Arthur Kabunda, Burundian-Canadian citizen murdered on 28th December 2000 Titanic Express Genocide attack

Remembering 28th December 2000 Genocide victims of FNL PALIPEHUTU, among those victims, I knew Arthur Kabunda.My Father was due to take the same bus from Kigali, but was called at University for a lecture! Arthur himself had travelled with his Sister from Canada, but the flights from Kigali to Bujumbura were fully booked, so, Arthur decided to book himself on titanic express bus, Arthur was the same age as me, he had been warned not to take the bus by his Family, in his last minutes of life, he begged Hutu rebels to take his money, but was met with brutal butchering, someone who went to see him at the morgue was advised not to see the body.

A number of Young People I grew up with lost their lives in the waves of genocide against tutsi attacks sweeping the Nation of Burundi, this is why I do a repetition in my campaigns, and I am always met with the complete indifference from some who view genocide against Tutsi as justifiable!

Many are grieved as the same genocide criminals have since become arrogant and terrorising against survivors or Families of those who lost their loved ones in these bus genocide attacks, the same groups that committed Genocide have since benefited amnesty from powerful Regional Governments and the African Union, the same international community had pressured previous regimes to open doors to democracy, regional governments had gone further in imposing sanctions on Burundi for this goal to be achieved, but yet, no one has condemned crimes of genocide committed by both the ruling Party CNDD-FDD and FNL PALIPEHUTU.

The logic of justice in Burundi is that Genocide criminals were granted amnesty, while victims are now led by the same genocide criminals, and are told that genocide criminals will be the ones chairing justice and truth and reconciliation commission, that is something that was advocated for by the international community, by Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton as chairs peace talks initiatives, how ironic that they advocated for justice for some,and peace and reconciliation for others?

Never again! Yes to Reconciliation, but minimum justice first for all our Families just as there is justice for Rwanda, DRC, Sudan, Ivory Coast and many other conflicts, we, Burundians, are human beings who are equally entitled to Justice!