Colonel Frank Mutembe was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, and Lieutenant Colonel David Kamu Kanamugire was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
According to Lt Col Innocent Munyengango, Mutembe is the commander of 307 Brigade in the Rwanda Defence Force, while Kanamugire is the Director of Technology in the Ministry of Defence.
Brig. General Mutembe once served as the Rwandan Battalion Contingent Commander in the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
Of the new cases, seven were from Rusizi, four from Kirehe, one from Ngoma and the other four from Kigali.
The new cases came from 3,463 tests which were conducted, bringing the total number of cases to 1,210, of which the active are 584 and 623 recoveries. So far the Ministry has confirmed three deaths.
The Minister on Wednesday, issued the warning to everyone involved in the mismanagement of public resources while addressing the media at the Ministry headquarters in Kigali.
After a meeting in Rusororo, during which President Kagame asked senior officials to stand and answer questions, different high-ranking officials were summoned by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) to give response to questions regarding misuse of public resources.
The Attorney General said that it should be normal for senior officials to be investigated or questioned in line with safeguarding public resources.
“Leadership is also a mission that people are entrusted with to go and deliver and one of the things that need to be observed seriously is that when you are in power, the trappings of power, the temptation to abuse, might come,” said Busingye.
“We should get used to the fact that leaders are summoned by investigators and questioned or even imprisoned…this is because of the high regard in which this government holds accountability,” Busingye said.
Basing on calls for accountability made by President Paul Kagame to the Expanded National Executive Committee of the ruling party, RPF-Inkotanyi, Busingye said that accountability is a foundational value on which the party is built and must be embraced by all leaders.
“Leadership is a mission people are entrusted with to go and deliver; a leader must fight all temptations that come with trappings of power or else the accountability mechanisms in place will get them,” the Minister added.
Busingye further disclosed that the government is putting more priority on fighting financial crimes because of the impact they have on the economy and the wellbeing of the Rwandan people; he cited corruption, embezzlement of public funds, tax evasion, money laundering, among other financial malpractices, as crimes that slow the country’s development if unchecked.
Last week, Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi, the Chairperson of the Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders, and Decorations of Honour (CHENO) a former Prime Minister, was arrested for financial crimes that include issuing bounced cheques and breach of trust on his part while transacting on behalf of the Christian University of Rwanda which he owns.
The university, which has two campuses, has since been closed by the Ministry of Education.
Several other senior officials are being investigated for different crimes.
The donation was launched in Eastern Province on July 7, 2020, where the authorities distributed learning gadgets to students with disabilities, with a donation of 76 solar radios in Nyagatare district.
“Students with disabilities from vulnerable families have been left behind academically, there are families that do not have radios, so we came in to donate these learning gadgets to make sure that they also learn during this lockdown,” Safari William, project manager at NUDOR said.
“Parents should find time to do what a teacher would to help students to follow lessons on radios, but also learn previously taught lessons.”
REB said that 300 radio receivers and 300 flash disks will be distributed in Rulindo, Ngororero, Ruhango, Nyarugenge, and Nyagatare meaning one district per province.
Rwanda has made a significant commitment to embrace the right to education among children with disabilities, despite COVID-19 challenges.
The efforts include ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008 and the establishment of the National Council for People with Disabilities (NCPD); these acts as an advocacy body which also coordinates activities and monitors progress towards this commitment.
Kigali Transit Centre is the home of the many positive cases where, the Ministry of Health explained, truck drivers who are transiting through Rwanda to neighboring countries especially the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are first tested and managed.
Others are residents of the villages in Kicukiro district which are still under lockdown to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
5 cases were detected in Rusizi district, 3 in Nyamasheke, 1 in Kirehe district and 1 in Nyagatare district.
The Ministry also announced 20 new recoveries, bringing total recoveries to 595.
The new cases bring the total number in Rwanda to 1,172.
Coronavirus cases worldwide have reached 11,848,509 while deaths are now 543,609 and recoveries stand at 6,813,741. Experts have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets any better.
The two were suspended on matters related to accountability on May 25.
Alice Kayitesi was appointed to the position previously occupied by Gasana. She was the Mayor of Kamonyi district.
“Pursuant to the Law n14/2013 or 25/03/2013 determining the organization and functioning of the Province especially in its article 9;
“His Excellency the President has reinstated Mr. Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi, Governor of Northern Province; and appointed Ms. Alice Kayitesi as Governor of Southern Province,” a statement signed by the Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente on behalf of the head of state reads.
The official send-off event was held at RDF Headquarters Senior Officers Mess in Kimihurura, and was presided over by the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Albert Murasira.
Those discharged include senior officers who had reached retirement age with also those whose service contracts had come to an end.
They include 41 senior officers, 369 career officers, and other ranks, and 1018 military personnel concluded their service contracts with RDF, also 21 who have been discharged on medical grounds.
Col. Rutaremara, speaking on behalf of the retirees, said that they are retiring as happy people because their contribution to liberate Rwanda was not in vain.
“As we retire, we seize this opportunity to assure the Commander in Chief and the entire RDF leadership that even though we are retiring, we shall remain committed to the cause of total liberation of our country and that we shall never betray our comrades in the liberation struggle that we were and are still part of,” he said.
Rutaremara has also worked as the Director of Rwanda Peace Academy located in Musanze District.
Maj Gen Murasira praised these officers for their personal sacrifices, service rendered and contribution to the country.
“You have all made personal sacrifices and contributed to making Rwanda a country we are proud to call a peaceful home,” he said.
As recognition for the service rendered to RDF, the retirees were awarded certificates.
Other high ranking military officers attended the event, including the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Jean Bosco Kazura and Service Chiefs.
“It is true; Dr. Habumuremyi has been arrested over offering bounced cheques” said the RIB twit.
Habumuremyi issued the said cheques in several instances, in order to keep his university running after it faced financial difficulties in the past years.
Among the arrest was also Prof. Egide Karuranga, Vice-chancellor of University of Kibungo(UNIK) over misuse of university funds and nepotism.
Valentine Uwamariya, the Minister of Education said that the universities had provisional licenses but failed to fulfill the requirements for them to be accredited.
“They have been closed and some of the owners arrested by Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB),” said Dr. Uwamariya
Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) confirmed the arrest of the owner of the Christian University of Rwanda, who is also the former Prime minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, accused of committing financial crimes in his role as the President of the Board of Trustees of the University.
Prof. Egide Karuranga, Vice-chancellor of the University of Kibungo (UNIK) was also among those arrested over misuse of university funds and nepotism after the closure of the university last week.
As for students who have been going to these Universities, the Minister said that “They (closed universities) are expected to help students who were studying in their universities to get admissions in other institutions when schools resume by providing their academic performance results.”
The new cases were recorded out of 3,279 tests conducted over the last 24 hours. This brings the recoveries to 567 while active cases are now 535.
According to Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the majority of the recoveries were registered in the southwestern district of Rusizi.
“Today, 44 people recovered, 38 of them are from Rusizi district. This means that recoveries have once again exceeded active cases. We wish them a speedy recovery,” Dr. Nsanzimana said.
The Sunday update brought the total cases to 1,105; eight of the new cases were registered in Rusizi while 5 are in the City of Kigali.
