It is said the fire that gutted the area today morning might have been caused by an electrical short circuit.
Police spokesperson in Kigali city, Marie Gorette Umutesi has told IGIHE that fire brigade intervened as soon as possible to extinguish the fire.
IGIHE has learned that they have been dismissed for attending a job entry exam at another media house.
They received dismissal letters yesterday morning.
The management of Radio/TV 10 said they wanted reasons for the dismissal kept a secret unless concerned individuals are willing to disclose it.
One of the fired journalists confirmed the dismissal to IGIHE that the employer did so because they sat for job entry exam at Rwanda Broadcasting Agency.
“It is true that they have dismissed us because we sat for job exam at RBA,” he said.
Kayishema was popular in sports news analysis at the media house while Rigoga Ruth was among talented and passionate female sports journalists in Rwanda.
They were popular in talk shows like 10 Sports on Radio 10 and Zoom Sports on TV 10.
Phoenix Plaza, a Chinese company that has earned a reputation in the construction sector and real estate management, is positioned to enable Rwandans to benefit from its solutions.
Phoenix Plaza has been in Rwanda for two years in the construction of affordable apartments with a plan to expand investments.
The firm recently entered partnerships agreements with Diaspora Home Management, a company of experts guiding Rwandans from abroad on where to seek proper services in Rwanda.
The Project Officer at Diaspora Home Management Ltd, Marie B. Umuraza Rutaganda, has told IGIHE that Phoenix Plaza has been erecting infrastructures contributing to the magnificence of Kigali city in the past two years of operations in Rwanda.
She explained that agreements held on both sides are meant to help Rwandans from the diaspora to contribute to the progress of their homeland easily.
In line with its aim of providing affordable houses, Phoenix Plaza recently completed a housing estate near the Kigali Special Economic Zone, adjacent to the Kigali International Airport, where an individual can easily buy an apartment.
“The apartments are offered at an affordable price. People have to invest so to get a chance of owning one of these buildings. An added advantage of working with Phoenix Plaza, is that they manage these apartments on behalf of owners who are outside the country,” said Umuraza.
The terms and conditions involved are that a person who buys a three-room apartment gets USD $1000 rental fee per month; the owner of a two-room apartment gets USD $800 while one room apartments’ owners get USD $600 per month.
The buildings have enough space for entertainment, a swimming pool, supermarkets, restaurants, and a gym.
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A statement released by RURA yesterday reads that effective from 4th May 2019 fuel price should not go beyond Rwf 1096 per liter in Kigali up from Rwf 1023 while Benzen cost rose to Rwf 1091 per liter up from Rwf 1039.
RURA has announced that changes in price resulted from the change of petroleum products prices globally.
RURA announces the current status of petroleum products bimonthly based on the international market.
The partnership between both sides was announced in Kigali yesterday during discussions that brought together 50 women entrepreneurs and representatives of Finnfund, a development finance company from Finland that supports investment projects.
These discussions were organized by the UN Women in Rwanda and Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Participants were taken through opportunities in working with Finland companies and expertize that can be shared on both sides.
It is for the first time Finnfund launches cooperation with Rwanda’s companies starting with women entrepreneurs in capacity building.
Participants who talked to IGIHE revealed that they expect to gain a lot from a partnership with Finland companies involved in activities related to technology, agriculture, and artisans among others.
Abamenyo Florence, the head of an Early Childhood Development center based in Gasabo district said acquired knowledge will help to grow operations.
“It will empower us to earmark much effort in programs offered to children, training women on preparing balance diet to tackle stunting among children. We shall also keep our objective to support those giving birth from unexpected pregnancies to learn new life skills and creating own jobs,” she said.
The CEO of Abacu Online Ltd, Kabeja Alice highlighted that they expect to get international expertize from the partnership. “ We expect improved knowledge, the popularity of our activities in Finland and exchange of best practices visa versa,” she said.
Statistics from Rwanda’s Private Sector Federation indicates that 42% of companies are led by women in the country.
Schadrack Dusabe, the UN Women National Program Coordinator said that they target to connect 20 companies with Finland ones.
“UN Women seeks to empower women. Obtaining information about investment opportunities is crucial. We expect cooperation between companies on both sides,” he said.
The head of Unit for Development Finance and Private Sector Cooperation in Finland Foreign Affairs Ministry, Miia Haavisto-Koskinen told IGIHE that they decided to work with Rwanda because of the country’s political will to empower women.
“Finland attaches great importance to the principle of gender equality. It is our goal to promote gender equality in investment through cooperation. The cooperation with Rwanda’s companies will have an impact in economic development beneficial to both sides,” he said.
The project to acquire the satellite is being implemented in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda and Japan through Tokyo University.
‘RWASAT I’ is expected to be completed by the end of May 2019 to be handed to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The Japan Ambassador to Rwanda, Takayuki Miyashita said that the satellite will be completed soon.
“The first satellite assembled by Rwandans supported by Tokyo University will be completed towards the end of May and handed to JAXA which will take it to airspace controlling station before it is launched,” he said.
“I am informed that the satellite will be launched into space within three months. It will be operating in August or September this year,” added Miyashita.
It is expected that representatives of Tokyo University in Transform Africa Summit to be held in Kigali on 14th -17th May 2019 will update on the progress made for the satellite to be operational.
RWASAT I was built in collaboration with Tokyo University and five Rwandans getting training in Japan.
It is a small satellite with advanced technology in data gathering. It is similar to another satellite TRICOM-1R belonging to Japan launched on 3rd March 2018. The latter weighs three kilograms and serve to collect data using cameras.
Rwanda’s satellite will be used in agriculture and preserving the environment.
RWASAT I will be the second satellite Rwanda launches in the space following the launch of ‘Icyerekezo’ satellite on 28th February 2019 expected to expand internet in rural areas.
It was launched by the Government of Rwanda in collaboration with OneWeb.
BK Urumuri initiative was started in 2017 as BK celebrated 50 years anniversary.
It aims at supporting young startups with promising projects promoting Made in Rwanda.
The 25 entrepreneurs announced today have been selected from 100 contestants who registered for the program.
Thierry Nshuti, Bank of Kigali’s head of marketing revealed that the bank is committed to back startups with the quest for self-progress and the country in general.
“It is the concept of the Bank of Kigali to support Rwandans with ideas promising to take the country to greater heights,” he said.
Nshuti explained that BK wants beneficiaries to become potential entrepreneurs who might in return become the bank’s corporate clients.
The 25 selected winners will attend six-month business incubation in project management, human resource, marketing and sales among others.
The training will be offered by Inkomoko Entrepreneur Development which helps start-ups with projects promising to create new jobs.
Angelique Uwamahoro, owner of Ortho-Promed company making prosthesis of differently abled people in Nyamirambo Kigali city expressed delight for emerging among selected beneficiaries that she will venture into making prosthesis not available in Rwanda if she gets qualified for the interest-free loan.
Deogratias Mutuyimana, another selected entrepreneurs owning a company making charcoal efficient braziers said he anticipates expanded business and more job creations if he gets the interest free loan.
Other selected projects are related to garments making and agri-business among others.
The CEO of Inkomoko, Nathalie Niyonzima said selected entrepreneurs will acquire necessary skills enabling the growth of their enterprises if they draw attention on the training to be offered.
After completing the six months of training, five from the 25 entrepreneurs will be selected for an interest-free loan provided by the Bank of Kigali.
Ntarama memorial was a Catholic church which turned into a memorial after Tutsi were brutally killed in it during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
It is home to 5000 genocide victims killed in the church and surroundings during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
After receiving explanations on genocide history, The Managing Director of Mayange Rice Company Ltd, Célestin Nzeyimana said visiting the memorial gives an opportunity to reflect on bad history that characterized the country during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and draw measures towards preventing re-occurrence
Nzeyimana explained that staff from different plants were also involved in genocide noting that it is the responsibility of the company’s staff to stand against those evil acts.
“We have come to visit you and deliver a message of solidarity. We also want to communicate that our ideas aimed at striving for Rwandans unity oppose to those led by discrimination during the genocide. Genocide never again,” he said.
Mayange Rice Company Ltd donated foodstuff including rice, beans, cooking oil and sugar to 50 vulnerable genocide survivors in Ntarama sector.
Ntarama sector social affairs officer, Jean de la Croix Kabarega lauded the management of Mayange Rice Company Ltd for the kind act to express solidarity with survivors in the area during the rebuilding process.
The firm visited Murambi and Bisesero during previous commemoration period and usually organizes other support given to genocide survivors at different times.
According to the Management of the National Institute of Statistics (NISR), the six-floor building was completed at a cost of USD $10 million (Rwf 9 billion).
Construction activities began in 2016.
The Statistics Training Center & Data Science Campus building is located at the headquarters of NISR.
It has been inaugurated this Thursday as Rwanda is hosting the 5th International Conference on Big Data which is taking place in the new state of the art building.
The Director-General NISR, Yusuf Murangwa said that the building will especially facilitate the training of Rwandans in maximizing benefits from statistics.
He explained that there is a gap inefficient use of statistics despite the vital role they play within different institutions.
“We have enough space here. We shall be dedicating time to invite all parties, including government institutions, journalist, non-governmental organizations to show statistics we made and their perceptions, how they can use them to scale up knowledge in the application of statistics in the country,” said Murangwa.
He revealed that institutions concerned with budget planning should draw emphasis on using such statistics to enhance the efficient allocation of budget and fast-track development.
“We want to train as many people as possible. Government institutions having statisticians and budget officers, officials in charge of economic affairs. It is not only in government institutions but also in the private sector. We would take them abroad for training but we shall train them here, easing our work and enabling us to train a large number,” said Murangwa.
Prime Minister Dr. Ngirente Edouard who inaugurated the new building also opened officially the 5th International Conference on Big Data.
The Premier thanked the United Nations Statistics Division and other members of the UN Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data for Official Statistics, for having selected Rwanda to host this year’s conference.
He also hailed all international partners in statistics for their collaboration with the Government of Rwanda in organizing the conference.
Explaining the importance of the conference, the Prime Minister said that it was a good opportunity to discuss global statistical development issues. He reassured participants that their decisions and deliberations would play a key role in the development journey.
Premier Ngirente called upon all National Statistical Systems to invest in strengthening legal and policy frameworks that ease data sharing while building strong standards for data ethics and protection, to expand data access and ensure appropriate use.
He has revealed it today as he officiated the launch of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) at Kigali in Rwanda.
“We are projecting to meet, by 2030, the SDGs targets of ending poverty in all
its forms everywhere, end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture,” he Premier Ngirente.
He thanked the leadership of IFPRI led by Dr. Shenggen Fan, for their consistent engagement in strengthening the partnership between IFPRI and the Rwandan Government and for deciding to launch the report in Kigali.
The 2019 Global Food Policy Report indicates that poverty and food insufficiency continued to persist in 2018 due to different problems including climate change, tensions in relations and trade between countries, environment degradation among others.
Despite improved countries’ economic development, the report revealed that governments seem to have turned the back against programs meant to promote rural development concentrating on promoting cities while 80% of poor people worldwide are from rural areas.
Premier Ngirente highlighted that findings of this report clearly show that Rwanda is on the right path to Africa’s journey to revitalize its rural areas. He explained that, in this regard, Rwanda has made some concrete progress in rural revitalization.
Premier Ngirente informed participants of the event that in a bid to embark on rural transformation, Rwanda has implemented the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA4) which aims at significantly increasing the productivity of different inputs invested in the agricultural sector, and promoting market linkages and value addition to agriculture produce.
He called upon policymakers to continue empowering agriculture professionals and strengthening research in order to address existing challenges in the agriculture sector and to increase investment in agriculture as well as promoting the use of modern technologies.
Premier Ngirente commended the report because it details, with evidenced-based facts, the urgency of rural revitalization in order to address the crisis of food insecurity in rural areas and reiterated that the Government of Rwanda looks forward to continuing its collaboration with IFPRI on its development journey.
Shenggen Fan, the Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said that, 20 years ago, countries had adopted the program focusing on the development of rural areas but deviated later to concentrate on cities.
He explained that economic progress through the development of cities had no positive impact on rural development heavily relying on agriculture.
Shenggen noted that such situation shall be improved through considerable investment in agriculture which is expected to tackle the problem of joblessness facing the world. In September 2017, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported 821 million people experiencing persistent hunger up from 804 million in 2016.
