{{Police and the Rwanda Football governing body FERWAFA have called for the suspension of the match scheduled for Sunday between Rayon Sports and APR FC clubs which were expected to meet at {Kigali stadium}.}}
According to Police and FERWAFA, due to security concerns, requests have been made to halt the match between the two football clubs with huge fan base.
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{{Police in Ngoma disrtict is holding a woman identified as Mukandutiye Judith arrested after she was found in posession with 100Litres of illegal gin (kanyanga), 80Litres of locally brewed illegal liquor (muriture), 25Kg of sugar she was using to process the illegal brew and 2drums.}}
The suspect was arrested during a Police operation at Bugera village, Remera sector after a tip off from residents who had informed local authorities expressing concern over suspicious movements and persons to the suspects home.
Ufitikirezi Collete, the Bugera cell Executive Secretary said the arrest was possible through collaboration between residents and authorities.
However, neighbours said, Mukandutiye is not involved in processing illegal brew but her husband who escaped at the time of arrest.
{{Rwanda peacekeepers under Rwanbatt 40 deployed in UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Kabkabiya, mediated peace talks between two warring ethnic groups that were fighting in Saraf Omra TS during recent days.}}
Rwanda peacekeepers persuaded them to sit together and resolve their differences peacefully, which was done and yielded good results.
‘’They achieved a peaceful agreement on 12 March 2014 whereby all parties committed to stop wars and promote peace and reconciliation process’’ according to a report from Rwanda contingent in Saraf Omra, Darfur.
The ethnic groups that were in conflicts include among others Lezagad, Tama, Gemil and Arab Militians known as JJWD.
Rwanda peacekeepers met with representatives of these communities and local leaders and used Koran to convince them to opt for peace.
However Internal Displaced People are facing different challenges such as medical treatment, homes destroyed as consequences of the conflicts in the area.
Rwanda peacekeepers are assisting the IDPs by providing them security, medical treatment and potable water. They have also mobilized NGO’s for Humanitarian assistance.
WFP positively responded to the call and distributed food to the IDPs who are still reluctant to return to their villages because they need more assurance for their security.
Above: {Lt Col Kitoko Kadida, Commanding Officer of Rwanbatt 40 meeting with warring communities}
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{{Rwanda and Burundi are the only countries in the East African Community that do not have any of their citizens admitted to the 2014 World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Community.}}
Three Kenyan entrepreneurs including; Kanini Mutooni (CEO-MyAzimia Ltd), Sara Menker (CEO-Gro Ventures) and Michael Macharia (Founder & CEO-Seven Seas
Technologies (SST)) have been admitted to Young Global Leaders Community.
Honourable Vincent W. Bagiire a Ugandan and member of Parliament is the only Ugandan that has been admitted to the Young Global Leaders Community.
South Sudan’s Alek Awek (Model and Member of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants) has also been admitted to the prestigious Young Global Leaders Community.
Meanwhile, two Tanzanians including; Angellah Jasmine Kairuki a Deputy minister in government and an entreprenuer- Luca H. Neghesti (CEO, Jefag Logistics Tanzania Ltd) have made it to the 2014 list of Young Global Leaders Community.
In the entire Sub-Sahara Africa, members were admitted from; Uganda(1), Kenya (3), Tanzania(2), Ghana (1), South Africa(9), South Sudan(1) and Nigeria(2).
According to Young Global Leaders Community the 214 new members of the Young Global Leaders community, some common traits stand out. These people – all under the age of 40 – grew up with digital connectivity. Most have lived, studied or worked in multiple countries, and see themselves as global citizens.
They have an entrepreneurial approach to creating change. Their instinct isn’t to wait for decisions from formal authority, but to reach out to their networks, start movements and build coalitions.
They view leadership as distributed, not linear. They can bridge cultures and make connections between issues and institutions. The engage and collaborate across public, private and civil society sectors.
Above all, there is a re-emerging sense of ethics and values, of responsibility to the global commons – an attitude that it’s not sufficient to make a great product or have a good career if it doesn’t have a larger meaning.
There is real hope that this rising generation will be able to mend the widespread broken public trust in leadership, both governmental and corporate.
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{{Who are the Young Global Leaders}}
The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multistakeholder community of more than 900 exceptional young leaders. Bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial, these individuals commit both their time and talent to make the world a better place.
They have committed their energy and knowledge to the most critical issues facing humankind. The community is made up of leaders from all walks of life, from every region of the world and every stakeholder group in society.
{{What Makes a Young Global Leader?}}
-* They have achieved their success young – under the age of 40.
-* Demonstrated commitment to serving society at large.
-* Recognized record of extraordinary achievement, substantial leadership experience and a clear indication that this will continue for the rest of their career.
-* Impeccable public record and good standing in their community.
{{A European Union (EU) delegation is on Tuesday next week expected to meet in kenya’s capital Nairobi with East African Community (EAC) officials to resume Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations (EPAs).}}
Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Kenya Lodewijk Briet has called on both sides to be more flexible this time round and come to a conclusion, adding that the talks are now overdue.
“One of the things that I think we as the Europeans have taken time to digest is that we must listen and that we must show respect. And those are two very basic capacities that I feel we have not always demonstrated,” Briet said.
Key matters expected on the table during the meeting will be the clause on Most Favoured Nations, issue of export taxes, further discussions on rules of origin on products and agriculture.
“We would like to establish a dialogue. The meeting will probably be chaired by the EAC Principal Secretary Ms Mwanamaka Mabruki and she will obviously be assisted by other officials,” Briet said.
In January this year, both parties failed to strike a deal in a meeting held in Brussels, Belgium on contentious issues but however managed to conclude on the issues of institutional arrangements and dispute settlement.
Failure to sign the agreement before October 1 this year, it will result in high tariff hikes on EAC’s non-Least Developed Country’s (LCD) exports to the EU. Kenya stands to lose since it is the only non-LDC in the region thus attracting import duty on her exports.
For instance, flower exports to the EU will attract an import duty of 8.5 percent which may force the prices of Kenyan flowers to go up and face stiff competition from other nations that export flowers to the EU on a Duty Free-Quota Free basis.
Close to 70 percent of Kenya’s total flower production is currently exported to the EU.
Briet was speaking while announcing the fourth Africa-EU Summit expected to take place in Brussels, Belgium in April 2 and 3 this year.
The summit brings together the Heads of State and Government of the European and the African continent together with the EU and African Union institutions.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to attend the summit under the theme ‘Investing in People Prosperity and Peace’. The last meeting was held in Cairo in 2010.
{Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Kenya Lodewijk Briet has called on both sides to be more flexible this time round and come to a conclusion, adding that the talks are now overdue.}
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{{Rwanda has finally won a battle aimed at extricating two investigators assigned to the United Nations Group of Experts on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).}}
Rwanda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Olivier Nduhungirehe earlier today posted on his Tweeter handle that Bernard Leloup and Marie Plamadiala, who controversially filed reports against Rwanda to UN Security Council, have been dropped following a request by Rwanda.
According to Nduhungirehe, Emilie Serralta, who has also been on the same panel of experts has been demoted as the Security Council appointed Daniel Fahey, as the new Coordinator of the Group of Experts on DRC.
Since 2012, Rwanda has been protesting the reappointment of Leloup and Plamadiala on accusations that they were extremely biased against the Country.
On June 10, 2003, Bernard Leloup authored an article in Uganda’s Daily Monitor News paper accusing Rwandan government of not ceasing to solidify. He said in the paper that: “Since RPF’s ascension to power in 1994, the regime has not ceased to harden, particularly during the last few years.
Repression has reached great heights, as political instability has increased across the country and within the army.”
This was used as part of evidence to challenge Leloup’s neutrality. There have also been concerns about United Nations’ strictness in vetting experts.
Yet, the UNSC’s investigative guidelines state that experts must be independent; have specialised expertise in the area of competence; have academic qualifications; undergo performance evaluations that are transparent; and have cultural and country-related knowledge relevant to the mandates of monitoring mechanisms.
During M23 rebellion in Eastern DRC, Leloup and his group filed a controversial report to the Security Council, alleging that Rwanda provided military and logistical support to the rebel group, a report the government of Rwanda vehemently denied.
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{{The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has urged Head Teachers in the region to partner with the EAC Organs in taking the integration agenda to the people of East Africa through education.}}
Addressing over 325 members of the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KSSHA) Machakos County, who are attending a 17-21 March conference at the EAC Headquarters, the Secretary General said the Head Teachers had a critical role in propagating regional integration agenda to students who are forming the biggest percentage of the youth in the Community.
The Secretary General commended the Head Teachers for formulating an appropriate theme for the Conference; Quality education for sustainable development: linking regional integration with devolution system of governance in Kenya.
He said as the region gears towards Political Federation, more devolution of powers will take place and the need for a central political authority to underpin the achievements made so far in the stages of the integration process.
Mr. Emmanuel Kisongo from the Tanzania Heads of Secondary School Teachers Association (TAHOSSA) commended members of KSSHA for the study tour to Arusha and said there was a lot to share with their counterparts in Tanzania.
The Teachers Service Commission Machakos County Director, Mr. Stephen Mudho urged the EAC Secretariat to push forward the harmonization of education curriculum and syllabi.
The Chairperson of Kenya Secondary School Heads Association Machakos County, Mr. Francis Muthusi noted that with the progressive implementation of the new constitution in Kenya, key education services were being devolved; however the teething challenges of devolution should not compromise the quality and relevance of education in the country.
Addressing the delegates on the topic Role of political leadership in enhancing people-centred integration for sustainable development, Hon.Peter Mathuki,MP-East African Legislative Assembly, noted that their visit was intended to enable members interact with the EAC and explore the possibility of using Education as a tool to promote the EAC agenda in the Kenyan devolved system.
“These Head Teachers intend to become EAC agents in the grassroots-counties/locations” affirmed Hon. Mathuki, adding that “this is a good opportunity to promote EAC agenda in Kenyan Education system”.
The Governor of Machakos County, Hon. Dr. Alfred Mutua is expected to address the delegates on Wednesday 20 March on the topic Role of County Governments in enhancing quality education.
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{{Sudan’s presidential assistant and chief negotiator, Ibrahim Ghandour, has affirmed that the government is determined to achieve permanent peace in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, but warned they will not sign any agreement which allows rebels to retain their weapons.}}
Last month the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) suspended the stalled talks between the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) on the conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile and referred the matter to its mandating authority, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), asking for further guidance.
Negotiations stalled because the government delegation insisted that the objective of talks is to settle the conflict in the two areas while the SPLM-N delegation called for a holistic approach to solve Sudan’s problems.
The AUPSC renewed its confidence in the AUHIP mediation team led by Thabo Mbeki to broker peace talks between the two parties on the Two Areas and asked him to reach an agreement by the end of April.
Ghandour said in a meeting with the stakeholders from the political and social components in South Kordofan on Monday that the recent round of talks in Addis Ababa broke down because the rebel SPLM-N insisted on retaining its troops, adding the government delegation will participate in the next round of talks with an open heart in order to achieve permanent peace in the Two Areas.
He said the delegation would seek to end the crisis in the Two Areas and achieve peace before the end of next April and in accordance with the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2046.
The stakeholders agreed that negotiations are the only means for ending war and achieving peace in the Two Areas particularly South Kordofan state which suffered from the long war, demanding participation of the traditional administration and stakeholders in the negotiations with the SPLM-N.
It further underscored importance of reaching a cessation of hostilities and fulfilling wishes of the citizens.
The Blue Nile and South Kordofan’s conflict erupted months apart from each other in 2011 when Sudan attempted to forcibly disarm SPLM-N fighters it accuses of being backed by their brother-in-arms in the South Sudanese army.
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{{Uganda has warned that Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab insurgents were planning to use fuel tankers as bombs, one day after Kenya thwarted a “massive” car bomb attack.}}
Both Uganda and Kenya are key contributors of troops to the African Union force fighting the Shabaab in Somalia, and the Islamists have carried out major attacks in both countries in retaliation in the past.
“We have received credible information to the effect that Al-Shabaab are planning to blow up fuel trucks in Kampala to cause extensive damage to people and property,” Ugandan police chief Kale Kayihura said in a statement.
“The public is asked to be very vigilant and help the police and report any suspicious movement or activity”.
Al-Shabaab bombers killed at least 76 people in Uganda’s capital Kampala in 2010.
On Monday, Kenyan police arrested two men driving a vehicle packed with explosives in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa.
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Top Kenyan coastal government official Nelson Marwa said Tuesday the two men arrested had been preparing a “massive attack”.
Foreign special forces were part of the operation to stop them, he said.
“The two were tracked from Somalia by both Kenyan and foreign forces,” Mr Marwa said Tuesday.
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{{China Africa Sunlight Energy Limited has announced that it will build a 300MW power station at Gwayi in northern Zimbabwe by 2016.}}
The company is a joint venture (JV) between Old Stone Investments Limited of Zimbabwe and Shandong Taishan Sunlight.
Charles Mugari, deputy GM of China Africa Sunlight Energy Limited, said, “As part of the first phase of the project, the company will build a modern residential complex for 2,000 workers, a coal mine and a power plant.”
Mugari added that the second phase of the power project will focus on methane gas extraction and another 300MW plant, which will be completed in mid 2017. China Africa Sunlight Energy Limited will also establish another 400MW plant powered by methane gas.
The company stated that it plans to spend US$2.1bn in the next five years on power generation, coal mining and methane bed gas extraction in the area.
“We have embarked on a comprehensive exploration process and by end of this year we will know exactly the minable reserves of methane gas,” Mugari added.
Projects would be carried out on 1,000 sq km of land and is expected to create 4,500 jobs in the next two years. The company will also build hotels and business complexes.
The goal is to develop a strong economic zone, which will attract foreign investment, according to Mugari.
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