Boniface Benzinge

Boniface Benzinge is the Rwandan chief of the Abiru, privy counsellors to the Mwami of Rwanda. He is also the ex officio leader of the Abatsobe, the Tutsi caste that provides the Abirus on a hereditary basis.

Life A member of a family of royal historians, Benzinge was a childhood friend the new king was nevertheless subsequently crowned as Yuhi VI in 2017.

Since this occurred, Benzinge has continued to serve as the head of the royal court. In doing this, he has kept the sacred oral traditions of the Abiru secret society alive.