Insight

I narrowly survived Genocide - pro golfer Ruterana

Rwanda’s first professional golfer, Emmanuel Ruterana has lived to tell the story of his near brush with death after surviving the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi. His father was killed in the Genocide.  “We never knew we would live to today, we lost our loved ones but we survived for a reason and a good one, so we don’t have to feel lonely, discouraged or even depressed,” the 32-year-old said in an interview with this paper.
Emmanuel Ruterana is currently ranked second behind Jean Baptiste Hakizimana. File photo
Emmanuel Ruterana is currently ranked second behind Jean Baptiste Hakizimana. File photo
Richard Bishumba