It is said that the two men aged 28 and 29 respectively woke up in the wee hours and went to steal Cassiterite in one of mine sites in Rulindo.
The executive secretary of Mahaza cell, Kayigana Jean Baptiste has told IGIHE that the mine collapsed as the deceased were stealing Cassiterite from closed mine sites.
“These men died in mine collapse around 3am as they stole Cassiterite in Rutongo. These mines have been closed for quite some time,” he said.
Kayigana appealed on residents to avoid illegal mining activities to avoid health hazards.
In his message, Xi stressed the year 2020 was a significant year for China-Africa relations as the two sides supported each other to get through the difficult time during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The success of the Extraordinary China-Africa summit on COVID-19 and the steady progress made on bilateral cooperation in all fields further proved the high-level development of the ties, Xi said.
Noting the new round of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation will be held in Senegal, Xi said that China is willing to work with Africa to reach strategic consensus, step up cooperation on COVID-19 and fully implement the achievements made in the forum’s 2018 Beijing Summit.
President Xi said China is also ready to work with Africa to cement bilateral cooperation under the framework of the “Belt and Road Initiative” and strive to build a stronger community with a shared future to bring benefits to the people on both sides.
IGIHE has learnt that CSP Kayumba has been arrested with SP Ntakirutimana and Mutamaniwa Ephrem.
Speaking to IGIHE, the Acting Spokesperson of Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Dr Murangira B. Thierry has confirmed their arrest but didn’t provide details because investigation is underway.
CSP Kayumba is detained at Remera RIB station , Ntakirutimana and Mutamaniwa are detained at Kicukiro and Kimihurura respectively.
The vehicle registration number RAC 963F was intercepted on Friday, February 5, at about 5:30am at Nyabarongo bridge, en route to Kigali.
The coltan and cassiterite minerals were concealed in five sacks.
Six people, who were on board, including the driver identified as Anderson Nshimiyimana, 45, were also taken into custody.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Theobald Kanamugire, the Police spokesperson for the Southern region, said the smugglers were reported by a resident of Rukoma Sector in Kamonyi District, from where the minerals were loaded in the vehicle.
“A resident called the Police at about 4am reporting people, who were loading minerals in the vehicle and suspected a foul-play. The resident provided details including the type of vehicle and plate numbers,” SP Kanamugire said.
Police, he added, got to know that the minerals would be transported to Kigali.
“With detailed information about the fraud, a roadblock was mounted at Nyabarongo bridge where the vehicle was intercepted, minerals seized and all the six people who were aboard the same vehicle taken into castody,” said SP Kanamugire.
He identified the other five people on board as Daniel Ukurikiyeyezu, Jean Claude Nzayisenga, Bosco Uzabakiriho, Francis Nizeyimana and Jean Damascene Hakizimana.
The suspects claimed that the minerals belong to a mineral company operating in Kicukiro District but could not produce any supporting document.
Besides, minerals are supposed to be tagged and with legal documents before they are transported from one place to another.
“They first lied that they got the minerals from Karongi District little did they know that this was a planned operation based on credible information. It is also alleged that the minerals were mined illegally in closed concessions located in Rukoma Sector.”
The spokesperson thanked the resident, who reported the unlawful act.
“They minerals were mined and transported illegally by unlicensed people,” he said.
Article 54 of the law on mining and quarry operations, states that; “any person, who undertakes mineral or quarry exploration, exploitation, processing or trading without a licence commits an offence.”
Upon conviction, the offender is liable to imprisonment for a term of between two and six months and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf5 million or only one of these penalties.
The court also may order confiscation of any seized minerals in storage, trading or processing without a license.
The incident took place on Thursday evening when the street kid hit dead his colleague with a knife.
Residents from Kabahizi cell where the incident happened, has revealed that a donor gave the two children Rwf 500 and shortly started fighting as they failed to share proportionally.
As they fought, one hit colleague with a knife. Residents around took the victim at nearby health facility but died along the way.
Speaking to IGIHE, the executive secretary of Gitega sector, Uzamukunda Anathalie has confirmed the death.
“As the two street kids who wrangled, one hit dead another with a knife,” she said.
Uzamukunda revealed that the street boy was handed to security officials.
Launching the product, Amit Chawla, Airtel Rwanda Managing Director, said: “Imirongo Yose packs have been overhauled, offering even more minutes to call across all networks making it by far the best product in its category on the Rwandan Market”.
“We have increased the number of options to three for daily packs are 3 for weekly packs and ensured that the number of minutes to call either network are evenly matched” added Amit Chawla.
By dialling *255*3#, customers have the option to choose between the smallest Imirongo Yose daily pack has been priced at Rwf100 and gives our clients 10 Minutes to call Airtel and 10 Minutes to call the other network in addition to 10 SMS.
Alternatively, customers also have the option to load a pack priced at Rwf200 which offers 35 minutes to call Airtel and 35 minutes calling the other network in addition to 10 SMS, also with a duration of 24 hours.
This launch also includes a revamp of the weekly Imirongo Yose packs which have a starting price of Rwf500 , offering 70 Minute to call Airtel and 70 Minutes to call the other network plus 10 SMS.
We have also increased the minutes on the pack Rwf 1,000 offering 160 minutes to call Airtel and 160 minutes to call the other network plus 10 SMS and finally we have the largest weekly pack with a price point of Rwf1,500 offering 280 minutes to call Airtel and 280 minutes to call the other network plus 10 SMS.
To load Imirongo Yose voice packs, customers can dial *255*3# or use My Airtel App to select the pack that matches their needs.
For more information on visit https://www.airtel.co.rw/
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Among others, 198 new cases have been found out of 4842 sample tests while 265 have recovered.
The statement released last night shows that some new cases were found in Kigali: 66, Nyamagabe: 20 and Bugesera: 19 among others while Nyanza, Kayonza, Ngoma, Rwamagana, Nyabihu and Nyamasheke recorded zero case.
Rwanda confirmed the first COVID-19 patient on 14th March 2020. Since then, 16 186 people have been tested positive out of 908 224 sample tests of whom 11 617 have recovered, 4356 are active cases while 213 have succumbed to the virus.
Coronavirus symptoms include coughing, flu, and difficulty in breathing. The virus is said to be transmitted through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.
Rwandans are urged to adhere to COVID-19 health guidelines, washing hands frequently using soaps and safe water, wearing face masks and respecting social distancing.
MTN Rwanda kicked off the year with a campaign called “Big Tings Happen”, as its commitment to deliver excellence to the company’s 6 million customers. Through this campaign, the company was set to launch a series of innovative and fresh initiatives to make it easier for customers to get things done while creating value and personalised experiences that meet each customer’s unique preferences.
Speaking about how “Idagadure” lives up to this commitment, MTN’s Marketing Operations Senior Manager, Desire Ruhinguka said, “We are glad to announce that all our voice bundles are now open for all customers to call MTN numbers as well as numbers on other networks at no extra cost. Whether a customer enjoys our Irekure, Prestige or Yolo voice bundles – this will be available to them. This is now a permanent feature within all our voice bundles.”
The opening of all voice bundles by MTN is the first in the market, as traditionally voice minutes were only limited to call numbers within the MTN network. This move is aimed at giving customers even more value for their calling needs as they will no longer need to switch SIM cards when they want to call friends & family that are on other networks.
To access MTN Voice Bundles, MTN customers can dial *140# for Irekure, *165# for Prestige and *154# for Yolo.
Leaf works with licensed financial providers across the continent (including integrations with mobile money and a commercial bank), offering a secure and innovative digital wallet to users.
Leaf is an established company with RDB and works through licensed partner institutions in all countries where it is live. The Leaf team resides in Kigali, Gisenyi, Kibuye, Nairobi, and the United States.
With Leaf Wallet, individuals can send money to friends at home and across borders, store safely without banking fees, and send money from their Leaf Wallet to any Mobile Money number or vice versa. Cashing in to the wallet and Leaf-to-Leaf transfers are free; withdrawing from your Leaf wallet or sending to a mobile money number outside of Leaf costs just 1% (even in other countries).
Users can also hold multiple currencies in their wallet at once and save money with better exchange rates when sending money in different currencies.
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Leaf Global Fintech, Tori Samples, has said that the idea to launch the Leaf Wallet was inspired by persistent challenges experienced by cross border traders and refugees on the African continent when trying to access financial services.
Because of exclusive financial services, refugees and cross border traders are often left carrying cash, which is inexpensive and dangerous. Safe storage on Leaf’s digital wallet that crosses borders reduces both the risk of theft and predatory exchange rates, while also creating an economic identity for users. Users can go cashless, whether they are crossing borders or staying at home during COVID-19.
Additionally, Leaf is trying to solve the expensive remittance, transfer, and exchange rates across the continent. East Africa, in particular, has some of the highest fees for international transfers. Leaf is trying to solve this.
“This is what Leaf wants to address,” Co-Founder and CEO, Nat Robinson, said.
“Everyone can use Leaf Wallet and tap into the cross border digital financial services we offer, at home or across borders. Users can easily store money, or send and receive with other Leaf users, at no cost. You can easily send money in one currency and have friends and family receive money in another currency—instantly—with better exchange rates. We know that everyone is struggling during COVID-19. With Leaf, users can continue to pay and send money digitally even while they are staying safe at home.”
Leaf Wallet can be downloaded from the Google Play store or the App Store. After registering for an account from the smartphone app, Leaf can be used on the app or on USSD (*801*53# in Rwanda, *284*53# in Uganda, *483*153# in Kenya). Users can register other people on their smartphone app, even friends and families that don’t have smartphones themselves. Once a user is registered, users can access their Leaf account with a basic phone.
A new client is only required to present identification (national ID, refugee ID, passport, voter card) and a selfie holding their ID to register for a Leaf Wallet account. This helps keep the system protected against fraud and bad actors.
Tori Samples explained that Leaf wallet is secure and that clients can keep money on their account for as long as they want. Even if they lose their phone, they can continue to access their Leaf wallet safely.
In the next few months, Leaf plans to expand to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania and the United Kingdom, before expanding to other African countries.
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The body was sited yesterday in Karumuna village, Kanzenze cell of Ntarama sector in Bugesera district.
Sources reveal that fishermen in River Akagera marshland saw a sack floating on water which they retrieved and found a man’s body inside. They immediately alerted local leaders.
The executive secretary of Ntarama sector, Uwamugira Beatha has told IGIHE that the body was found around 2pm.
“The body was seen by fishermen at work. We found it in a sack but we have not established the cause of death. The deceased is aged between 40 and 50,” she said.
“The body was found in a marshland. It is far from inhabited areas. People who saw the body first explained that it was flowing from River Akagera, retrieved it but don’t know the deceased,” added Uwamugira.
She revealed that the body was taken to ADEPR Nyamata Hospital for postmortem.
Security officials have also launched investigations for more details of the death.
