Heroes’ day is a time to celebrate the bravery of Rwandans
Rwanda heroes’ day is the time to reflect remember and say a big thank you to our heroes and heroines who by their exceptional qualities of selflessness, sacrifice and courage in the face of severest danger that made Rwandans to regain their identity and dignity.
Heroes day is the time to celebrate our extraordinary great men and women (dead and living) who worked hard to ensure that Rwanda get liberated from injustice and left their footprints in our hearts to keep the Rwanda shining.
A careful reflection of our dark history when Rwanda genocidal government slaughtered defenseless people while the World shamelessly, unimpressed and indifferent watched, gives us the courage, will and confidence to rejuvenate our Rwanda spirit.
The World then (still is today) did was to indulge in academic arguments whether the number slaughtered was in hundreds, thousands or millions.
Today, Rwandans are overwhelmed with the feeling of pride in their heroes and heroine never-say-die spirit in liberating their country in the face of severest of tremendous odds and dangers.
Our heroes and heroines withstood with stout hearts to defeat the enemy and its mentors to stop the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwanda is currently witnessing steadfast development cause despite ill intentions and efforts by detractors and reactionaries.
Rwanda heroes day is the time for our thanksgiving and a time to pause a while to take stock of the successes, challenges and draw strategies for the future aspirations. The liberation struggle is an on-going concern for Rwanda’s prosperity.
Every Rwandan is determined and committed to build the nation. The reactionaries’ deliberate false self-seeking and ill motivated propaganda to undermine Rwanda development vision will never succeed.
Rwanda success depends upon the enduring spirit, power of vision, qualities, conviction, motivation and values of Rwandans.
A big thank you to Rwanda heroes and heroines- succeed we must.
Geoffrey MUSHAIJA is PhD (Economics) Land Policy Research Scholar