The decade-old tradition has also seen Nkurunziza reward one of his sons, Jonathan, who was aged five at the time, his wife, Denise Bucumi, and one of their nannies. "Head of state Pierre Nkurunziza gave an envelope (of money) to his daughter Naomie Nkurunziza, who has been behaving well at home," state broadcaster RTNB said. By AFPMore by this AuthorBurundian President Pierre Nkurunziza lauded his 12-year-old daughter and gave her money at May Day ceremonies designed to honour the country's top workers. "Head of state Pierre Nkurunziza gave an envelope (of money) to his daughter Naomie Nkurunziza, who has been behaving well at home," state broadcaster RTNB said in an overnight tweet, without specifying the amount. "Pierre Nkurunziza says that she is hard-working and loves Burundian culture and sport," it said.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2019 17:03 UTC