Author: IGIHE

The Governor was speaking yesterday in Ngoma District where he addressing a community gathering in Kazo Sector.

This was after the exercise to dispose of about 680 kilogrammes of cannabis and over 3200 litres of illicit brew.

The destruction exercise came a day after other 34000 litres of illicit brew were also disposed of in Kazo.

The poured illicit drinks were seized from one resident in Kazo, who was operating an illegal distillery. The illegal plant was discovered during the ongoing Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Rwanda Standards Bureau (RBS) joint operations against illegal or substandard distilleries.

While addressing the residents, Governor Mufurukye warned those operating illegal distilleries and drug dealers in general.

“It has come to light that only 20 percent of the 104 distilleries in this region are licensed. All entities are going to work with security organs and you the people, to dismantle these illegal plants that make hazardous substances that are harmful to your health,” the Governor said.

So far, the ongoing joint operation by RNP and RBS has closed 45 illegal breweries in the Eastern Province alone.

According to the report, out of 27 distilleries inspected in the Northern Province, only seven fulfilled the requirements while 19 out of 32 found in the Southern Province were also closed.

Only one distillery each was closed in the City of Kigali and the Western Province. In all the closed illegal or substandard breweries, the substances were also disposed of.

“The safety and security is your responsibility as well, for without it development will derail. Drug dealers and abusers are a threat to your lives, health and the overall wellbeing,” Mufurukye said, citing school dropouts, domestic conflicts and child abuse as some of the repercussions of illicit drugs.

He wondered how someone can invest Rwf20 million in operating an illegal distillery, which is “more than enough to start a lawful and standard licensed brewery.”

About 58 breweries recently applied for the standard mark with RSB, but only eleven of them were given the S-mark after an inspection and fulfilling all the requirements.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dismas Rutaganira, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, commended the role of the public in fighting making, selling and consumption of illicit substances.

“The operations are still ongoing across the country. We are aware that some distilleries are even not known, others operate without license; even some of those with license don’t follow the standard criteria, use hazardous raw materials and operate in unhygienic places, which are all considered in this operation to prevent health implications that might arise out of these dangerous substances,” ACP Rutaganira said.

Meanwhile, Phillip Nzaire, the director of Quality Assurance at RSB, said that there are specific standard procedures that should be followed.

“Banana based alcoholic beverages have specifications; only food grade processing aids recognized as safe for human consumption shall be used during the manufacture. There are also content limits that shouldn’t be exceeded,” Nzaire said.

“The labeling is also a prerequisite; the name of the products, physical and postal address of manufacturer; net contents in millilitres or litres; ethyl alcohol content; date of manufacture and expiry date; storage instruction; statutory warnings; and list of ingredients in descending order; all these are part of the standard requirements,” he added.

Some of the distilleries were found packing in disposed of water and Heineken bottles.

{{Source: RNP News}}

Headed by its chairman, Dr. Jean Nepomuscene Sindikubwabo alongside his deputy Gertrude Kazarwa, the commission was received and briefed by Commissioner of Police (CP) Daniel Nyamwasa, the Director of Kigali Forensic Laboratory.

In his briefing, CP Nyamwasa said that the centres, which offer free medical, psycho-socio and legal services to victims, are a voice especially to the disadvantaged, who would otherwise find it hard to get justice and acquire medical services.

“These centres have been established in all the 44 district hospitals across the country, and offer similar services. They have doctors, judicial police officers, social workers, psychologists, who all work together to ensure that the victim acquires all the services required under one roof,” CP Nyamwasa said.

“When victim comes, he or she is directed to the judicial officer, who assesses the condition and sends them to medical-legal personnel for scientific evidence and treatment. It’s the same medical report that facilitates the judicial process. The judicial officer also works with police stations in that district to ensure that victims are located and helped,” he added.

Since July 2009, Isange one stop centre at Kacyiru hospital has received over 16, 900 cases with majority 71 percent related to sexual abuse; domestic violence account for 29 percent.

According to statistics, about 81 percent of the total victims of sexual assault are aged below 18 years, those below five years account for 17 percent while male victims are 2 percent.

Overall, male victims of domestic violence account for 19 percent, with majority victims being women at 82 percent.

Between January and August this year, all the 44 Isange centres across the country have received a total of 3,378 cases with a quarter of them received at Isange Kacyiru.

Isange model also has provisions for emergency contraception, HIV prophylaxis, Sexual Transmission Infections (STI) prevention and other medications. It provides free referral and specialized services like medico-legal, gynecology and obstetrics, mental health, legal and investigation, psychosocial, safe room and social integration services to victims of GBV and child abuse.

It also has provisions for preventing pregnancies that might arise out of rape and defilement.

Isange is under the supervision of the ministries of Gender and Family Promotion, Health, and Rwanda National Police (RNP).

CP Nyamwasa also briefed them on future expansion plans and the decentralization of the centres down to all health centres across the country as means to effectively and efficiently reach out to victims and further raise awareness on preventive measures.

In an interview, Dr. Sindikubwabo hailed the impact of Isange and the role of RNP is raising awareness on preventing gender based violence and child abuse.

“When you analyze its responsibilities, you will find that the specific duty of the police is to receive and support victims of GBV and child abuse. These efforts need to be supported by everyone and all institutions because,” Dr. Sindikubwabo said.

“We found out that Isange has enough and qualified staff; the idea to expand the services of Isange to health centres will also be a big step to also respond to the high cases of child pregnancy, break silence and prevent under-age pregnancies,” he added.

{{Source: RNP News}}

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Dubbed ‘Diplomatic Private Party’, the show will take place at Radisson Blu on 25th November, 2017 and will underline Made in Rwanda and Nk’Uwikorera, a programme meant to raise awareness of the service providers so that they provide effective and quality services to citizens.

The show will be graced by different government officials, ambassadors, non-government organisations and entrepreneurs among others.

Participants will be entertained by comedian, Arthur Nkusi and artiste Hope Irakoze.

Speaking to IGIHE, John Migambi, the managing director of Bronze Events Ltd, said the show is aimed at supporting government to promote different development programmes.

He said that it will also help to raise awareness among population towards government programmes especially Made in Rwanda and Nk’Uwikorera.

“The prime purpose of the show is to help raise population’s awareness towards two government programmes ‘Made in Rwanda and Nk’Uwikorera’. The idea came after observing that Rwandans still neglect to use locally made products. We also observed that there are service providers who provide poor services. That is why we decided to contribute to the country’s journey to development by coming up with such innovation,” he said.