A similar episode occurred in 2016, following the controversy over the presidents third term, where high school students scribbled on textbook pictures of Nkurunziza.
Alibainisha kuwa vitabu hivyo  vya kiada vilikuwa havijakaguliwa kwa miaka kadhaa na mara kwa mara vimekuwa vikitumiwa na wanafunzi wengine, kwa hiyo ni vigumu kujua nani kaviwekea alama.