Artistes taking part in the Primus GumaGuma music competition (PGGSS 5) visited the Murambi Memorial Site on Wednesday as part of activities to mark the Genocide commemoration. 

The artistes donated Rwf 500,000 toward activities of the memorial site located in Gatsibo District. The memorial site was constructed around a pit in which remains of over 3,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi are buried. The 70 meter deep manhole was constructed in 1970 by Italian priests to provide water but was later used as a dumping site for bodies of innocent people killed during the Genocide.

Jean Pierre Uwizeye, Bralirwa's Communications Manager, said Bralirwa is using this month to get the artistes in touch with the reality of what happened in the country 21 years ago.

Speaking on behalf of the artistes, Dream Boys' Platini said they learnt a lot from visiting the memorial site. He also said that they will see to it that the Rwandan society stays peaceful by fighting genocide ideology.