Category: Social

{Police in Rusizi District have arrested a 39-year old man in connection with forging stamps of various schools and government officers.
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Jean Pierre Ngirabatware was arrested on February 17 after he was found in possession of 41 forged stamps and 25 forged students’ report cards.

According to the Western Region Police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Emmanuel Hitayezu, the forgeries were recovered from Ngirabatware’s house in Shara Cell of Muganza Sector following investigations.

“38 stamps were of different schools and three others of the district notary,” said Supt. Hitayezu.

“Investigations started recently when one student was found with a forged terminal report card, so when officers went to Ngirabatware’s house for search after he was linked to the first case, they recovered 41 forged stamps including the one he used to forge the student’s report card, and other 25 forged report cards,” he added.

The suspect is currently held at Muganza Police station as investigations continue.

“We are continuing with investigations to find out if there are other people involved in this criminal act, and if there are other students and people that have used this unlawful channel as means to acquire other services with forged documents,” he noted, warning against “shortcut criminal means that are punishable under article 609 of the Rwandan penal code.

Article 609 stipulates that; “any person who forges or alters documents by forged signature or fingerprint, falsifying documents or signatures or impersonation, forging agreements, its provisions, obligations, discharged obligations shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five years to seven years and a fine of Rwf300, 000 to Rwf3 million.”

“Even those that hold such fake document will in one way or another be identified and will be prosecuted.”

SP Hitayezu thanked residents of Rusizi for providing information that led to Ngirabatware’s arrest, and appealed to them to maintain the spirit of community policing.

{I know you must be wondering what benefits one can get from crying. Whether it’s a heart break, the passing away of a loved one or even a movie, crying has lots of benefits and it isn’t something you should be ashamed of.}

{{Here are 6 benefits of crying}}

{{1. CRYING IMPROVES YOUR VISION}}

According to the National Eye Institute, crying helps improve our vision by lubricating the eyeballs and eyelids. Tears help keep the surface of the eye moist and wash away dust and debris.

{{2. CRYING HELPS YOU LET GO}}

Sometimes we pretend everything is okay instead of just crying and letting it out. While crying won’t solve a problem, it at least ensures you come to terms with the problem. Holding back those tears can be detrimental for your emotional health.

{{3. CRYING CAN BOOST YOUR MOOD}}

A 2008 study from the University of South Florida found that crying can help elevate our mood better than any antidepressant. During the research, the researchers observed that crying improved the mood of almost 90 percent of people that cried compared to 8 percent who reported crying made them feel worse.

{{4. CRYING HELPS YOU FLUSH OUT TOXINS}}

A study performed by Dr William H. Frey II at the St Paul-Ramsey Medical Centre found that stress-related tears and tears caused by physical irritants (eg tears caused by chopping an onion) are not the same. The study found that tears that are produced by stress help body get rid of chemicals that raise cortisol, the stress hormone. When we cry, toxic substances are released from the body.

{{5. CRYING BOOST OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM}}

Your tears are packed with immune support. Lysozyme, a potent bacteria-fighting protein which helps us fight illness and infection is found in tears especially emotion-based tears.

{{6. CRYING ELICITS EMPATHY AND DEEPENS INTIMACY}}

Crying helps boosts intimacy by promoting an emotional connection. Crying also helps you elicit compassion from others. Crying can make you feel understood, comforted and stronger to face the challenges at hand.

{Commercial motorcyclists operating in Gatsibo district have pledged to partner Rwanda National Police and other security institutions in the fight against crimes.}

The commitment was made during a meeting held on February 16 and brought together 67 commercial motorcyclists operating in Kabarore Sector of Gatsibo District. The meeting aimed at sensitizing motorists to strengthen cooperation with the police in line with crime prevention.

Motorist also seized the opportunity to establish an anti-crime club and the subsequently elected its coordinator Charles Musonera.

In his address to the motorists, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO) Inspector of Police (IP) Rogers Rwakayiru, commended the existing partnership but encouraged them to uplift it so as to ensure crimes are efficiently and effectively dealt with in the district.

“Cooperation of Police with public has continued to register significant achievements as far as peace and security are concerned, you are therefore always required to partner security organs through Community Policing approach in order to further make our communities free from crime,” said IP Rwakayiro.

Rwakayiro also urged them to take precaution against malaria by using treated mosquito nets and ensure the clear out bushes around their neighbourhoods.

One of the motorcyclists, Alphonse Bagabo, thanked Police for reaching out to them saying that, “From this meeting I now understand better the importance of partnership between us and the Police. We as commercial motorcyclists have to play a primary role in crime prevention but we can only achieve that through partnership with all security agencies.”

The coordinator of the newly formed anti-crime club, Musonera said the club offers a forum for information sharing and also served as a platform to mobilise youth to partake into crime prevention initiatives.

The sensitised motorists operate under Cooperative de Taxi Motos de cyangarama (COTAMOCYA).

The head of the cooperative, Ahmed Ntagara, emphasized the importance of the meeting, saying that motorists make contacts with lots of people during their daily business and hence get access to a lot of information.

“Most criminals especially drug traffickers use motorcycles to transport illicit commodities including narcotic drugs. You need to be more vigilant of such people and quickly tip Police in case you suspect some of them to ensure they are arrested,” said Ntagara.

{Over 80 youth who recently graduated from Iwawa Rehabilitation Center have been baptized in ADEPR after receiving and accepting the gospel of Jesus, accepting to become transformed citizens. }

Preaching to the youth started at the end of 2014 when ADEPR in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and ICT embarked on empowering them with skills, moral rehabilitation and evangelization.

The head of literacy programs in ADEPR, Theogene Hakuzwumuremyi said that they extended activities beyond literacy programs and distributed 3000 bibles and 100 hymn books which he said has attracted more than 80 who accepted to get baptized.

The coordinator of Iwawa rehabilitation center, Niyongabo Nicholas, lauded ADEPR ‘s role in supporting the rehabilitation and reintegration of the youth trained at Iwawa.

The Minister of Sports and Culture, Uwacu Julienne called on churches to support the government in moral rehabilitation of the youth to normal life as their message of salvation attracts attention of all people from different walks of life.

“Sometimes, targeted audiences understand better when churches support the government to spread a particular message,” she said.

The Minister of Youth and ICT , Jean Philbert Nsengimana noted that Iwawa rehabilitation center has three main duties including; fight against drug abuse , moral rehabilitation and reintegration into communities.

ADEPR will also facilitate the reintegration of 15 Iwawa graduates who do not know their parents.

{This post is not in any way intended to give you a complete understanding of women and their general attitude towards men, no! That is not the idea. No one can fully understand another, so it would be fallacious of me to pretend like I do; however, that doesn’t mean that we cannot try.}

As complex as humans are, if you study them closely, you can get a grip of a few things about them. Women are not exempted from this. As complicated as they seem, they too can be understood to an extent if we pay some attention — maybe not everything about them, but definitely the recurring ones. As a man in a relationship (not necessarily dating) with a woman, there are things she does / has done that you always find it difficult to give suiting explanation to, but not to worry, because we’ll be taking a look at 5 of those things in this post. So, please, read on.

{{1. SHE ASKS FOR MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD}}

If you’re in a relationship with a woman who seems to ask for too much money and material stuff, there are 2 possible reasons for this. Firstly, if the habit is new to her, then, the reason she would suddenly behave that way is perhaps because she has found another man, and wants to dump you. Women usually adopt the ‘over-demanding’ tactic when they’re tired of a relationship and want to quit. The second reason a woman would ask for too much money off her man is if she has kept a lot of bad company, and is being pressured into such.

{{2. SHE LEAVES HER PERSONAL STUFF IN YOUR APARTMENT (HOUSE)}}

If she visits, and on her way home, she leaves some of her personal stuff, like underwear, clothing, and makeup, the reason for this is possibly because she is thinking long-term for your relationship, and indirectly wants to spend more days at your place or gradually move in with you. She knows that you may refuse if she asked to move in with you, so she’d rather go about it stylishly.

{{3. SHE GETS MAD OVER QUESTIONS REGARDING HER PAST}}

If you ask her questions about her past life and relationship(s), and her mood suddenly changes, it is probably because there’s something that happened in her past life that makes her feel sad, probably a bad breakup or another sad experience, so she just doesn’t want to talk about it because it brings sadness to her mind. If she gets mad about questions regarding her past, it could also be because she is trying to hide something from you.

{{4. SHE TALKS ABOUT OTHER MEN TO (WITH) YOU}}

So you guys are very close, and you like her very much, but she sometimes raises topics of other men when you’re together? Two things may be responsible for this sort of attitude — either she really likes you a lot, and is trying to make you jealous/ scare you into quickly asking her out, or she simply, truly has another man in her life, and is trying to make that message very clear to you.

{{5. SHE DATES YOU ON AND OFF}}

Sometimes, the reason why women are not steady in their decision to date one man may be because they have other men in their lives that they also like, but they do not want to lose you either, so they keep going back and forth. It could also be an attitude engineered by friends who don’t like you.

So, there it is guys, I hope this helps you understand your woman better than you do now.

{The Penal Code of Rwanda has been subjected to repeal an article that spells punishments meted to a minor who makes sexual contact with another.}

The new reform comes at the heels of various cases where a child that reports sexual acts first is the one held to be telling the truth.

Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC) says that the reforms have been found necessary because in many cases families of female minors report to police and the boy pursued as a culprit.

Lambert Dushimimana, the legislative drafting specialist from RLRC said that reforming the Penal code was based on several complaints and various acts of the prosecution.

“We have worked on it and decided that in case the court finds no differences of three years between both children having had sex while there was no hurry to make sex, there will be no penalties,” he said.

The article 191 of the penal code indicated that whoever makes sex with a minor gets a life sentence.

{Eight children and two teachers in Nyamasheke district were struck by thunder yesterday, with two of them including a teacher, in critical condition. They are admitted at Kibogora hospital while others have been released. }

The striking hit Groupe Scolaire Muramba in Rugali cell around 4:00 pm as students were in class when it rained.

Eight children have been taken to Hanika Health Center as Uwimana Damas, the executive secretary of Macuba sector says.

“No one died. The victims were taken to Hanika Health Center in bad shape. One teacher, Nzabahimana Patrice, and a student are in critical condition; they are in comatose. Others were not seriously injured and will soon be released,” he said.
He further said that the school had no lightning protection system but have since ordered for the rods.

In October last year, the State Minister in charge of primary and secondary education, Olivier Rwamukwaya met heads of schools in Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts and advised them to buy lightning protection systems some of who have not complied.

{Various researches have found that infidelity in marriages is on the increase in many parts of the world. Many married partners turn to having an affair at the slightest instance and there are loads of excuses they always have in store.}

See some common excuses below:

{{1. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK}}

When caught in the act, many cheating partners come up with this silly excuse ‘it’s not what you think”. Cheating is cheating and it’s always what you think it is.

{{2. WE ARE NOT WHAT WE USED TO BE ANYMORE}}

This is another common excuse people give for cheating on their partners. They blame their cheating act on the marriage rather than taking responsibility for their action.

{{3. I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T HAVE FEELINGS FOR ME ANYMORE}}

This is another blame game tactic many cheating partners use; they blame their cheating ways on a perceived lack of love from their partner. More often than not, they use this as an excuse to take to having an affair.

{{4. YOU ARE NEVER AT HOME}}

They also blame their cheating ways on the fact that their partner is always busy at work. But is this really enough reason to break your marriage vows?

{{5. IT’S MY NATURE}}

This is another weak lie that’s mostly used by men. Is there really anything like having a nature of cheating? Honestly, everyone is what they perceive themselves to be; you only cheat because you have tricked yourself into thinking that it’s part of you.

{{6. I WAS BORED OF THE MARRIAGE}}

This is also another weak and lame excuse for cheating. There are always ways to spice up your marriage than looking for a shortcut in having an affair.

{{7. MY EMOTIONAL NEEDS WEREN’T MET}}

This is another common excuse many cheating partners pretend to believe. They might be right that their emotional needs weren’t met, but it’s never enough reason to break the trust you swore to your partner. There is always a solution to this, but people prefer the easier option out.

{{8. I WAS SEX STARVED}}

Sex isn’t the only reason for getting married, even though couples owe each other sexual intimacy. Being left sex starved might be unfair by your partner, but it’s still never enough reason to take to cheating.

{{9. YOU DIDN’T GIVE ME ENOUGH ATTENTION}}

Okay, you weren’t getting enough attention and thought it best to take to cheating – that’s wrong. Seek for understanding and look for ways to make your marriage vibrant.

{{10. IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST}}

Sex with another person other than your partner never happens so fast. It is usually conceived, thought about, lusted after before being executed. Sex never happens so fast.

Cheating partners tend to build a wall of excuses around them and many even tend to put the blame on their partner. Is there really a reasonable excuse to cheat on a partner you promised to stay committed to for the rest of your lives? I doubt it.