Recently Travis and I joined Jean Claude for the 3rd annual Rwandese Cultural Day, held at the Chiromo campus of the University of Nairobi. The event was primarily for the benefit and enjoyment of Rwandese refugees, several thousand of which live in Kenya. There were a few outsiders, though, like the two of us.
The day consisted of entertainment, speeches, and food. Jean Claude, a Burundian, was able to translate much of it for the two of us. He told us that the two languages are similar. He also explained much of the significance of various aspects of the dances, etc.
Both he and David, a young man from Rwanda that also attends our church, told us that it’s actually quite amazing to see both Hutu and Tutsi in the same location. They were very pleased that such progress had been made since the genocide twelve years ago.
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