Rwanda Embassy in Nairobi boycotts commemoration event at the UN

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro arrives at the U.N Gigiri to commemorate the 22nd Anniversary of Genocide against the Tutsi last year. He was received by the Rwandan Ambassador to Kenya James Kimonyo and the U.N Resident Coordinator Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee. PHOTO BY GEORGE

A diplomatic row between Rwanda and the United Nations (UN) over the definition of what unfolded in Rwanda in 1994 ‘genocide’ has overshadowed the preparations for this year’s commemoration event.