{{The Minister for Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana has appealed to the media to promote a Youth\u2019s Initiative on national reconciliation based on trust.}}<\/p>\n
Nsengimana said, \u201cSince we have together pledged to take part in nation building, these dialogues and debates should not take a controversial path.\u201d <\/p>\n
He was presiding over the closing ceremony at a two-day YouthConnekt dialogue organised for journalists and artistes that took place at the weekend in Bugesera District.<\/p>\n
Nsengimana says the debate ignited by the youth that Hutus have a moral obligation to apologise because the Genocide was committed in their name. <\/p>\n
Defence Minister Gen.James Kabarebe also at the event said, \u201casking for forgiveness is not an obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gen. Kabarebe was presenting on the topic, \u201cThe struggle that set us free\u201d adding, \u201cAnyone who feels they have the responsibility of asking for forgiveness, especially those in leadership positions, for their role in the 1994 Genocide should do so with honesty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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