Tanzanian, Ethiopian Politicians Blame Genocide On
Colonialism
African Regional News Updates
12 April 2009
Kigali — The visiting delegation of
politicians from Tanzania and Ethiopia has blamed
western colonialists for being responsible for the
1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The politicians, who
are representing their countries in joining Rwandans
to commemorate the Genocide, said this after visiting
Gisozi Memorial Centre on Monday
"This is a horrible tragedy for Rwanda, and it is also
a huge failure of the international community in
peacekeeping mission," said the deputy secretary
general of the Tanzanian ruling party, Chama cha
Mapinduzi (CCM), George Mkuchika.
"The blame goes to the colonialists who divided us;
they are responsible for everything that happened in
this country."
The historical documentation at the Centre of victims
of the Genocide offered grim testimonies to the
delegations of how the genocide was organised and
executed.
"Let us remember what happened here and learn from the
errors that allowed this to take place. We as Africans
have to do the best we can to maintain our peace."
Mkuchika is also the Tanzanian Minister of
Information, Sports and Culture.
Speaking after a tour of the multi-storied building
that holds neatly stuck posters and video screens
bearing testimonies, the Executive Member of the
Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF),
Redwan Hussein, who is also the Head of Public
Relations of his party in Addis Ababa blamed the
colonizers for being the root cause of the Genocide.
"We stand on hallowed ground where blood was
shed...what happened here was a failure of every
member of the international community. It was not our
finest hour and Rwanda fell to its near death,"
Hussein said.
He added: "The genocide in Rwanda was against the
African core existence of love and peace; this is the
time we should focus at build firm roots of our
continent never to experience such a tragedy." He said
that his excitement lies in Rwanda's reconstruction
and its progress in development.
The delegations were accompanied to the Memorial
Centre by MP Francis Kaboneka.
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