IGIHE

Author: Nicole Kamanzi Muteteri

  • Don’t use internet for porn but for transforming the continent –Youth Minister

    She made the request yesterday addressing 124 youth from 26 East and Southern African countries at the opening of two-week training in IT use for development taking place at SOS Hermann Gemeiner Rwanda in Kigali city.

    Beneficiaries of the training are youth from secondary schools and universities supported through SOS Children’s Villages International.

    The training will focus on carrying out campaigns, leadership, and entrepreneurship all entrenched in technology.

    Mbabazi asked the youth to play a key role, building the Africa they desire, starting from their countries.

    “Don’t think about watching porn films when you have access to technology. You should rather take advantage of it to transform Africa starting with your contribution. The time is now, you don’t have to wait for tomorrow,” she said.

    Mbabazi urged them on self-esteem, embracing the good character, determination and focusing on one’s goals as aspiring leaders to transform societies.

    Mwanaidi Makame Juma, one of the participants from Zanzibar told IGIHE that he was encouraged by the advice of Minister Mbabazi and pledged to put into reality acquired knowledge.

    SOS Children’s Villages operates in 47 African countries. It supports children with vulnerable backgrounds to access education, clothing among other areas uplifting their livelihoods.
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  • Akagera Park lion population triples, four years after reintroduction

    Information from African Parks, a firm managing the Akagera National park, indicates that the Park was visited by 44000 people, half of who are Rwandans, earning receipts of about $2 million for the first time in the history of the Park.

    In June 2015, seven lions-consisting five females and two males-were translocated from South Africa into Akagera National Park, in the Eastern Province. These two male lions were added in the Akagera Park in 2017. Today, there are 21 lions in the park and still counting. Since the hunt of wild animals was made illegal, they have greatly increased.

    The lions in Akagera faced extinction for 25 years
    In 2010, African Parks’ experts were contracted by RDB to manage Akagera National Park.

    In order to encourage Rwandan people to be involved in tourism, every year a team of 1800 students visits the park together with their teachers.

    Today this park is among the most renowned in Africa because, habitat to the Big 5; rhinos, lions, buffalos, elephants, and Leopards.

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  • DASSO officer found dead in Rulindo

    His body was found around 11 am yesterday.

    The Mayor of Rulindo district, Emmanuel Kayiranga has told IGIHE that Nsimiyimana went home on Wednesday to change clothes after work and headed to a trading center in the area.

    It is suspected that he was killed on his way back home from the center.

    Nshimiyimana’s body was found with injuries on the head.

    Mayor Kayiranga said that investigations are underway to establish the cause of his death and urged residents to collaborate with local leaders providing information that might lead to suspects behind his death.

  • After traveling over 10,000 km by road, Zakata gets a ticket back home from CAF President Ahmad

    Zhakata was the talk of social media after his arrival in Egypt last week, 50 days after starting a hitch-hiking adventure to watch the Africa Cup of Nations; it did not take much for CAF President Ahmad to catch wind of the story and decided to hand the young man a ticket home.

    His story got even better after Zhakata, who met the president on Wednesday morning, will get a VIP ticket to watch Friday night’s final between Senegal and Algeria at the Cairo International Stadium.

    “I feel so privileged and honored to have met the CAF president. This is no small thing because he is the highest in the echelon of African football,” Zhakata said.

    The Zimbabwean saw his journey prolonged by visa hitches crossing over from Kenya to Ethiopia and later from Sudan to Egypt, all caused by political protests that were experienced coincidentally at the same time in Ethiopia and Sudan.

    “After all, I went through for 50 days, all I endured trying to cross all those borders and the frustrations and now seeing the president himself come and hand me this gift, I really feel thankful. I feel like I have made an impact in African football,” Zhakata said.

    He arrived in Cairo on the day South Africa was eliminated by Nigeria in the quarter-finals and long after his favorite Warriors were boxed out of the competition. The following day, his third preferred team Madagascar lost to Tunisia in the quarters.

    But despite the football on the field not favoring his sacrifice, Zhakata says he feels more than proud to have achieved the feat that few people have boasted of achieving.

    “I was planning to raise some funds to go back home because the journey took longer than expected and along the way I accumulated so much debt. But now, at least I can relax easy and enjoy some football. I am going home with a prestigious airline!” said Zhakata.

    He plans to leave for Zimbabwe next week on Thursday as he plans to travel to the Red Sea, a symbolic place in the Biblical story of the Israelites journey from Egypt to their promised land.

    “I need to go there to visit the place, say my prayer and mark another great day in my life. I believe it is symbolic,” he added.

    Zhakata also said he has presented a petition to Ahmad to forward to the African Union on African traveling within the continent and visa requirements after his experiences.


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  • Shingiro’s Film selected for USA Cinema Festival

    In the festival that will take place in Silicon Valley in California, African films will be screened on 6th, October 2019.

    Silicon Valley African Film Festival started 10 years ago.

    Shingiro has told IGIHE that he is excited to see his film reaching the international level, a feat he had not expected when he started.

    “I never expected this to happen, it was a low budget project, I did not think I had it in me to do something that can impact the world,” he said.

    This film was produced last year. It focuses on women abuse that affects their children. In the film, they tell a story of a young lady that killed her father after seeing him abuse her mom for a long time.

    Luna was also screened in the Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt, ending March 2019.
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  • Burera man hangs self over clashes with wife

    The incident took place on the night of 15th July 2019 in Kabashoti Village, Namabuye cell of Kagogo Sector.

    IGIHE has learned that the couple had clashes that required local leaders’ intervention to settle the dispute.

    It is said that officials asked the woman to stay away from the husband until the situation is normalized and the man was found hanging the next day.

    The executive secretary of Kagogo sector, Louis Butoyi said that Nkundizanye’s death was communicated by residents.

    “It started with clashes between the spouses that had been calmed by the village leader. He had asked the woman to spend the night in a neighbor’s home before the disputes are settled the next day. The man was however found dead,” he said.

    He appealed to residents to report disputes on time.

    Nkundizanye and his wife had two children. His body was taken to Ruhengeri Hospital for postmortem.

  • BBC closing doors in Burundi

    The BBC will close its operations in Burundi after it failed to reach an agreement with the government on the airing of programs.

    “The BBC is closing its Bujumbura bureau and ceasing operations in Burundi. In March, the government banned BBC transmissions and blocked journalists from providing information to the BBC,” Mr. Madowo tweeted.

    One of the BBC correspondents, Will Ross, who works on the African Edition, has also announced that the BBC closed down its office until further notice.

    “The BBC is closing its bureau and operations in Burundi until further notice after efforts to resolve issues with the authorities there failed. In March the government banned BBC transmissions and anyone in the country from providing information to the BBC, Will Ross wrote on Twitter.

    Will Ross, a BBC journalist working on the Africa section, has added that “the government of Burundi accused BBC of airing a documentary that damaged the country’s reputation”.

    Burundi’s media regulator, the National Communication Council (CNC), suspended BBC for allegedly broadcasting content that ‘put national cohesion and reconciliation at stake.’

    “The CNC has decided to withdraw the operating license for BBC… and VOA programs will still be suspended until further notice,” CNC chairman Nestor Bankumukunzi said at the time.

    Burundi ranks 159 out of 180 on the World Press Freedom Index by advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.

    Burundi is accused of shutting down media organizations critical of the government, harassing, imprisoning, torturing, and executing journalists.

  • Two arrested over electricity theft

    On 15th July, 2019, while conducting a regular electricity anti-theft inspection conducted by Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) in partnership with Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) and Rwanda National Police and local communities, two men were arrested in Nyamugari cell, Gatsata sector, Gasabo district accused of illegal electrical connections to their welding workshop.

    The duo is are now detained at RIB Gatsata branch.

    Habimana Marcel, the Manager of REG Branch in Jabana while addressing the media said that the suspects will be brought prosecuted in courts of law.

    Habimana condemned the act and called upon citizens to distance themselves from stealing electricity because heavy punishment awaits culprits. He further said that stealing electricity hinders the development of the country.

    “REG in partnership with security organs had taken measures to curb electricity theft across the country because the issue affects not only REG but also the country in general and affects the national development goals,” said Habimana.

    Statistics show that Commercial electricity losses are still high with a percentage of around 6.5% of the electricity generated in the country and out of which a big percentage emanates from electricity theft.

    Findings from last year (2018) revealed that electricity stolen was valued at around Rwf1.9 billion.

    Theft of electricity is punishable by law N°52/2018 of 13/08/2018.

  • Kigali Arena ready for inauguration

    Located next to Amahoro National Stadium in Remera, the 10,000-seat facility is multi-purpose for indoor games and is also designed to host meetings, conferences, exhibitions and concerts.

    Among others, the state-of-the-art arena will be home to major basketball and volleyball events in the country.

    The facility is the largest indoor stadium in East Africa and the 10th in Africa.

    The project is a joint venture between the Government of Rwanda and Turkish Investment Company, Summa.

    It is similar to Dakar Arena under construction in Senegal though the latter is much bigger with 15,000 seats.

    Kigali Arena is set to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in 2021 and Africa Basketball Championships (Afrobasket).

    The construction of the arena which started in January 2019 is part of what the Government is doing to uplift sports in the country.

    Similar projects are ongoing in Eastern Province where three stadiums are under construction.

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  • Maid caught in child kidnap crime

    She was caught already seated in a bus heading to Muhanga. The maid had only been hired for two weeks by a family living in Kigarama Cell, in Kicukiro District.

    Police spokesman in Kigali City, CIP Marie Goreth Umutesi, told IGIHE that the girl was caught when she was heading to her ancestry home.

    “Her intentions were to take the child with her and demand a ransom to give the child back. She has not specified the amount of money she had planned to ask for; all she has said was she wanted money from them. She was going to take a bus from Nyabugogo heading to her home place in Muhanga; she even had paid her ticket,” she said.

    She was retained at Nyabugogo station then transferred to RIB.
    A maid caught in Nyabugogo Bus Park with a two years old child she had kidnapped.She was caught already seated in a bus heading to Muhanga.Her intentions were to take the child with her and demand a ransom to give the child back.