The remains will be buried on Saturday 28th August 2021 at the newly constructed Kiziguro Genocide Memorial completed at a cost of over Rwf600 million.

Gatsibo district vice mayor in charge of social affairs, Mary Kantengwa has told IGIHE that the remains to be buried decently include 5000 exhumed from a mass grave nearby Kiziguro memorial and others relocated from a memorial located in Bugarura.

“The remains to be accorded decent burial include over 5000 exhumed from the mass grave, 254 remains to be relocated from Bugarura memorial and more 15 remains exhumed from different sectors,” he said.

Kiziguro is located in former Murambi Commune that was led by Jean Baptiste Gatete serving 40-year sentence in Arusha for Genocide crimes.

Kiziguro memorial accommodates 14,000 remains of Genocide victims killed in Murambi Commune.

Over 5000 remains of Genocide victims are set to be accorded decent burial at the newly completed Kiziguro memorial.