{"id":54578,"date":"2025-06-20T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kitoko-prepares-for-homecoming-after-over-a-decade-abroad\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:59:48","slug":"kitoko-prepares-for-homecoming-after-over-a-decade-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kitoko-prepares-for-homecoming-after-over-a-decade-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitoko prepares for homecoming after over a decade abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to IGIHE, Kitoko shared that while he has not set a specific date, his return is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I\u2019ve been preparing for it. I want to return. It\u2019s been 12 years since I left home. I miss making music in Rwanda, but more importantly, there are personal and professional projects I want to pursue there. At any moment, you might hear that I\u2019ve made the move,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being based in the UK, Kitoko affirmed that he remains musically active. With more flexibility in his schedule compared to previous years, when he balanced his academic commitments with business, he has found renewed energy for his music career.<\/p>\n<p>Kitoko recently released a new single titled &#8220;In Love&#8221;, adding to his catalog of popular tracks that began with his 2008 breakout song \u201cIkiragi.\u201d His early success quickly established him as a leading voice in Rwanda\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his musical pursuits, Kitoko has continued to invest in his education. He earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Politics from South Bank University in 2022 and later enrolled in a Master\u2019s program at London Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n<p>The artist is also scheduled to perform at the upcoming Rwanda Liberation Day celebration in Belgium on July 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2oUwgJw9K7s\" title=\"IN LOVE by Kitoko Official Video\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-89440\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kitoko1-5-7d40d.jpg\" alt=\"Kitoko earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Politics from South Bank University in 2022 and later enrolled in a Master\u2019s program at London Metropolitan University.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After over a decade abroad, Rwandan artist Kitoko Bibarwa Patrick has revealed plans to permanently relocate to Rwanda. The London-based singer, who relocated to the United Kingdom in 2013, confirmed that preparations for his homecoming are underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000089441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","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":2000089441,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-669-f6b6a.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54578","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=54578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000089441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54578"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54578"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}