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Rwanda: Over 12,000 faithful pray for peaceful elections

Over 12,000 believers from various religious denominations in Kigali on Monday 9, thronged Amahoro National Stadium to pray for Rwanda’s presidential elections to be peaceful, reports CISA.

The presidential elections kicked off on Tuesday 10, 2010 and majority are supporting incumbent President Paul Kagame because they feel he has brought both stability and steady economic growth since the country's genocide in 1994.

The crusade which kicked off in the afternoon till sunset was dubbed "Rwanda is in your hands Lord."

The event was mostly characterized by prayers by several pastors, testimonies and entertainment from local church choirs such as the renowned Rehoboth Ministries, Catholic Choir, Amahoro and Hosiana of ADEPR and Adventist church, and a special entertainment from The Sisters.

Pastor Antoine Rutayisire, the senior pastor of St. Etienne who observed that bad politics plunged the country into genocide, urged all churches to wake up and play their role in changing the mindset of Rwandans.

"It's now our churches time to pave the way for a better Rwanda. Rwanda is ours always. If we sleep, it will crumble down," Rutayisire noted, calling on all Rwandans to love and always pray for their country.

He recalled the day of April 17, 1994 when he was among those who survived in the Stadium and said "Rwanda was destroyed by Rwandans who should join hands to rebuild it."

Bishop Faustin Bashaka observed that Rwanda has made a tremendous step in development, especially in the last seven years. Economy, good governance, education, healthcare and decentralization are among the sectors, Bashaka said have developed.

"All these and the peace and security Rwandans are enjoying was a result of good leadership and such leaders need to be rewarded but only the lord can," he said.

Charles Murigande, the Minister of Education, who presided over the event, commended the religions' efforts to change Rwandans.

He commended them for their partnership with the government in creating a peaceful country and to partner in having a seven year term of peace and development.

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[08/11/2010]

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