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  • Alpha To Perform With Tusker Project Fame Stars On Xmas

    {{Nga’ngalito and Judge Ian both popular in the third Tusker Project Fame (TPF3) a regional singing competition, will perform alongside Alpha Rwirangira on Christmas day at Kigali’s Car Wash restaurant.}}

    Judge Ian

    According to Alpha, part of the revenue obtained from the concert will be used to support orphaned children.

    “Entrance fee for adults is Frw5000 and Frw3000 for children, “I call upon people to attend in big numbers so that we can also have fun with the less fortunate and also support local musicians,” he said.

    Also there’re will be a singing competition for children.Contestants will be given points by Judge Ian known to be tough yet entertaining.

    Other local musicians with similar concerts on the same day include Kizito Mihigo, Mani Martin, Maranatha family among others.

  • PPC Members Urged To Embrace Development Programs

    {{Members of Party for Progress and Concord (PPC) have vowed to contribute towards the country’s development starting from the grass root level.}}

    PPC political party was established in 2007. Currently the members are estimated at a total of 100,000.

    Addressing the party’s annual general meeting held in Nyanza town, southern province, Elyse Semama a senior PPC leader motivated the few members to support key national developmental activities including food security, poverty eradication, education and health among others.

    The PPC representative in Nyaruguru district, Providence Mukamazimpaka added that members don’t necessary have to be in top decision making positions to be active but rather can start from their respective communities.

    “I advise everyone to study carefully national priorities and start educating their neighbours. For instance Umurenge SACCO is a government based microfinance program aimed at supporting income generating projects at community level yet people are hesitant to utilize the funds,” she remarked.

  • Police, RRA Seize Smuggler

    {{The National Police together in collaboration with Rwanda Revenue Authority have seized a man for smuggling into the country products worth approximately Frw 1, 200, 000, as reported by RRA Nyabugogo branch.}}

    Jean Claude Ntakirutimana was found with 788 boxes of vinegar together with 30 pairs of shoes with no accompanying legal documents authorising their importation.

    On Arrest, Ntakirutimana said that he liaised with another person in Kampala-Ugamda and reached an agreement of helping him to sell products in Rwanda.

    Ntakirutimana claimed it was the first time he engaged in business activities.

    His driver Ferdinard Bizimana, who drove the products, told press that he normally brings related products and takes them to Burundi and that this time he was hired by Ntakirutimana to transport similar products into Rwanda.

  • Children Share X-mas With First Lady

    {{The First lady Jeannette Kagame on Saturday set off the annual sharing of the Christmas celebrations with different children from different parts of the country.}}

    The main objective of the celebrations is to create awareness to parents to show parental love and care to their children and to others who are orphans while showing them hopes of survival despite the challenges they are going through.

    The First Lady delivered the message to over 100 pupils, aged between seven and twelve years old from all over the country.

    During the ongoing celebrations there will be different performances and competitions in different games performed by the kids.

    Mrs. Kagame together with Santa Clause (Père Noël) will also be giving lots of prizes in order to let pupils end the year with woo moods.

  • Mother Abandons Baby At Co-wife’s House

    {{A woman identified as Mukankusi Donatha (above) has abandoned her baby named Kanyana at her cowife’s house claiming that her husband had failed to provide care for the child.}}

    The incident happened at Niboye Sector, Kicukiro district on Sunday
    Mukankusi in an interview with igihe.com after abandoning the baby said that she separated with her husband because he could torture her and beat her after returning home while drunk.

    “When he is sober, he is the best husband to live with but when he is drunk, he is more of a lion,” she said.

    “I am leaving the baby here and let her step mother take care of her because she is the one living with my husband,” added Mukankusi.

    She says she separated with Victor Tuyizere (husband) who later married another wife one identified as Murekatete.

    According to her, the baby is about one year old but she has no capacity to take care of the baby and that’s why she wants the father to take care of the his child as well.

    Mukankusi says she took the case to the local authorities but no help was given to her.

    By press time, Kanyana’s father was not available for comment. Only the co-wife ‘Murekatete’ was at home. Efforts were futile to obtain a comment from local authorites.

    Murekatete told IGIHE.com that before getting married to Tuyizere she knew that he had another kid from a different woman. She told the husband then that when the child approaches 7 years old, she can take care of her.

    Commenting on the matter, Police Spokesperson Supt. Theos Badege said that in such cases, any resident can pick up the kid and reach her to the local officials to rectify the situation and when all fails then police can get involved and find solution.

    Baby Kanyana (one year old)

  • Rwanda Women Leaders Network Launched

    {{Rwanda’s First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, this weekend officiated the birth of a new network of women leaders named; Rwanda Women Leaders Network (RWLN).}}

    The network is Aimed at encouraging women leaders in sharing their experiences and ideas maintaining their contribution towards Rwanda’s development.

    The event that attracted over 200 women was held at Kigali Serena Hotel on Saturday.

    RWLN was an idea of the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion and One UN Rwanda with the objective of connecting all women leaders and inspiring younger women.

    The First Lady speaking at RWLN launch pointed out that women owe power, wisdom, and ability to contributing positively to Rwanda’s development if given platform.

    Mrs. Kagame further challenged women to stand up and make positive decisions that will bring sustainability and development not only to their families but also the country as well.

  • Tension As North Korea Leader Dies

    Kim Jong-il

    {{South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has today Placed placed all military units on emergency alert following the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death on Saturday.}}

    South Korea’s officials said they may raise the “Defcon,” a five-stage combat alert level, from its current level of four to three, and may also increase the Watchcon, an anti-North Korea surveillance alert, from three to two. Watchcon two signifies a state of emergency with indications of a vital threat from North Korea.

    According to the JCS, the Master Control and Report Center (MCRC) at Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, which handles aerial monitoring and analysis, plans to ask for reinforcement by both South Korean and U.S. forces.

    Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack aged 69. According to hagiographic official accounts, Kim Jong-Il was born on February 16, 1942 at Mount Paekdu, a sacred site to Koreans.

    However, independent experts say his birthplace was actually a guerrilla camp in Russia, from where his father was fighting Japanese forces who had colonised the Korean peninsula.

    He suffered a stroke in August 2008. Some reports say he also suffered from kidney failure which required dialysis, diabetes and high blood pressure.

    Kim defied widespread predictions of regime collapse as the communist state’s command economy wilted under its own contradictions and Soviet aid dried up in the early 1990s.

    In the mid- to late-1990s Kim presided over a famine that by some estimates killed one million — but he still found resources to continue a nuclear weapons programme culminating in tests in October 2006 and May 2009.

    North Korea regime faces increasing pressure from sanctions over its nuclear and missile programmes and the parlous state of the economy. But the late leader’s state of health accelerated a perilous succession.

    Kim Jong-Il inherited power from his father Kim Il-Sung, the 100th anniversary of whose birth comes next year in another flashpoint date that has US and South Korean analysts watching on nervously.

  • Police Trains Special Forces

    {{ {Nasho, Kirehe DIstrict} : 329 Police officers have completed a four Months special training course. The special training was concluded on Saturday.}}

    The course participants were trained on special skills including; drills such as laying and beating ambushes, freeing hostages, individual tactics and self defence as well as shooting.

    During the pass-out ceremony, a group of police officers demonstrated skills in self defence and use of a variety of objects to fight the violent criminals.

    Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana said, “Training police officers in different skills is our priority”.

    He explained that such skills help prevent and fight criminals. Gasana urged the police officers to put in practice skills and knowledge acquired from training to further ensure a secure and peaceful country for all.

    “Without security there is no development that is why security has always to come first,” Gasana said.

  • Discipline is key, Kagame urges RPF Members

    {{President Paul Kagame and the chairman of the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) yesterday called on RPF party members to maintain high levels of discipline as it remains one of the key principles that guide the party.}}

    President Kagame in his capacity as the chairman of the ruling party told party members who had convened at the Petit Stade in Remera for the General Assembly which happens every two years that any acts that contravene the fundamental principles of the party dont only spoil the good image of the party but also impact on the well being of the people they are supposed to serve.

    He pointed that selfish acts such as corruption cannot be tolerated and that whoever gets to stray from that path will face the consequences, making it clear that the party is built on an all inclusive, participatory policy where all the citizens are not only part of the development process but equally share the benefits that come from the hard work and commitment.

    He warned that any leader who strays from the idea has strayed from the path of the party and has to be answerable of the consequences.

    In reference to the just concluded 9th National Dialogue, Umushyikirano, President Kagame said that the overall outcomes of the two-day meeting was an example of how Rwandans, regardless of their political difference, can come together to look for solutions to the challenges, adding that such an event should be reason for people to reflect on what they have to do and had a mindset change towards achieving that.

    Kagame told the assembly which was attended by representatives of recognised opposition parties and non-political government entities that the RPF took the decision to liberate the country because the regime at the time was using discriminative politics and that it will always stand for participatory politics as one of the key principles of RPF is to involve
    citizens in the decision making processes.

    President Kagame said that since it was founded, the RPF Political ideology was designed in a way that everyone was involved, observing that it is different to a football game where only 22 men on the pitch play and the rest who fill up the stadium are just fans who cheer the players on the field,saying that RPF acts as a team where everyone is involved.

    He highlighted that the outcomes of the national dialogue which were a result of the deliberations between leaders, citizens and all the parties in the political and development processes present a better opportunity for all to reflect and have mindset change focussed on the future of the country.

    President Kagame pointed out that while RPF rules a team, each and every person has their responsibilities which they must fulfill and if not, that person will be put to task to explain why they did not meet expectations while those who misuse their positions for selfish interest will be brought to book.

    Pointing out that no country in the world appreciates poverty among its citizens, President Kagame said that the all inclusive approach was adopted such that all Rwandans benefit equally from the development process and that citizens have what it takes to participate in the initiatives to eliminate poverty.

    He however, noted that when leaders divert from such principles to pursue selfish interests, such targets are never, warning party members against abandoning the original objective of the ruling party.

    He pointed out that every negative action by a party member is attributed to the party, issuing a stern warning that RPF is a party that will not allow such individual mistakes to soil the good image of the party, making it clear that it is important for all party members to conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, amongst themselves and in whatever they do for the country.

    Once again, despite Sheikh Musa Fazil Harelimana who was invited to the assembly defending his idea of a 3rd term of the incumbent, President Kagame came out clearly saying that RPF as a party is not built on an individual, observing that the main focus today should be addressing the challenges the country is facing, which is the main issue and there after “many Kagames” can come up to lead the country.

    Harelimana who is the head of the Ideal Political Party (PDI) who was among the other opposition party leaders that were invited to the assembly was recently put on spot by President Kagame saying that he should be the one answering questions of another term since he is the one who started the talk.

    The Sheikh who also doubles as the Minister of Internal Security defended his actions arguing that his idea was a result of a research his party conducted worldwide which showed that countries normally revise the constitution to allow a leader another term in office when it is deemed necessary.

    Also present at the biennial meeting were the president of the Senate and the Speaker of Parliament who are invited in their non-partisan capacities as well as representatives of recognised political parties in the country.

    Perhaps the invited guest who drew the most applause was Christine Mukabunani, the leader of Parti Sociale Imberakuri who noted that her once embattled party has overcome its challenges and it is now ready to partake on the national cake. Last year, the newly formed party was riddled with internal wrangles.

    The assembly was also an opportunity for the ruling party to elect new commissioners where necessary and also take disciplinary action where needed.

    The biennial assembly attended by all party representative at local government levels is also used by the party lay new strategies to consolidate the current development.

  • Kigali Health Institute Awarded Best Health Institute in Africa

    {{Kigali Health Institute (KHI) has emerged as the best healthcare educational institute in Africa 2011. }}

    KHI was honored with The Africa – India Partnership Summit {Le Matinal Educational Excellence Award} which includes a trophy and citation in a ceremony that held at Sugar Beach Resorts, in Mauritius on 14th December 2011.

    The institute was recognized for its innovation, academic and leadership interface as well as the supreme objective of training healthcare professionals at the international standards.

    As explained by Dr. R. L. Bhatia, the Founder of World Education Congress, Le Matinal Educational Excellence Awards with World Education Congress & Asian Confederation of Businesses envisions making a difference to the Education Fraternity.

    “Our endeavor was to pay a tribute to temples of Learning and Gurus who shaped the destinies of future creators. The Le Matinal Educational Excellence Awards has been successful in doing so and we are proud of it.” Dr. R.L. Bhatia explains.

    The award is the highest honor to individuals and institutions that have surpassed several levels of excellence and emerged role models of exemplary leadership.

    The Ag. Rector of KHI commended the Africa -India Partnership Summit for having selected KHI among many other universities and added that the award is an encouragement to keep on doing more in training qualified health professionals for Rwanda and the whole Africa.

    She further reiterated that the institute is committed to offer efficient health services to its clients who come to her dental and physiotherapy clinics and medical laboratory diagnostic center.

    As requested by participants in that event, the World Education Congress will be held on 29th & 30th June, 2012 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. The congress will be themed on “Evolving Trends in education”.

    The congress will examine modern as well as traditional knowledge system and will further explore on how education can help develop mental, emotional and physical skills to help facilitate personal excellence as well as psychological and socio-economic wellbeing, in the challenging times the world faces today.

    It will also be an occasion for participants to offer some solutions on academic issues that affect an institution’s viability in today’s fast-paced business environment.