7 April 2026 - More than 800 people including members of the Rwandan community in Kenya, Kenyan government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organizations in Kenya, and friends of Rwanda gathered at the United Nations Office to Nairobi (UNON) to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

In his remarks, High Commissioner Ernest Rwamucyo noted that Kwibuka32 is both a time to honor the victims, comfort survivors and pay tribute to the Rwandan Patriotic Front/Army whose brave young men and women under the wise leadership of H.E President Paul Kagame liberated the country, stopped the genocide and restored the nation’s dignity and hope.

He also added that commemoration serves a collective call to members of the international community to ensure the dismantling of the FDLR genocidal group and the arrest of genocide perpetrators while at the same time denying platforms to the deniers of the genocide against the Tutsi.

As part of Kwibuka32, there was a Walk To Remember from the United Nations Office at Nairobi to the High Commission of Rwanda. A week-long Kwibuka Exhibition was also officially opened today at UNON and will be open to the public until April 14, 2026.

Representing the Government of Kenya at Kwibuka32 in Nairobi, Amb. Dennis Mburu, Director General of the Africa Directorate at Kenya's Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, reaffirmed Kenya’s solidarity with the Government and People of Rwanda and saluted the resilience and courage of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. 

He also hailed Rwanda's home-grown solutions employed in the country's rebuilding journey, such as Gacaca courts.

"With a shattered society and a justice system that had been decimated, Rwanda did not simply look to external models for answers. Instead, it reached into its own cultural heritage and reimagined justice for an unprecedented challenge," he said.

He added that Kenya is proud to stand beside Rwanda not only as a neighbour but also as a partner in the East African Community, and as a fellow nation committed to the belief that the dignity of every human life is non-negotiable.