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  • Public Transport Operators in Kigali City Announced

    {{Rwanda Utility Regulatory Authority (RURA) and the City of Kigali today announced companies and a cooperative that have won bids to operate in public transportation in Kigali City.}}

    In a new drive to reform the public transport sector in the capital city, Kigali City was divided into four (4) exclusive public transport zones that were allocated to successful bidders through an open competitive bidding process.

    Following the bidding process the following companies will be awarded a five year license to operate in their respective zones;

    · {{Kigali Bus Service (KBS)}} will operate in Zone I and it will cover Remera, Kanombe, Kabeza, Nyarugunga, Rusororo (Kabuga), Masaka, and Ndera Sectors. The trunk routes of this public transport zone shall include the main routes connecting it to the CBD or to Nyabugogo Taxi Park.

    · {{ Royal Express Ltd}} will operate in Zone II and it will cover Niboye, Kicukiro (Sonatubes, Centre), Gahanga, Gatenga, Gikondo and Kigarama. The trunk routes of this public transport zone shall include the main routes connecting it to the CBD and to Nyabugogo Taxi Park.

    · {{Rwanda Federation of Transport Cooperatives (RFTC)}} will operate in Zone III and it will cover Kimironko, Kinyinya (Kagugu & Dutchwelle), Gisozi, Kacyiru, New Gakinjiro, Batsinda, Kibagabaga, Kimihurura, Nyarutarama and the trunk routes of this public transport zone shall include the main routes connecting it to the CBD and to the Nyabugogo and Kimironko Taxi Parks.

    · {{Rwanda Federation of Transport Cooperatives (RFTC)}} will operate in Zone IV and it will cover Kimisagara, Nyakabanda, Nyamirambo, Mageragere, Kigali, Gatsata, Karuruma, Jabana, Nyacyonga, and the trunk, inter and intra zone routes connecting it to the CBD and Nyabugogo Taxi Park.

    Public transport zones are made up of trunk routes emanating from each zone heading towards the Central Business District (City centre) and Nyabugogo terminal, intra-zone routes within a given public transport zone and inter-zone routes connecting two different public transport zones.

    The Director General of RURA Maj. Gatarayiha Regis indicated that, “The new strategy is in line with the new public transport policy approved by cabinet last year and it is aimed at putting in place a clear and favorable regulatory framework that encourages investment in public transport as a lucrative sector in the City of Kigali.”

    The Mayor of the City of Kigali Ndayisaba Fidele said that, “The public transport system has come to solve the problem city residents have been facing in accessing public transport and it will ease movement in Kigali.”

    Mayor Ndayisaba also pointed out that, “This system will encourage the use of modern, smart and bigger buses appropriate for public transport along congested roads in the City of Kigali”.

    The new public transport system will require operators to have a spacing of 5 minutes between each bus during pick hours and a spacing of 15 minutes between each bus during off peak hours.

    The new public transport system is planned to start working on 30th August 2013.

  • Summer Energy Party for Umubano Hotel

    {{The holidays for most people are still ongoing and they will not stop unless the organisers stop planning for parties.}}

    This weekend, Umubano Hotel in Kacyiru is hosting a party called, ‘‘Summer Energy Pool Party’ . the party that will take two days (Friday and Satutrday) is sponsored by BRALIRWA and Skyy Vodka.

    Topping the list of entertainers is DJ Swagga from Germany and our very own DJ Toxxyk who will treat revelers to a wide range of techno and house music.

    Apart from the music, there will be different games to enjoy like, Volleyball, Mini-foot, tennis, arm wrestling and of course swimming.

    “I thought of hosting this event after realising that most parties have been happening at night, yet people are supposed to be enjoying out in the sun with their families,” said Marc Maradona, one of the organisers of the party.

    “Umubano Hotel is strategically located and they have many sports facilities that will keep the party people occupied at the festivity,” he added.

    People who will attend the parties will have free access to the after parties at Papyrus Night Club in Kimihurura.

    The red carpet Summer Energy Pool Party’ starts at 10am until dawn. Entrance fee is Rwf5, 000 with free cocktails at the entrance.

  • Rwanda Avails Grazing Land to Cattle Herders Evicted from Tanzania

    {{The government of Rwanda has prepared over 300 hectares of grazing land to accomodate refugees returning from Tanzania.}}

    Most of the returnees are herders currently being evicted from Tanzania together with their livestock.

    The Agriculture Board (RAB) says the grazing land has been secured in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts.

    About 2,000 cattle have arrived from Tanzania to Rwanda since Tanzania expelled Rwandans from Kagera region in the north-western swathes of East Africa’s largest nation.

    The farmers had expressed worry over grazing land.

    However, Celestin Nyambyi, the coordinator of Rab in Eeastern Province said, “Cows coming in numbers may pose a serious health threat if not properly watched…but we have earmarked areas to handle the cows until further notes…the coming farmers will get all they need to resettle in their country”.

  • New Movie to Depict Rwanda’s Liberation War

    {{Reports from Hollywood, US indicate that a new movie on the 1990-1994 Rwanda Liberation War is in its advanced production stages.}}

    Rwanda’s Hillywood and Hollywood have teamed up to produce the motion picture that chronicles events that characterised the struggle by the RPF/A to liberate the country from decades of misrule.

    Eric Kabera, the head of Hillywood, one of the producers of the movie, said they will soon start shooting the movie, that is to be titled, Before and After.

    Kabera told {The New Times}, “The script is done and we would be getting a line producer to break down the budget as we plan to secure the finances. This will take another six more months before we know the date of the shooting.”

    Adam Leipzig, an American film and theatre producer, film executive and writer, is one of the proposed film producers alongside Kabera.

  • Kamonyi residents Appreciate Services Offered During Medical Army Week

    {{Residents of Runda Sector in Kamonyi district turned in big numbers to get their children treated during an outreach medical army week in their area organized this week by Rwanda Military Hospital. }}

    On the 5 day of the exercise and one day before closing, the medical team from RMH treated 1700 children at Nyamiyaga and Gihara Health centers.

    Dusabe Speciosa of Nyagatare cell in Runda sector appreciated the service she was given ” My child had respiratory system difficulties.

    We consulted the doctor this morning and he found out the baby was suffering from bronchitis disease.

    He described her medicament and I hope she will soon recover, I really appreciate the service”, she said.

    Maj Dr King Kayondo of RMH said that this medical army week was focused on children and they are freely treating dental, eye, dermatology and Ear, Nose and throat(ENT) diseases.

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  • UN, SA Row Looms over Gaddafi Estate

    {{The United Nations has turned to fired ANC security chief Tito Maleka for help in tracking down the missing Gaddafi billions — a move expected to spark a diplomatic row between South Africa and the world body.}}

    According to the Sunday Independent, the move tacitly indicates that the UN has little confidence in the South African government’s assistance as the Department of International Relations played ignorant last week to the organisation’s request.

    The newspaper reports it has reliably established that the panel of experts advising the UN Security Council Libya Sanctions Committee has contacted Maleka requesting his help to find the loot, worth an estimated US$10 billion, hidden by Gaddafi in South Africa.

    The panel was set up by the UN to monitor assets frozen by the UN Security Council to starve Gaddafi of resources in the wake of the rebellion against him in early 2011.

  • Uganda: Landslides Bury 5 Villages

    {{Reports from Uganda Indicate that Landslides on Sunday afternoon covered up five villages in parts of Bushiyi Sub-county in the eastern Bududa District, but there was no immediate report of deaths.}}

    17 badly-injured survivors had been admitted to Bududa Hospital. One person was confirmed missing, the district chairman, Mr John Bosco Nambeshe, said.

    A huge mass of soaked soil broke off from uphill, knocking down trees and toppling houses on its path in the third such blanket punishment by Mother Nature in the same district. In 2010, landslides flattened villages in Nametsi Parish, burying an estimated 350 residents. And where tragedy struck yesterday is close and adjacent to Nametsi.

    Preliminary estimates showed some 3,000 people were displaced and in immediate need of assistance, although up to 10, 000 of those living on the foot of Mt Elgon may eventually require relocation.

    Many survivors were reported stranded on one of the high-risk villages cut-off by River Manafwa that burst its banks.

    NMG

  • Probe team on Jomo Kenyatta Airport fire to Give initial Report

    {{Kenya Detectives pursuing the cause of the Wednesday fire that destroyed the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport international arrivals section will release a preliminary report today.}}

    officials said they are compiling a report on what they think caused the fire and that it would be handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

    “The experts who are leading the probe will hand over their preliminary report to indicate the source and cause of the fire,” said a senior informed official, adding that they so far think the fire was the result of either accident or arson.

    This was after Kenya Power officials ruled out electrical faults as the cause of the fire, saying all their circuits were intact.

    Uhuru also announced the fire was not the result of terrorism as he ordered the restructuring of the security command at the airport to come under one commander.

    Stern warning

    “We can now confirm there was no element of a terror incident in this fire. There is no evidence of an explosion or an improvised explosive device. This was a simple fire gone bad,” he said on Friday. He also warned that anyone found culpable would be dealt with.

    FBI detectives who joined the probe said there was no form of terrorism. Two US military fire experts are assisting local investigators, and the US is also providing immigration equipment to help restore regular international service.

    Police are also viewing CCTV footage of events before and after the first fire was reported.

  • EU donates $2m for Congolese refugees in Uganda

    {{United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda has received a contribution of US$2.6 million from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) to support newly-arrived refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). }}

    This latest contribution from the European Commission will help WFP assist Congolese refugees who have arrived in Uganda since January 2012, including more than 18,000 people currently sheltering at Bubukwanga Transit Centre in Bundibugyo district.

    “ECHO’s generosity will enable WFP to feed an estimated 50,000 people for about three months,” said WFP’s acting Representative in Uganda, Michael Dunford.

    “It has come at just the right time for us, as the flow of refugees over the border is stretching our ability to provide adequate nutrition to the newcomers who are often in desperate need,” Dunford added.

    “Europeans stand in solidarity with the Congolese who have been uprooted from their homes due to ongoing violence in their country,” said Roberto Ridolfi, head of the European Union Delegation in Uganda.

    Ridolfi said the ECHO funding would be used to help the most vulnerable families who have fled their homes with few possessions and are in need of life-saving food assistance.

    WFP provides food that is cooked for the refugees while they are at the transit centres, and then provides monthly family rations when they are relocated into settlements.

    WFP currently assists more than 180,000 refugees through three transit centres and eight settlements in southwest and northwest Uganda. Most of these people arrived from the DRC in the last five years, but the country also hosts refugees from South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and Somalia.

    Refugees who have been in Uganda for several years may have established alternative sources of income, including small trade, casual labour and cultivation of land allocated to them by the Government of Uganda.

    However, new arrivals usually require WFP’s full support for up to three years, during which they may be unable to supplement the assistance they receive from WFP, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other partners.

    NV

  • BBA: Tanzanian Feza booted out of The Chase

    {{The 20th housemate to be sent home, revealed on Sunday’s live eviction show, was Tanzania’s Feza.}}

    Gracefully accepting how Africa voted, Feza hugged her fellow housemates immediately after the announcement was made.

    Feza only managed to win votes from four countries, putting her in a tie with Cleo. However Feza had a lower average percentage across all of those countries. The pretty Dillish managed to lead with seven countries declaring their support for her.

    Feza leaves behind eleven weeks in the Big Brother House and her dreams of winning the grand prize of USD $300,000.

    Since Feza’s countryman Nando was suddenly disqualified, Feza’s departure marks the end of Tanzania’s quest for Big Brother supremacy.

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