Nyange Secondary School in Ngororero district of Western Province will soon be recognized as an institution of the brave and awarded thus under Imena category.
This was confirmed during an extraordinary cabinet meeting that convened at Village Urugwiro presided over by President Paul Kagame.
The cabinet meeting agreed to erect a monument that tells of the bravery of Nyange students that refused to succumb to ethnic dogmas that led to their massacre.
The brutal raid at Nyange school was committed in the night of 18th March 1997, where infiltrators ordered students to divide into groups of Hutus and Tutsis. Students refused the directive saying they are all Rwandans.Seven of the students were killed.
Some 40 Survivors of the raid formed Komezubutwari Association through which they advocate for health and education support to the survivors and the rest of the community. Some of the survivors need surgical operation from specialized doctors abroad.
However, parents of the seven children killed at Nyange School say that they have not received special support except condolences they receive from Komezubutwari Association.
The ministry of sports and culture, Uwacu Julienne has previously said that in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, they will seek how to help these Imena heroes access educations.
Regarding health care, minister Uwacu said that they have started working with Rwanda Military Hospital and King Faysal to identify who can be treated inside the country and then seek support to get health treatment overseas for those whose medical complications can’t be handled in Rwanda.
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