Felin Gakwaya

So I had to go to Ririma.

Once there, I found those who killed my relatives.

My duty was to ensure no prisoner escaped.

That was my responsibility.

But didn't you meet and talk with them since you knew each other?

Yes, I did talk to them.

When they came to the store to collect food, they noticed I had reinforced security to prevent escapes, and we would talk.

Even when the fights broke out inside the prison, I would step in and calm them down.

Was this because you were following orders as in the army, or because your heart had found peace?

I felt it was the government's order to forgive, that there should be no revenge, but rather to put the culprits in jail and have them serve their sentences.

Later, Kachacha courts began inside the prison.

I attended and listened to testimonies.

Who killed, who was killed, and how they were killed.

I realized I could not take revenge because I had never seen those who killed my family.

And in Gachacha, no one confessed to killing them.

The person who said it was not in jail.

No one suspected him because he was still young during the genocide.

He made a confession later in Gajacha and asked me for forgiveness.

He came with his father and his wife to my home.

I told him, I forgive you.