Kiremba


Kiremba is a small town in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 7 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 4.3 kilometres northwest of Buta. On April 30, 1997, the same day as the massacre at nearby Buta, the National [Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy|FDD] killed Hutu and two Tutsi people in Kiremba, burning the local hospital and raping two women before killing them. In 2004, the people were tested for epilepsy.
Kiremba has a Swedish Protestant School, although it is said to be more Anglican in its teachings.