Kizito Mihigo ( born 25 July 1981 ) is a Rwandan gospel singer , songwriter , organist , composer of sacred music and television presenter . Genocide survivor , peace and reconciliation activist , he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in France . In 2010 he created the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation . In April 2014 , after releasing a critical song immediately prohibited by Rwandan authorities , Mihigo was arrested and charged with planning to oust the government . In February 2015 , he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment after being convicted of conspiracy against the government of President Paul Kagame . On 15 September 2018 , with Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza , Mihigo was released by presidential grace
Genocide
Rwandan genocide
Kizito Mihigo