of the Genocide against the Tutsi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister highlighted that the commemoration period is also a moment to express gratitude to the former Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA-Inkotanyi) who stopped the Genocide.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo honor them also means doing our part to build a better Rwanda for the future, which includes refusing to let anyone lead us down a path that could result in genocide again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He further noted that remembrance is a time to reflect on the country\u2019s painful history and strengthen national unity while rejecting any ideology that could lead to a repeat of those dark times.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ngirente called on the youth to take a stand against genocide ideology and those who propagate it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be responsible youth. But to achieve that, parents have a key role to play. What values are we teaching our children at home? Let\u2019s raise them with Rwandan values that promote harmony with others,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the need for combined efforts\u2014by parents, teachers, and the government\u2014to raise a generation committed to peace and unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do this, Rwanda will remain a peaceful country, free from division and free from genocide,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

The 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi officially began on April 7 and will continue for 100 days.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente said that Rwanda\u2019s security is a result of President Kagame’s leadership, urging Rwandans not to take their security for granted and to continue prioritizing unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000085281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","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":2000085281,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pm5-14-7715d.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53787","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000085281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53787"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53787"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}