Rwandans in Nairobi hold second cultural gala; about 500 attend

The second Rwanda Cultural Gala & Exhibition was held at Utalii Sports Club in Nairobi, with about 500 Rwandans and friends of Rwanda attending, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported on 18 October 2026. The Rwanda High Commission in Kenya hosted the event, and the diaspora committee organised it.

The programme included sport: football, volleyball and igisoro, a traditional board game.

An evening of cultural celebrations followed, at which the best-performing teams received awards. Rwandan traditional dances, songs and drumming were performed at intervals during the event.

Rwandan entrepreneurs also showed their products and services at the exhibition.

Ernest Rwamucyo, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Kenya, thanked the diaspora committee for organising the event. He urged Rwandans living in Kenya to uphold Rwandan values and preserve the country's culture.

Dr Innocent Butare, chairperson of the leadership committee of the Rwandan Community in Kenya, spoke about the importance of preserving Rwanda's positive image.

The first gala was held on 11 October 2025 at the United Kenya Club in Nairobi, under the theme "Our Culture, the Pillar of Our Unity", according to the Rwanda High Commission in Kenya. It drew more than 500 Rwandans and friends of Rwanda. Its awards ceremony recognised four Rwandan teams from across Kenya that took part in the Imena Football Tournament 2025, and organisers said then that they hoped the gala would become an annual tradition.