The highly anticipated concert to honour Cecile Kayirebwa as a legendary music icon which was scheduled on Sunday evening at Kigali Cultural and Exhibition Village (KCEV) was canceled by City of Kigali as a precaution in the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

The organizers of the concert christened, “Ikirenga mu bahanz” aimed to create awareness o drug abuse, were surprised to see the cancellation on social media yet fans had started arriving for the concert.

The city of Kigali said the decision to cancel concerts and other congregations were informed by directives issued by the Prime Minister on March 6 indicating preventive and precautionary measures.

“We want to inform the general public that concerts, music shows, gatherings, marches, expositions and all forms of gatherings have been suspended from today March 8 until further notice,” the announcement read.

The communiqué further requests churches, pubs, hotels, restaurants, entertainment and fitness venues among others, to “strengthen hygiene measures by putting in place facilities that allow washing hands, or use of other detergents.”

Wedding venues are also meant to respect this.

On March 6, 2020, Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente issued directives aimed at averting a possible spread of the deadly New Coronavirus as the epidemic spreads to different African countries.