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Scovia Mutesi Quotes

born 1986

Scovia Mutesi (also written Mutesi Scovia or Scovia Umutesi; born 1986), popularly known as Mama Urwagasabo, is a Rwandan journalist and media entrepreneur. She is the founder and managing director of the gender-focused news outlet Mama Urwagasabo and has been Chairperson of the Rwanda Media Commission (RMC), the media self-regulatory body, since November 2024.

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"I will advocate for journalists to work freely and professionally."

"...ndi mukuru kandi nyoboye abakuze..."

A journalist has the responsibility to inform, educate and entertain people.

We should not judge people, but the work they produce.

"Journalism requires passion, integrity and commitment... the profession's mandate goes beyond reporting to include informing, educating and entertaining the public."

"We want to be models of change."

“A person who studied journalism but is lazy and lacks ability is worse than someone who did not study journalism but loves it and continues to develop their knowledge in it.

Journalism requires dedication, continuous learning, and a deep sense of responsibility

Mutesi said that today, some people even come from families that survived the Genocide, yet they promote denial. She urged that voices should rise above evil and called for the fight against genocide ideology, denial, and all forms of distortion.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Scovia Mutesi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.