abakoresha

How to say it

Meaning

People who employ others; in the colonial period, especially the local agents who collected head tax and organized forced labour.

Good to know

plural of umukoresha (aba- class); in modern Kinyarwanda this most often means 'employers'; the historical sense of colonial tax collector survives in older texts.

Examples

• Abakoresha bagomba kwishyura abakozi babo ku gihe.Employers must pay their workers on time.
• Ese abakoresha ba kera basabaga abaturage umusoro w'umutwe?Did the employers of old demand head tax from residents?
• Abakoresha ntibemewe kwirukana umukozi badafite impamvu ifatika.Employers are not allowed to dismiss a worker without a valid reason.
• Abakoresha bazasinyana amasezerano mashya n'abakozi.The employers will sign new contracts with the workers.