{The President of the National Commission of Itorero, Boniface Rucagu , is expected to publicly ask Forgiveness because of his contribution in the creation of RTLM Radio station that played a large role in the spread of hatred of Hutu against Tutsi in 1994.
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This apology is in line with Ndi Umunyarwanda, an initiative launched by President Paul Kagame to restore the unity and dignity of all Rwandans without ethnic divisions.
Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) was a Rwandan radio station which broadcast from July 8, 1993 to July 31, 1994.
It played a significant role falling on the April – July 1994 Rwandan Genocide .The station’s name is French for “Mille Collines Free Radio and Television,” Deriving from the description of Rwanda as” Land of a Thousand Hills”.
Widely listened to by the general population, it projected racist propaganda against Tutsis, moderate Hutus, Belgians, and the United Nations Mission UNAMIR.
To set up that Radio, Businessmen have contributed their share, among them there was Rucagu Boniface who contributed Rwf 5000 to create the RTLM.
In exclusive interview with IGIHE, the Former MP Boniface Rucagu Said He was saddened by the fact that he put his contribution in such a business.
He said that he contributed little money because he was not interested in the creation of such radio.
“I will apologize because I joined a company that ended up with inciting hatred which led to the Genocide against Tutsis”
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