Author: IGIHE

The 2017 Tour du Rwanda title holder started eyeing the title after winning stage four of the competition and holding the yellow jersey on Thursday.

Unfortunately his teammates Valens Ndayisenga and Bonaventure Uwizeyimana dropped from the competition on the fifth stage after experiencing accidents.

However, the 23-year-old rider did not lose the zeal of winning the title as he started the last stage with 18 seconds ahead of the second rider on the general list as well as 38 seconds against the third.

The 994 kilometer competition that took place in Gabon started on Monday and ended yesterday. Areruya used 23hours 52minutes and 24 seconds in the entire competition and was followed by a German, Holler Nikodemus with a difference of 18 seconds. The third was a French, Gaudin Damien with 50 seconds after Areruya.

Areruya had also competed in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2016 where he finished in 63rd position on the general list.

The products have been subject to a recall since December, after salmonella bacteria was discovered at a factory.

From its statement, Lactalis group stated that more than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk were contamitated by the bacteria and immediately recalled the boxes in 83 countries, African ones included.

The Ministry of Health has requested Rwandans to stop the usage of baby formula milk and baby food products by Lactalis Group.

It says that after the investigation that was done by the ministry of health with the help of the Rwandan police and the Rwanda Standards Board, it was found that some of the recalled products were on the local market.

Those products are Milumel, Picot, Taranis, Delical. Specifically Celia Expert 1, 400g, Celia Expert 2, 400g, Celia Expert 3, 400g, Celia AR, 400g, Celia Digest 400g, Celia Mama 400g, Celia PRE 400g, Cereals CERELINE FRUIT 200g, CELERINE Multicereals 200g, and Picot Pepti Junior 2 years 460g and others of the sort.

The Ministry of health added that it was prohibited to order or sale the contaminated products.

Salmonella symptoms include severe diarrhoea, stomach camps and vomiting, and the illness -caused by intestinal bacteria from farm animals -is dangerous for the very young and elderly because of the risk of dehydration.

It is the third time that the group has recalled baby formula milk and baby food products of Picot, Milumel and Taranis.

President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian Counterpart, President John Magufuli met a fortnight ago and agreed to construct a 521-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR)line from Isaka to Kigali.

Both presidents directed ministers of transport from both countries to meet within two weeks to deliberate on how to implement the construction of the railway line.

On Saturday, Infrastructure Minister, James Musoni was in Tanzania where he discussed with Tanzanian Minister of Works, Transport and Communications, Prof. Makame M. Mbarawa on way forward.

In a statement released on Saturday, both ministers reiterated their strong commitment to further strengthen the relationship for the mutual benefits of the two countries and their people and the commitment to realize the implementation of Isaka-Kigali railway project to reduce transportation cost, foster physical integration of transport modes, economic growth and improved social services in the sub-region.

After deliberating on key implementation issues of the project, ministers agreed to adopt the railway feasibility studies which were previously conducted in the two countries.

They adopted the proposed Project Delivery Method of Design and Build similar to that of Dar es Salaam-Morogoro and Morogoro-MakutuporaStandard Gauge Railway project for the purpose of uniformity of standards.

“The parameters used for the design of the ongoing project will be the same for the Isaka-Kigali railway Project,” reads the statement.

Also both ministers agreed to jointly mobilise funds for construction and each country will meet the cost of infrastructure in its own territory.

According to the statement, issues regarding train operations and track access shall be agreed in future separately.

Ministers also agreed on the proposal to adopt the setup of the existing Joint Technical Monitoring Committee for Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati project reduced to Tanzania and Rwanda.

“Ministers adopted the proposed timeline towards implementation of Presidents’ directives so as to lay the foundation stone by October,2018,” the statement reads.

The discussion was attended by different senior Government officials from both sides including Tanzanian Finance and Planning Minister, Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation Minister. On the side of Rwanda was Amb. Eugene Kayihura, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to Tanzania among other officials.

Nsengimana started the new job last week after being appointed by President Paul Kagame who is also the Chairman of Board Members of the alliance.

Speaking to IGIHE, Nsengimana thanked Kagame for trusting him and giving him new responsibilities.

“I thank President Kagame for trusting and appointing me to the team that is representing Africa on the international scene in terms of ICT during the period of his leadership of the African Union Commission. I’m ready to use all my efforts so that ICT will be the solution to problems that Africa is facing and become limitless opportunities to youth,” he said.

Nsengimana was dropped from government recently and replaced by Jean de Dieu Rurangirwa.

Smart Africa is a framework for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the SMART Africa Manifesto, designed to make it actionable. Currently, the Alliance is partnership bringing together all African countries adhering to the Manifesto represented by the African Union Commission, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank, African Development Bank, and the private sector among other organisations.

The 73-year old political pundit had also been in Uganda’s leading party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) back in 1980s when he had joined others to liberate Uganda from former dictatorial regime.

He was the Secretary General of RPF-Inkotanyi between 1987-1989, Commissioner in Charge of Political Mass Mobilization from 1989-1991, and Political coordinator 1991-1993. He also served in parliament’s chamber of Deputies between 2000 and 2003 before becoming Ombudsman from 2003 to 2012 when he joined the senate.

Last week IGIHE visited him at his home in Kicukiro District and talked about different issues including political matters and foreign affairs among others. Excerpts below,

{{QN: When did you first get interested and joined politics? }}

A: Sometimes you enter politics without any assignment. I remember when I was in secondary school in Uganda, in a refuge camp, there were political turmoils which I could follow especially on how they resolved their differences. I could also attend debates. At that time, there were countries like Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Salvador, Nicaragua, Angola and South Africa that were fighting for liberation and others fighting for removing dictators. I used to follow all what was happening and exchanging ideas with different people. Then, when our struggle started, I participated.

{{QN: You have been participating in Rwanda’s leadership style for so long, what is the secret behind her development?}}

A: Actually it is not a secret. When you have good leadership wishing for development, good political line, others come straight away. We were blessed to have a good leadership and good political line from RPF but also working in agreement with other political parties.

{{QN: People are satisfied with Kagame’s leadership and others wish him to lead for life. Can we say that we will have another leader like him?}}

When you have a good leader capable in all things, you can’t identify others. But as he will not lead for life, there are others unknown who are capable.

But, it doesn’t matter if they cannot be like him, but, at least there should be many others with capabilities that can work and continue well with national development programs. But we never know there might be others capable like him, but had no opportunity to showcase their potentials.

The main thing is to empower institutions with devoted leaders. Although they could not be good as the previous one, they continue to collaborate until they succeed. When you are lucky, you can get a leader with same qualities as his, but if they are contrary, you can have good institutions and things continue.

{{QN: Based on history, some people say that Rwanda needs a leader with military background…}}

A: Usually there are civil discipline and army discipline. Our soldiers have both.

All Rwanda soldiers have civil discipline, wish for development and good politics but retain army discipline. Ours have both. Our cadres are ambitious but have no army discipline.

{{QN: If Kagame had refused to continue to lead, was RPF prepared for another candidate?}}

A: Do you think that in millions of RPF members we can fail to choose a candidate? If other political parties got candidates, why not RPF? There are many people who can provide their candidacy but when you have a good leader, you cannot let him go.

{{QN: Which role can you say other political parties are playing in Rwanda’s leadership?}}

A: I don’t judge political parties on what they should do…. So, why do we have multi-party politics? It is because all people should not have common understanding, though you can all have one vision which is development.

For Rwanda, people compete during the elections and know that there is a forum to bring them together in building the nation, than raising conflicts. You share leadership.

For a party like RPF we can’t go beyond 50% in government positions and other parties occupy the rest.

{{QN: What do you think about foreigners who claim that Rwanda does not give space for opposition?}}

A: Did they lose space? During Twagiramungu’s (Former Prime Minister) period, he came saying that he was opposing, he competed and failed; and others followed suit. All that is due to two things.

First of all they want us to work as they do, that is their mistake, thinking that we should work like them. The second is that they don’t want to wait until they see how we work and tell us where we are wrong or right. They should see whether everyone has the right to compete.

As you have witnessed, the mayors who wanted to obstruct a candidate during the electoral race were arrested because they had no right to prevent him from expressing himself.

{{QN: In your political career, what made you spend sleepless nights?}}

A: There are many things which made me spend sleepless nights; the first in all is losing our army commander during the launch of RPA struggle. But, when the genocide started, I also deeply lost sleep.

We were wondering; we came in Rwanda to fight and end injustice. People were dying as a result of injustice. After the liberation struggle, some people celebrated.

For us, we didn’t celebrate because we ended the war with dead bodies scattered all around the country; many had fled to DRC, instead of staying and we build the nation. When you see that all things had been destroyed and national coffers had nothing, you could not be happy.

I became happy afterwards when leaders started to work, built the foundations and gained dignity. But, economic struggle is ongoing.

{{QN: Rwanda’s liberation struggle started in Uganda when both countries were friendly, but today there are problems in diplomatic relations. What do you think is behind?}}

Maybe Ugandans thought that as we came from there, they should continue to lead and direct us yet we did not need to be led by them.

They say that we depended on them during the liberation struggle, but we fought for ourselves. We supported them more than they supported us. Much as they supported us, today we should have our independence.

When they see how our things went well while theirs are well too but not as good as we do, this make them feel jealousy.

It is small things that arise, whether from that jealous and these factors that they wish to be ahead of us and our haters use such gaps and want to fight us. The likes of Kayumba’s RNC and French profit from that gap. We don’t need things that can cause political catastrophes. But such things are there.

{{QN: There are RPF members who divert from party objectives and President Kagame talked about them recently, what do you think is the cause?}}

A: When we were fighting, we had the the zeal of liberating our country, but maybe some of our colleagues knew that they were going to liberate themselves not others. They thought that there were going to serve themselves than serving others or the country.

Those diverting, are those who want to serve themselves before serving people.

{{QN: What do you say about different religions being established everyday?}}

A: I wish the more they augment, the more sins would reduce… if they Pray one God, for me if churches were like four or five, they would be enough. But, now you find more than 30 churches in one sector. You find between 30 and 25 in a sector without a doctor or an engineer.

It is their right to form these churches but they would be regulated so that they don’t hamper political serenity.

{{ QN: What is your church?}}

A: I don’t have a church. As the God is everywhere why do we need to go to church? I usually tell priests that westerners took God from homes to Churches. For Rwandans, God used to be in everyone’s home, but it was taken to Churches.

When there is marriage to attend I go to Churches and for burial the same in order to respect rituals. I was born in a Catholic family and used to participate in church services and had some responsibilities. In Uganda when I was 20 years I started to question them.

{{QN: What kind of Rwanda do you wish?}}

A: When a Rwandan is able to find meals and eat three times a day, access to education in all levels, access to medication and get healthcare to all sicknesses and get money for everyday needs as well as savings.

{{QN: Migrants continue to be a problem and USA president Donald Trump recently used improper remarks reffering to African Countries. What will be the end of this problem? }}

A: Where is Trump’s origin? His family doesn’t originate from America. Migrants have been there all the time. In America there were white Indians, all these other white people came from other places.

Previously, westerners had stable economy and needed frica but because they, too, have many unemployed people, they don’t wish to accommodate more people. Even these people going in Europe are not poor, imagine how much it costs them to reach Libya. Crossing through the sea it requires them to pay $10,000. Don’t you know people who left banking jobs and other occupation in Rwanda and went to Canada?

{{QN: In Politics there is a time when a person goes to retirement, when do you expect yours?}}

A: In public services, I have gone beyond the timen when I was supposed to have been retired. But, in politics when you are an ambitious person, you don’t need to go to retirement. You retire when you are dead. You need to participate in public discussions, contributing ideas and handle problems.

I stood for country liberation which is a process with different phases. We are yet to reach there. Why do I retire when I’m still capable of working? But the government can say, ‘we don’t need to pay you, you are too old you should go’, there I can understand.

For me in politics I can stay unless people say they are tired of me. Even when they get tired of me, I can go in the village and continue working towards my targets which I’m yet to complete. They are stopped by death. I don’t expect to retire unless I’m sick. Why should I retire? An ambitious person doesn’t retire, he dies.

{{QN: In Rwanda, there are many sports clubs and games. Which team do you support? }}

A:We are among founders of APR FC during the liberation struggle, so it is mine. But, when one of local team is outside the country, I support it. Be APR FC, Rayon Sports and Kiyovu because they represent the country.

{{QN: What about Foreign champions?}}

A: I used to support Liverpool in 1974 but when it was suspended for four years after their hooligans killed over 130 in Belgium, I started to support Manchester United till now.

I am also a fan of FC Barcelona because I like their game setting, they play well. In countries I like Brazil as they play like Barcelona and sometimes Germany.

{{QN: Which players do you like in those teams?}}

A: There is no player who attracted me the most in Manchester United though I support them. I liked Keegan but today I like Lionel Messi of Barcelona.

{{QN: Which kind of music do you like?}}

A: When I was young, I liked Rock&Roll, in songs like Tist, Reggae of Bob Marley but I got old I like these Cecile Kayirebwa which are soft.

{{QN: Where do you like to go for vacation? }}

All of Rwanda is good. Whenever I reach and find a good place, I sit and stare. I can even sit on the veranda of my house and see the beauty of Kigali.

{{QN: How do you spend your day when you are not at work?}}

A: Sometimes I read a book, when I don’t have a book I use my phone internet, watch a movie or TV news. In the past I used to play Basketball and Volleyball. I have a bicycle at home, when I wake early in the morning I ride for ten minutes.

{{QN: Have you written any book?}}

A: I have not written any book.

{{QN: As we wind up our discussion, some people say that you have over 100 grandchildren and over 50 children,…}}

It is a lie, I have one biological child, I adopted others after the genocide. I adopted many children after the genocide. As a leader, you need to be a role model to others, as we were encouraging people to adopt children, we had also to do the same.

Later I had more than 30 people in my home, most of them have completed studies, and some of them are married. Today I have one child whom I adopted when he was a one month baby.

This follows MINAGRI’s monitoring exercise on 114 butcheries around the city which revealed different problems in the business.

The exercise was conducted last year by the department of agriculture and livestock inspection at MINAGRI.

While speaking during the launch of the monitoring findings on Friday, the Director General of Agriculture and Livestock Inspection, Béatrice Uwumukiza said that they intended to show people in the business requirements that they were missing as well as saving consumers’ lives.

She said that during the monitoring exercise, some butcheries were immediately closed down while the process is ongoing.

“During the monitoring, we closed some butcheries with critical problems as well as fining others. Some butcheries slaughter animals from unknown places, sometimes which are stolen. We also banned all related activities that seem to be harming lives of population,” she said.

She said that they will not tolerate those selling meets from unknown places.

Among butcheries that will be closed include those constructed close to sewage systems, hair cutting saloons and dust places among others.

Under the monitoring, MINAGRI said that despite these working in shanty places, 24.5% of them have no required square meters (at least 20km2).

Only 57.8% of butcheries have standardized balances and 94.7% have fridges. 60.1% have closets to use in displaying meets, but among them only 11% have closet with glass-doors.

Among people in this business only 22.3% have required machines to cut meets, while 77.7% cut them on trees.

Though, only two slaughterhouses are allowed in Kigali, Nyabugogo and Kabuga, the monitoring revealed that 66% of butcheries sell meets from unknown places as they don’t present the documents showing their origins. Only 34% represented the origin of their meets.

Only 47.7% have fly-fighting conditioners, but others use insecticides while it is non-allowed. Those who have hand-washing means are 62%.

Butcheries with white tiles are 76.3% and only 28% have required appropriate dressing. 10% don’t have head covering means and 8.7 have no appropriate shoes.

Those who conducted medical check-up on communicable disease are 28.9%.

MINAGRI says that the closing exercise will take place immediately after the release of the report.

{{Butchery owners speak out}}

NtawizeraLéonidas a butchery owner at Jabana Sector Gasabo District requested the time to prepare themselves than closing down their businesses.

“Imagine the machine cutting meets is Rwf1.2 million, not all vendors are capable to afford them. I think that they can categorize us based on the places we work from,” he said.

Musafiri is among many officials who were appointed by yesterday’s extraordinary Cabinet Meeting that took place in Village Urugwiro and was chaired by President Kagame.

Musafiri was dropped from the cabinet last month and was replaced by Dr. Eugene Mutimura.

Before being appointed the Education Minister, until 2015, Musafiri had been the Principal of the College of Business and Economics at University of Rwanda.

According to a Statement from yesterday’s Cabinet Meeting that took place in Village Urugwiro, chaired by President Kagame, the Head of State pardoned juveniles after displaying good behaviors and passed National Examinations with very high grades.

“Pursuant to the powers conferred upon him by the laws, His Excellency the President of the Republic informed the Cabinet Meeting that he granted mercy to 18 youth who were serving their respective sentences in Nyagatare Prison and who displayed good behavior and passed national examinations with very high grades,” reads the Statement of the Cabinet Meeting.

In National Examination results for Primary and Ordinary level, students who sat for last year exams which was unveiled early this month, the juveniles passed with good grades.

Among 15 boys and one girl who sat for primary leaving examinations, the performance was thus; eight in first grade, seven in the second grade and one in third grade.

Of the five students who sat for Ordinary Level National examinations, one got first grade, two in second and two more in the fourth.

Speaking to IGIHE, the Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) Spokesperson, CIP HillarySengabo said that of the 22 students who sat for national exams, four of them had completed their termin jail.

RCS, in a statement said that “18 students who passed well in National Examination and pardoned by the Cabinet Meeting, will be released today from Nayagatare Prison,”.

Last year, President Kagame also pardoned other 16 juveniles who passed National Exams with high grades.

Yesterday’s Cabinet Meeting also approved the Ministerial Order granting release on parole to 392 inmates who have fulfilled legal requirements.

The Cabinet Meeting started by wishing His Excellency the President of the Republic, Paul KAGAME, a Happy New Year 2018. His Excellency, in turn, wished Cabinet Members New Year 2018 full of Peace and Prosperity.

He welcomed the new Cabinet Members, namely Dr. Eugene Mutimura and Mr. Jean de Dieu Rurangirwa, Minister of Education and Minister of Information, Technology and Communication, respectively. He wished them every success in their duties.

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon him by the laws, His Excellency the President of the Republic informed the Cabinet Meeting that he granted mercy to 18 youth who were serving their respective sentences in Nyagatare Prison and who displayed good behavior and passed national examinations with very high grades.

The Cabinet Meeting approved the Ministerial Order granting release on parole to 392 inmates who have fulfilled legal requirements.

The Cabinet Meeting approved Minutes of previous Cabinet Meeting held on 05.12.2017.

1. The Cabinet Meeting approved the Lease Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and ENVIROSERVE to Manage and Operate the E-Waste Dismantling Facility in Bugesera Industrial Park.

2. The Cabinet Meeting approved the Revised Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Policy.

3. The Cabinet Meeting approved the Establishment of New Refugee Travel Document.

4. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Draft Laws:

a) Draft Law modifying and complementing Law n° 30 /2017 of 29/06/2017 determining the State Finances for the 2017/2018 Fiscal Year;

b) Draft Law approving the ratification of the Grant Agreement signed in Kigali, Rwanda on 27 December 2017, between the Republic of Rwanda and the International Development Association (IDA), acting as Administrator of the Africa NDF Climate Change Program Single-Donor Trust Fund relating to the Grant of Three Million Three Hundred and Eighty-Two Thousand Euros (EUR 3,382,000) for improving the efficiency and sustainability of Charcoal and Wood Fuel Value Chains Projects;

c) Draft Law approving the ratification of the Financing Agreement signed in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 December 2017, between the Republic of Rwanda and the International Development Association (IDA), relating to the Credit of Fifty-Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 56,700,000) for Strengthening Social Protection Project;

d) Draft Law approving the ratification of the Grant Agreement signed in Kigali, Rwanda on 07 December 2017, between the Republic of Rwanda and the International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of the Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund, relating to the Additional Grant of Sixty-Eight Million American Dollars (USD 68,000,000) for the Feeder Roads Development Project;

e) Draft Law on Immigration and Emigration in Rwanda;

f) Draft Law modifying and complementing Law No 19/2008 of 14/07/2008 on characteristics and ceremonies of the National Anthem;

g) Draft Law modifying and complementing Law Nº 34/2008 of 08/08/2008 on characteristics, description, ceremonial and respect of the National Flag;

h) Draft Law modifying and complementing Law No 04/2010 of 16/04/2010 regulating therapeutic, educational and scientific utilization of organs and products of the human body;

i) Draft Law determining the Use and Management of Water Resources in Rwanda;

j) Draft Law establishing regulations governing Civil Aviation;

k) Draft Law modifying and complementing Law Nº 19/2013 of 25/03/2013 determining missions, organization and functioning of the National Commission for Human Rights.

5. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Orders:

a) Presidential Order granting retirement to Brigadier General Jean Damascene SEKAMANA of Rwanda Defence Force;

b) Presidential Order promoting 693 Officers of Rwanda Defence Force;

c) Presidential Order promoting 1.042 Commissioners, Senior Officers and Junior Officers of Rwanda National Police;

d) Presidential Order granting retirement to 111 Commissioners, Senior Officers and Junior Officers of Rwanda National Police;

e) Prime Minister’s Order determining mission and functions, organizational structure, salaries and fringe benefits for employees in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community (MINAFFET);

f) Prime Minister’s Order authorizing Prison Guards to be Beneficiaries of Rwanda Defence Force and Rwanda National Police Shop (AFOS);

g) Prime Minister’s Order appointing Judges in the Military High Court; These are: 1. Maj Cyrille SIBOMANA; 2. Maj Phanuel KALIBU and; 3. Capt Frederic KAYIJUKA.

h) Prime Minister’s Order granting retirement to Mr. KARANI Alexis, who was Advisor to the Minister of State in MININFRA in charge of Energy and Water;

i) Prime Minister’s Order granting a leave of absence for non-specific period to Mr. NKURUNZIZA David, who was Director of Good Governance and Social Affairs Unit in the Northern Province;

j) Ministerial Order Relating to Regulations Governing Unmanned Civil Aircraft System (UAS);

k) Ministerial Order promoting 14,442 Non-Commissioned Officers and enlisted personnel of Rwanda Defence Force.

6. The Cabinet Meeting approved the agrément of proposed Ambassadors designated to represent their Countries to Rwanda as follows:

a) Mr. RAPHAEL MAROV, of the State of Israel, with residence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

b) Mr. MARK RAPHAEL RAMSDEN, of New Zealand, with residence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

c) Mr. MICHALIS A. ZACHARIOGLOU, of the Republic of Cyprus, with residence in Doha, Qatar.

d) Mr. DRAGAN ZUPANJEVAC, of the Republic of Serbia, with residence in Nairobi, Kenya.

e) Mr. BA SAMBA MAMADOU, of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with residence in Khartoum, Sudan.

f) Mr. FINBAR MICHAEL O’BRIEN, of Ireland, with residence in Kampala, Uganda;

g) Mr. HAZZA MOHAMMED FALAH KHARSAN ALQATHANI, of United Arab Emirates (UAE), with residence in Kigali, Rwanda;

h) Mr. KASPAR KUNDERT JOHANNES as Honorary Consul of Norway, with residence in Kigali, Rwanda.

7. The Cabinet Meeting made the following appointments:

{{In University of Rwanda/UR }}

Dr. Papias MUSAFIRI MALIMBA: Deputy Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning and Administration.

In Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

– KANYONGA INGABIRE Louise: Head of Strategy and Competitiveness Department;

– KAYIBANDA Richard: Registrar General (Head of Department);
– MUTANGANA Eugene: Head of Conservation Department.

In Ministy of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)

Mr. MUNYURANGABO Jonas: Director General of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

In Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA)

– SHEMA Ida MURANGIRA: Capacity Building Sector Analysis and Support Division Manager;

– NGOBOKA François: Entrepreneurship Programs Division Manager.
In MINIJUST

National Forensic Laboratory

CSP Dr. SINAYOBYE François Director General.

Rwanda Law Reform Commission:

– RUKUNDAKUVUGA François Regis: Commissioner;
– MUSHINZIMANA Karyn: Legal Research and Reform Division Manager.

In MININFRA

BAGABO Charles: Aircraft Accident and Incident Division Manager.

Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)

GAKUBA Felix: Managing Director.

Rwanda Airports Company (RAC)

– NZARAMBA Pascal: Managing Director;
– UMUGWANEZA Isabelle: Deputy Managing Director in charge of Corporate Services.

Rusumo Power Company: Board of Directors

– Mr. NSHUTI Yves, Member;
– Mr. NKUSI Ronald, Member.

Rwanda Energy Group (REG): Board of Directors

– Mr. NYAMVUMBA Robert, Vice Chair;
– Ms. KAYIHURA Christelle, Member.

{{Rwanda Maintenance Fund (RMF) }}

TWAHIRWA Innocent: Managing Director.

{{Board of Directors }}

– Mr. BYIRINGIRO Alfred, Chairperson;
– Ms. NKUNDA Laetitia, Vice Chairperson;
– Mr. NKUSI David, Member.

{{Rwanda Airports Company (RAC): Board of Directors }}

– Mr. SEBABI John Bosco, Chairperson;
– Ms. UWAMARIYA Francine, Vice Chairperson;
– Ms. UMULISA DUKUZE Joy, Member; – Ms. RWEMA Alice, Member;
– Mr. BUGINGO Eric SABITI, Member;
– Mr. KOYA RUFARI Jonathan, Member;
– Lt. Col. Vienne N. KATAMBIRE, Member.

{{RITCO}}

– Mr. TWAHIRWA Innocent, Chairperson;
– Ms. Rose RUTERA, Member.

{{In Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB): Board of Directors}}

– Dr. NDAMBE NZARAMBA Magnific, Chairman;
– Ms. MUKAMANA Esperance, Vice Chairperson;
– Dr. UKOZEHASI Celestin, Member;
– Mr. MUSABYIMANA Jean Baptiste, Member;
– Prof. KARURANGA Egide, Member;
– Ms. MUKANEZA Blandine, Member;
– Ms. UWERA Agnes, Member.

{{ In Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA): Board of Directors }}

– Mr. NAMARA Hannington, Chairperson;
– Mrs. UWIMBABAZI Diane, Vice Chairperson;
– Mr. MUVUNYI Frank, Member;
– Mr. NSENGIYUMVA Silas, Member;
– Mr. BARISANGA Fabrice, Member;
– Ms. MUKASHYAKA Drocelle, Member;
– Ms. GAFARANGA Brigitte, Member.

{{In Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA): Board of Directors }}

– Dr. GATARE Ignace, Chairman;
– Ms. ABABO Peace, Vice Chairperson;
– Dr. KAYIHURA Didace, Member;
– Ms. MUKANDOLI Fortunée, Member;
– Ms. UMWALI Mireille, Member;
– Dr. UFITIKIREZI Daniel, Member;
– Maj. NYIRISHEMA Patrick, Member.

{{In Rwanda Information Society Agency/RISA }}

– Mr. ZIGIRA Alphonse: Infrastructure Operations and Support Division Manager;
– Mr. KABARISA Rene: Principal Research and Development Technologist Engineer.

{{In Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) Board of Directors }}

– Mr. NZAYIKORERA Jonathan, Chairman;
– Ms. BAYISENGE Jeannette, Vice Chairperson;
– Mr. MUZOLA Aimé, Member ;
– Ms. SAYINZOGA Diane, Member;
– Mr. UWIMANA Innocent, Member ;
– Ms. KURADUSENGE Annoncée, Member;
– Mr. BYIRINGIRO Esdras, Member.

{{In Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS)}}

{{National High Council: }}

– Mr. BAHAME Hassan;
– Mr. RUSHIKAMA NIYO Justin;
– Ms. GAHONGAYIRE Aurélie;
– Ms. MUHISONI Rose;
– Ms. MUSHIMIYIMANA Françoise.

{{In National Commission for Children (NCC) }}

– Dr. GISHOMA Darius, Chairperson,
– Ms. UWABABYEYI Josephine, Vice Chairperson,
– Mr. SHIRUBUTE Prudence, Member,
– Dr. TURAMWISHIMIYE Marie Rose, Member,
– Dr. BIKORIMANA Ferdinand, Member,
– Ms. UMUTESI Geraldine, Member,
– Ms. UWAMAHORO Aurélie, Member.

{{In Media High Council (MHC) }}

– Dr. NDUSHABANDI Eric, Chairperson;
– Ms. UWERA Astrida, Vice Chairperson;
– Mr. HAVUGIMANA Aldo, Member;
– Dr. VUNINGOMA James, Member;
– Ms. MUGENI Anita, Member;
– Mr. KANAMUGIRE Charles, Member;
– Ms. UWINEZA Liliane, Member.

In Armed Forces’ Shop: Board of Directors – Maj. Gen. Mubarakh MUGANGA, Chairman – CP Vianney NSHIMIYIMANA, Vice Chairman – ACP Yahya KAMUNUGA, Member – Lt. Col. Callixte KALISA, Member – Lt. Col. Jessica MUKAMURENZI, Member; – Maj. Stella UWINEZA, Member; – CSP Teddy RUYENZI, Member; – SSP Emmanuel NSHOZA RUTAYISIRE, Member; – Mr. Charles KALINDA, Member.

In Prime Holdings: Board of Directors – Mr. RUZIBIZA Stephen, Chairperson – Ms. NAMUTEBI Rehemah, Vice Chairperson – Ms. MAKOLO Yvonne, Member – Mr. SERUBIBI Eric, Member – Ms. BENZINGE Belise, Member – Ms. UWINGENEYE Joyeuse, Member – Mr. NTWALI Emile, Member.

{{8. In AoBs: }}

a) The Minister of Sports and Culture informed the Cabinet Meeting that the National Heroes Day will be celebrated on 1st February 2018 at Village level. The proposed theme is “Dukomeze ubutwari, twubake u Rwanda twifuza”. The National Heroes’ Day shall be preceded by the Heroes’ Week from 24th to 31st January 2018. During this week different activities shall be done to commemorate National Heroes.

b) The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources informed the Cabinet Meeting that Rwanda is ranked the best performer in the African Agriculture Transformation Scorecard on implementing commitments of the June 2014 AU Heads of State Malabo Declaration.

c) The Minister of Justice/Attorney General informed the Cabinet Meeting that the Legal Aid Week will start on 22nd and end on 26th January 2018, under the theme: “Menya amategeko akurengera uharanire uburenganzira bwawe”.

d) The Minister of Gender and Family Promotion informed the Cabinet Meeting that from 5th to 6th March 2018, Rwanda will host the 2nd African Girl’s Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa. The Summit will be held at Kigali Convention Centre, under the theme: “Taking the AU Campaign to Ending Child Marriage forward through promotion of adolescent sexual, reproductive health and rights”.

e) The Minister of Information, Technology and Communications informed the Cabinet Meeting that:

– The Government of Rwanda in partnership with the Smart Africa Secretariat is organizing Transform Africa 2018 Summit to be held in Kigali, from 9th to 10th May 2018, under the theme: “Accelerating Africa’s Single Digital Market”.

– In partnership with Africa Tech Summit is organizing the Africa Tech Summit 2018, that will be held in Kigali from 14th to 15th February 2018, under the theme: “Where African tech connects: Explore. Connect. Invest.”

This Statement was signed By
Marie Solange KAYISIRE The Minister in Charge of Cabinet Affairs