The youth must build on the foundation laid by the country’s liberators to help the country expand economically, in health services and all others sectors, according to Dr Richard Sezibera. Sezibera who has served in different capacity over the past 27 years including in cabinet, was one of those who participated in the four-year liberation struggle by RPF-Inkotanyi. He made the remarks Monday July 5, at a virtual conference organized by Patriotism Organization Rwanda, a youth-led organization, which tackled the role of the youth in sustaining the liberation values and contribute to the fight against genocide denial. The conference was organized in the context of the 27 liberation celebrations which were held on Sunday, July 4 to mark the end of a genocidal regime. Sezibera urged the youth to focus on the future and move forward, because the Genocide deniers and those who bear Genocide ideology are stuck in the past and the youth should work hard to fight this. “The first value the Rwandan youth should have is knowing that first they are Rwandans and that our country was built and will be built by us Rwandans and not someone else,” he said. “Another value is unity; unity is what made liberation possible, the youth should focus on what unifies them us Rwandans and not what separates them, because once united, they will be able to build a country we want for the next generation,” he cautioned. Fiona Kamikazi one of the panelists and a Rwandan youth urged her contemporaries to own the fight against Genocide deniers and those promoting its ideology and never tire doing so. “The burden to fight Genocide denial and ideology should not be left to Genocide survivors, organizations or the government because it is our responsibility as the youth to keep fighting and let such people know that they cannot get away with it. As the youth, we have the duty of protecting our country from such propaganda.” she said. She said that the young generation has been lucky be live in a peaceful country, full of opportunities, with all the necessary infrastructure to realise their dreams and aspirations and those of the country. “We have a vision to make our country a high income country by 2050. As we advance towards this vision, most of old people will not be with us; it is up to us the youth to work hard so we can reach these aspirations,” she added.
