King Kigeli V's final homecoming

The funeral service and burial ceremony at Mwima hill, the final resting place of King Kigeli V. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA

As six men walked under the weight of a silver coffin, the young and old craned their necks to have a better view of King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa’s last journey.

They were witnesses to history. It is not every day that Rwanda buries a monarch.