Ibaze Nawe

Ibaze Nawe?

The Rwandan youth-

we,

we are stuck between an era of 

Impossibility and possibility

negativity and positivity

hostility and hospitality

Ibaze nawe?

We are just at arriving at a peak 

of a very steep

mountain,

That our elders had to climb-

and right now-

there are only 

two- possible - things- 

that could happen

Mubyibaze namwe?

One:

We could relax-

and back down-

n like humpty dumpty- 

come tumbling down-

and be the Afrika, 

the rest of the world 

can laugh at, 

just like a clown

and be broken

and needy

with pictures of our kids- 

stomachs out, and dirty- 

asking wamfunguriye?”

we can continue this 

vicious chain

with an economy 

that is forever borrowing

and falling 

in dept

all because we

- Slept-

and kept-

procrastinating, 

waiting-

for someone else

to do it tomorrow-

digging a deeper grave-

Erega, it is in someone’s agenda 

for us to fail and be in sorrow-

Haven’t you read the terms and conditions

don’t you think they need some revisions?

They are saying “Sakwe Sakwe”

BANKING on us to say “Soma”

Mujye Mubyibaza  namwe?

Or

Two:

we could take charge,

and by we I mean-

 you and you and you and you-

take this opportunity we’ve been given,

and make a living,

make our dreams come true

be a different youth-

that Africa can look up to-

that history books never knew-

we can teach the past a lesson-

That in fact- 

History does not 

repeat itself-

because we won’t let it-

that our people will not kill 

each other again

because that- already happened  

and we won’t forget it

erega, ijoro ribara uwariraye

wala* we are living proof!

Rwandan youth-

Mubyibaze namwe-

Ko

For once, 

we have a leadership

that really wants to have a 

relationship 

with its people

that’s willing to do good

instead of evil

that are willing to help us advance

instead of send us back to the 

mid-evil Period. 

Period.

This happens only

once in a blue moon-

So today I stand here

hoping, that there are some people in this room

Who have the guts to dream 

to be astronauts

who have the guts to

Dream to be lawyers

Who have the guts to

not just want to be an employee

but who Dream to be employers 

I hope that each and every one of you here-

has the guts to take your dreams 

0-100 real quick

Don’t let this opportunity go to waste

Have dreams of expensive taste

then send the bills to yourselves

wake up, work hard, and make a living

of this opportunity we’ve been given.

Ufashe Imana, kugufasha, kugafasha. (lol)

Mubyibaze namwe….

Written by: Angel Uwamahoro & Winnie Rugamba

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