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Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 American drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay written by both George and Keir Pearson. Based on real life events in Rwanda during the spring of 1994, the film stars Don Cheadle as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina, who attempts to rescue his fellow citizens from the ravages of the Rwandan Genocide. Sophie Okonedo and Nick Nolte also appear in principal roles. The film, which has been called an African Schindler's List, documents Rusesabagina's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees, by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence.

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Mr. Vincent Otieno is a volunteer community para-legal based at the Ujamaa Family Center in the sprawling Mukuru Slams of Nairobi.

He is a community development officer who champions the right of citizens especially those living in the city’s informal settlement.

Most of his free time is dedicated in advocating in community peace building forums, community policing and advancing the rights of the marginalised in the informal sector and the rural setting.

He is an accomplished facilitator in community development and community needs assessment to the attainment of public services according to the laid down public guidelines. He is a public defender against institutionalised corruption and other social vices.