Musinga's royal residence - Gekenyeri

Gakenyeri was the Royal Palace of King Yuhi V Musinga and queen mother Nyirayuhi V Kanjogera.Before Gakenyeri,King Yuhi V Musinga had other Royal Palaces like Runda and Gihara in Nduga .Kamonyi in Rukoma ,Gitwiko-Nyamabuye in Nduga ,Mukingo in Busanza north ,Bweramvura in Kabagari and Mwima near Mushirarungu.King Yuhi V Musinga 's Royal Palace at Gakenyeri was built in 1899.Since then,Nyanza become a permenent Kingdom and home to Rwandan Kings until 1962 when kingship rule was abolished.