Rwanda Landscape and Memory


Kamengeri's Rock. "My grandfather told me this story. At the time I was ten and he was old like I am now. King Rwogero had a goatherd named Kamangeri and this goatherd was trading away the kings goats for cows. The king summoned Kamangeri to the palace and asked ' What would you do if if someone betrayed you?' Kamangere answered, ' I would heat a rock until it pulsed red. Then burn the man on the rock.' The king had villagers stoke fire on these rocks for 30 days. Then he summoned...
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Brendan Bannon 28 Feb 2014
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