Poet and teacher Innocent Bahati disappeared in 2021 after meeting an unknown person at a hotel in Nyanza district. Shortly after the disappearance, the Rwandan Secretary of State asked the public in a speech to “forget the difficulties that the Rwandan poetry community has known in recent times.” Prior to his disappearance, Bahati published his poetry on YouTube and Facebook and regularly performed at poetry events in Rwanda. His poems include “Mfungurira” (Open), “Rubebe,” which Bahati described as a satire about the church, and “Uwenda Ngomba u Rwanda” (The Debt I Need for Rwanda).
Innocent Bahati
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Poet
Country:Rwanda
Region:Sub-Saharan Africa
Gender:Male
Status:Disappeared