Nyirarukundo Xavera

quotes provided are not quotable October 10 2026 16:14 20261010161407 Nyirarukundo Xavera, also known as Xavera Nyirarukundo, is a Rwandan journalist with the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA). She presents news in Kinyarwanda on Radio Rwanda and co-hosts the newspaper-review programme Makuru ki mu Binyamakuru? with Jean Daniel Sindayigaya. She has also performed in radio dramas produced by the Indamutsa troupe. In 2024, she became secretary of the Rwanda Media Commission's board. Quotes Journalism and public service I don’t see myself as a celebrity. I participate in community work just like any other citizen. I’m a parent and a Rwandan before I’m a journalist. ICK Journalism Students Inspired by Visit from Prominent Alumni, ICK News, 17 May 2025. Becoming a journalist I never thought I would become a journalist. After I finished secondary school, my uncle, who was a priest, told me I would study at ICK, where there was a journalism department. I thought he was joking, but the next day he told me he had already enrolled me. I started studying journalism, and when I went for an internship at Radio Rwanda, they gave me a job. Bamwe mu banyamakuru bo hambere mwakunze baherereye he?, Kigali Today, 21 February 2024. Translated from Kinyarwanda. When I started university, I began remembering the journalists I had listened to and admired, including Amabilis Sibomana, Rwakana Gaspard and Louise Kayibanda. I admired the way they presented the news, and that made me love journalism. Bamwe mu banyamakuru bo hambere mwakunze baherereye he?, Kigali Today, 21 February 2024. Translated from Kinyarwanda. External links Rwanda Broadcasting Agency Interview and profile published by ICK News Category:Rwandan journalists