Author: Nicole Kamanzi Muteteri

The minister revealed this on Friday 27th September 2019 during the opening of a dialogue on strengthening investigations and stopping child abuse organized by Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) and partners.

The dialogue was organized in partnership with World Vision- a Christian organization working to create lasting positive transformations among children, families and vulnerable communities living in poverty.

“We have the vision of building national development in this country rooted in safe families, capable Rwandans and security for both people and goods. Yet these days, we find domestic conflicts, children abuse, defilement and teen pregnancies on raise,” Minister Shyaka said.

“This is an obstacle to the government family development policy and vision. We have come here today to build partnerships that will propel us into tackling these crimes perpetrated against children and teenagers,” he added.

With reference to the Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) 2014-2015, a large number of the youth (including those still enrolled in school) are already engaging in sexual relationships putting them at the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and unexpected pregnancies among others.

Official government figures indicate that teenage pregnancy rate increased from 6.1 per cent in 2010 to 7.3 per cent in 2015.

These are some of the cases whereby relevant institutions with investigation under their attributions have to deal with.

RIB received 2091 cases of child abuse in 2016/17, a number that increased to 3060 in 2017/18 and 3512 cases in 2018/19, as per RIB reports.

The Secretary-General of Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Jeannot Ruhunga, said that child abuse is taking another level mostly because it is done secretly.

He, however, noted that strict measures are being implemented to address it.

“Children are the future of Rwanda. The future will depend on how we treat them today. It is a responsibility to grow our children decently and protecting them against abuse of any form if we are to build a better Rwanda,” he said

Ruhunga added that respecting children rights is a very crucial ingredient in nurturing future leaders of the country.

The suspect was arrested on 20th September 2019.

Burera District Education Officer, Eumene Musabwa has told IGIHE the case was reported by the girl’s parent.

“The case was reported by one of the girl’s parents. They said the teacher seduced the student promising her extra marks,” he said

The teacher is held at Butaro Police station as investigations get underway.

The friendly game where the DRC team will receive Rwanda is scheduled this Friday in the Martyrs of Pentecost Stadium.

The Rwandan team’s flight landed in the international airport of N’djili(Kinshasa) on Tuesday at 02:45 am in DRC time.

The national team trainer, Vincent Mashami said that all players are in good shape and ready for this challenging game.

“All our team is in good shape, they have gone to rest so they will be ready for the training we have scheduled in the evening. The DRC team is a strong team, therefore the game will be challenging, but we are ready for it.” He said

After this game, the National football team will be heading to Ethiopia for the CHAN2020 last selection games, which is scheduled on 22th, September 2019; while the home game is scheduled to take place in Kigali on 19th, October 2019.

The list of 23 players that Amavubi team traveled within DRC:

Goalkeepers: Ndayishimiye Eric Bakame (AS Kigali), Kimenyi Yves (Rayon Sports), and Rwabugiri Umar (APR FC).

Defenders: Omborenga Fitina (APR FC), Imanishimwe Emmanuel (APR FC), Rutanga Eric (Rayon Sports), Iradukunda Eric (Rayon Sports), Manzi Thierry (APR FC), Mutsinzi Ange (APR FC), Nsabimana Aimable (Police FC) and Bishira Latif (AS Kigali).

Midfielders: Niyonzima Haruna (AS Kigali), Iranzi Jean Claude (Rayon Sports), Butera Andrew (APR FC), Niyonzima Olivier Sefu (APR FC), Nsabimana Eric Zidane (AS Kigali), and Nshimiyimana Amran (Rayon Sports).

Forwards: Sugira Ernest (APR FC), Manishimwe Djabel (APR FC), Mico Justin (Police FC), Ishimwe Kevin (APR FC), Danny Usengimana (APR FC), and Bizimana Yannick (Rayon Sports).

This was announced through a Tweet on the RIB Twitter account where they unveiled that the suspect is being held at Ruhango RIB station as further investigatios get underway, thanking the public for sharing of information that leads to arrest of suspects.

The Twit further says; “We are warning those that are impersonating government agents lying to citizens, this will not be tolerated.”

The campaign is taking place at different universities, through Non-Governmental Organizations, religious leaders, and local leaders encouraging them to join initiatives aimed at promoting a peaceful world.

Founded by Man Hee Lee from South Korea, HWPL seeks to promote peace and stop war across the world.

In 2015, HWPL launched first campaigns advocating for the establishment of international law for peace and to raise the awareness of the importance of peace culture.

In 2018, this organization was recognized by the UN and carried on mobilizations for the establishment of international law for peace to be implemented by the UN.

Jean Bosco Nshimiyimana, member of the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) in Rwanda; affiliated to the HWPL, said that for peace to be achieved all the world citizens will have to pitch in.

“There is a proverb that goes ‘If you want peace, prepare for war’. The anticipated solution is against this saying. If we join the strength as the youth, parents, religious leaders, and local leaders with the same purpose, peace will undoubtedly be achievable,” he said

IPYG has been working for the support for the legally binding international norm for a sustainable peace based on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).

Sheikh Ismail Maniriho, the head of Islamic predication at Rwanda Muslims Community (RMC) said that peace should start from religious places, and religious people should be first to bear fruits of peace.

“As religious people, we should fight against racism, sexual abuse, and discrimination. That is why our deeds must be characterized by love and unity,” he said

In October 2016, President Paul Kagame pressed the takeoff button to launch the country’s first drone into the skies – marking the country’s new means of transportation and delivery of emergency medical supplies to remote parts of the country.

The project was a joint venture between the Ministry of Health and Zipline – a Silicon Valley robotics company to establish a drone port in Shyogwe sector in Muhanga district, Southern Rwanda.

From Muhanga-based main drone port, the country has established other sites, the latest launched in January this year in Kayonza district, Eastern Rwanda.

The country has also come up with an idea to use drones in other areas such as Agriculture.

The initiative to use the latest technology in saving lives has earned Rwanda a slot to host the global flying competition – through a partnership with the World Bank and World Economic Forum (WEF).

The event will include a regulatory summit that brings together leading figures in drone technology from the private sector and airspace regulators to highlight and discuss what is possible for the future of drones in Africa.

“The flying competitions will promote new industries and services, harness data for delivery and resilience, create activity hubs and opportunities to leapfrog technologies, and develop skill sets for 21st-century jobs in the region and beyond,” said Puliti.

Puliti added that the event will promote the skies above Africa as a valuable resource and technologies to help build sustainable infrastructure.

According to WEF, Rwanda was selected as the host for the event because it is currently one of the only countries that have policies in place that allow for the types of applications being demonstrated in the competition.

Paula Ingabire, Rwanda Minister of Information and Communication Technology said that “the country is excited to host the Africa Drone Forum. It is a platform that will bring together policymakers, drones enthusiasts, experts, and industry leaders to explore potential use case applications for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in Africa.”

“It’s an opportunity for Rwanda to share our experience in pioneering the use of Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) UAV operations, and our development of drone regulations,” added Minister Ingabire.

The flying competition will see global experts invite companies that are leading the way in drone technology to compete.

As he spoke to local leaders in Kayonza, Ngoma and Kirehe districts on Monday during a performance evaluation meeting, he urged participants to deliver to the best of their abilities.

At the beginning of 2019, Eastern Province recorded 15,519 students that had dropped out of school.

Local leaders’ campaign conducted later led to returning of 13,196 students back to school but whereabouts of the remaining 2,323 were not traced.

Governor Mufulukye reminded leaders that there should be no excuses regarding children dropping out of school.

“We are told that some students went to study elsewhere, some are undertaking professional training while some have no reasons to give. We have a week to investigate the reasons behind visiting and interrogating their parents. If it is a matter of parents stopping children from attending school, punishments await them. We want all children back to school,” he said.

Mufulukye urged local leaders to work together to make the target successful.

The Director of Education in Ngoma district, Judith Murekatete said that some children who dropped out of school are working as domestic workers while others are employed in rice gardens.

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Mourners described him as an honest man who always strived to live a dignified life, respecting God and standing against whatever tends to betray Rwanda.

Baziga was gunned down in Maputo early last week. He was shot dead on Monday in Matola, a suburb of Maputo around 11 am by assailants while heading to the garage. They blocked him and sprayed his Toyota Prado with bullets.

Baziga’s body arrived in Kigali on Sunday night flown from Mozambique.
According to sources, investigations are underway to find out ring leaders behind the death of Baziga.

Baziga had survived different attacks in 2016 where after all Rwandan suspects in connection with attempted murder were arrested and released without clear reasons.

The prime suspects in the murder attempt include Diomede Tuganeyezu, Benjamin Ndagijimana and Revocat Karemangingo.

Mozambique accommodates over 5,000 Rwandans.