Category: Social

{The abortion law is set to be revised after critics from various people and non-governmental organizations saying it doesn’t favor those who want to abort.}

Rwanda Law Reform Commission – RLRC, revealed yesterday during a press briefing that they have deeply thought and shared ideas about the reform of the abortion law.

Usually the process of aborting legally would be allowed through the courts of law, followed by investigation, hearing and decision .This process delayed the request and the decision of allowing an individual to abort would be taken while the pregnancy is already mature.

The law brought complexities for a person who requested abortion in case she is impregnated by a relative or forced to marry.

Lambert Dushimimana, the president of RLRC, said that the long process to get legal acceptance to abort would be delivered while the pregnancy has matured.

“In order to respect rights of an individual willing to abort, we have proposed reforms in the process of getting the court’s decision to the extent that it will take only five days,” he said.

Among proposed improvements on the same article, an elderly person having a reason of aborting will talk to the court’s president who will authorize in writing and facility where the abortion must be carried out.

This will be followed by signing an affidavit.

An abused and impregnated child will be accompanied by parents to get the court’s confirmation to abort.

In 2012, Rwanda ratified the 14th article of Maputo agreements regarding the woman’s rights in reproductive health including concerns of aborting.

Various lawyers and non-governmental organizations including Human Rights Watch and Development in the Great Lakes (GLIDH) have demonstrated that 165th article of Rwanda penal code hinders women’s rights of abortion as ratified in Maputo agreements.

Maputo agreements state that a woman or a child impregnated by a relative, violated, married forcibly or when the pregnancy would endanger the mother’s life is allowed to abort.

However, Rwanda Penal code sets the process of presenting difficulties and only two violated women were allowed to abort.

{Before you blame anyone for your relationship mishaps, I think you should take a moment to take a good look at yourself.}

Many women are finding it difficult getting a blissful relationship because they are actually ruining their love life with certain habits they possess.

Below are 5 ways most ladies ruin their love life

{{1. NOT PROPERLY MOVING ON FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP}}

One way most ladies ruin their love life is by holding on to a failed relationship. Most ladies find it difficult to move on and let go. Not letting go will ruin your new relationship. Avoid the temptation of always talking about how your ex sucks with your new man. When you always talk about your ex with your new man, you are indirectly telling him you haven’t moved on from your previous relationship. Learn to move on and let go for the sake of your love life.

{{2. GOING AFTER GUYS WHO ARE NOT AVAILABLE}}

This is another way most ladies ruin their love life. No matter how attractive a guy is, if he is unavailable, please avoid going after him. Guys who are married or recently separated are a no-go area. You can’t have a blissful relationship with such guys. The guy who is recently separated isn’t really available emotionally as he needs time to move on, so going after him is risky as chances are that he would use you as a rebound.

{{3. ALWAYS BEING AT HIS BECK AND CALL}}

Being at a man’s beck and call spells doom for you as a lady and it’s not a scenario you would love to be in. Avoid being too available for your man. I see ladies who always break their own plans at the last minute to become available to see a guy and that’s really wrong. Doing it once in a while is ok but it shouldn’t be a regular habit. You shouldn’t always meet your man when it’s convenient for him alone. While compromise is important in every relationship, compromise is supposed to be a two-way street. You can’t be the only one compromising to see him, you should also expect him to do if he sincerely cares.

{{4. YOUR ROUTINE MAKES IT HARD FOR YOU TO MEET NEW PEOPLE}}

This is another reason it’s difficult for most ladies to find love. Their schedule is always too tight and they barely have free time for themselves. You have to create out time for yourself because being always busy means you miss opportunities to get out there and meet a potential partner.

{{5. YOU RUSH YOUR RELATIONSHIPS}}

Rushing a new relationship is the fastest way to end the relationship. You can’t be talking about forever during your first or second date. That doesn’t make sense to me because you haven’t taken time to know your new man. Men see you as desperate when you rush a relationship. Avoid bringing up the marriage talk too early. You have to be absolutely sure the both of you are on the same page before all the talk about spending forever together.

{Heavy storms have ravaged six houses in Kagunga and Kamabuye villages, Ntyazo sector in Nyanza district, with roofs blown off and walls razed down. }

The victims whose houses have been destroyed have sought refuge among neighbors and requested for aid since they do not have enough finances to rebuild the destroyed houses.

“I am accommodated by neighbors. I have no financial means to rebuild or buy 25 tiles to roof my house. I would try my best to get other materials if I get government’s support to get tiles,”

Leaders of Ntyazo sector said that they are seeking ways of helping the victims through community work.

The acting executive secretary of Ntyazo sector, Ngirinama David said; “We have sought where they can be settled temporarily. Neighbors have accommodated them and we are seeking how to find aid.”

Ntyazo local leaders have advised residents to plant trees as an effort to avoid reoccurrence of similar disasters.

{Whether he’s asking for a relationship with you or you are already in a relationship with him, when a man is deeply into you, there are some signs he let out.}

When a man is into you, the little signs he lets out are sometimes even more important than the huge ones.

Below are some of the signs he lets out when he’s really into you.

{{1. HE ALWAYS CREATES TIME FOR YOU}}

This might be a little sign, but in essence it’s actually a huge one. A man who’s into you would always create time for you. His whole body language would be in tune to being with you, so he would always create that time for you, in spite of his busy schedule.

{{2. HE’S A GENTLEMAN WITH YOU}}

Funny enough, even the hardest and toughest of men tend to be a gentleman when with a lady they truly admire. A man who’s into you would be a gentleman towards you and treat you like an angel.

{{3. HE COMMUNICATES REGULARLY}}

This is another typical sign of a man that’s into you. He would always keep in touch; he can’t handle not hearing from you for long.

{{4. HE GENUINELY WORRIES ABOUT YOU}}

A man who’s into you would be genuinely worried about you when something is wrong. In your bad times, he would show genuine care and interest.

{{5. HE ALWAYS MAKES PLANS}}

A guy who’s into you always has one plan or the other in line for you. He wants to be with you at all times, so he always puts plans in place, so he can spend time with you.

{{6. HE’S USUALLY IN A GOOD MOOD WHEN AROUND YOU}}

You might be wondering why that guy is always in a good mood when around you. Don’t think too far; it isn’t because he’s a jolly happy fellow, but he loves being with you and your presence gives him every reason to be happy.

{{7. HE’S ALWAYS TRYING TO SURPRISE YOU}}

Surprises come with affection. When he’s into you, he would try to thrill you with surprise. He tends to notice the things you really like and surprise you with them.

{{8. HE TRIES TO WIN YOUR TRUST}}

A guy who’s genuinely interested in you would try to win your trust. He wants you to see him as someone you can trust, so he puts in efforts that would make him trustworthy.

9. HE GENUINELY CARES ABOUT YOU

Everything he does signals that he genuinely cares about you, and he gives you every reason to believe that he genuinely cares.

10. HE JUST KEEPS STARING

One thing most guys who are into a lady can’t stop doing is staring at a lady they really do like. Don’t be surprised if you have caught him countless times staring at you.

If he lets out these signs then it’s obvious that he’s into you.

{Members of COACMU(Cooperative des Agriculteurs des cereales de Musaza), a cooperative which collects farmers’ harvests of maize and beans operating in Musaza sector of Kirehe district, have requested district officials for assistance to pursue leaders of the cooperative who have gone missing with over Rwf 60 million of their money. }

COACMU members have lamented that banks have confiscated some of their properties including the harvests of maize ,beans and a car donated by President Paul Kagame following the disappearance of cooperative heads with that colossal amount.

Gaspard Habaguhirwa, one of the members, says that they had made some progress but now they have been taken aback by the theft.

“We had really made a commendable progress but we have been informed that we lost Rwf 60 million. The malpractice started in 2012 when we stopped receiving information regarding transactions of the cooperative,” he said.

A majority of the farmers in the cooperative say they have been disturbed as their project of practicing modern farming is getting sabotaged and some families’ hope of supporting their dependants including school fees and paying for medical insurance have been made impossible.

The executive secretary of Musaza sector, Pascal Rwabuhihi, has said the cooperative losses started when the dishonest leaders of the cooperative got a bank loan and failed to pay back the interest until the bank started confiscating the properties, culminating into their escape.

“They took a bank loan of Rwf 200 million which they shared and ignored paying the interest within the agreed timeframe. Those who played a role in the exacerbating the crisis have including the president and treasurer,” he said.

{There is power in the tongue, many would tell you. But a Stanford professor has gone on to prove that language shapes the way you approach your goals, which can in turn make you achieve those goals.}

According to Bernard Roth, a professor of engineering at Stanford and the academic director of Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, the way you speak not only affects how others perceive you; it also has the potential to shape your behaviour.

He revealed that swapping one word for another could make all the difference in how you approach your goals.

Below are two of the examples he gave in his new book — The Achievement Habit.

1. Swap ‘but’ for ‘and’

We all tend to use but rather than and — it’s common for everybody, but Roth suggests to use the word ‘and’ if you want to achieve your goals.

You might be tempted to say, “I want to go to the movies, but I have work to do.”

Instead, Roth suggests saying, “I want to go to the movies, and I have work to do.”

According to Roth, “When you use the word but, you create a conflict (and sometimes a reason) for yourself that does not really exist,”

Meanwhile, when you use the word and, “your brain gets to consider how it can deal with both parts of the sentence” Roth writes.

2. Swap ‘have to’ for ‘want to’

Roth believes that using the words ‘want to’ would help you pursue your goal better than using the words ‘have to’. He recommends that people should try the simple exercise of using the words ‘want to’ rather than ‘have to’.

According to Roth, “This exercise is very effective in getting people to realize that what they do in their lives — even the things they find unpleasant — are in fact what they have chosen,”

For example, one of Roth’s students felt he had to take the math courses required for his graduate program, even though he hated them. At some point after completing the exercise, he realised that he really did want to take the classes because the benefit of completing the requirement outweighed the discomfort of sitting through classes he didn’t enjoy.

Both of these tweaks are based on a key component of a problem-solving strategy called “design thinking.” When you employ this strategy, you try to challenge your automatic thinking and see things as they really are.

So, who would take off the ‘buts’ and ‘have to’ from your vocabulary?

{The intensified campaign against trafficking, sell and use of narcotic drugs in Nyagatare District led to the seizure of banned gin which include 500 cartons of Chief Waragi and about 650 litres of crude waragi commonly known as kanyanga.}

According to Senior Supt. Safari Christian, the District Police Commander, the illicit substances worth over Rwf9.2 million, were seized in intensified operations conducted in the last two months.

The drugs were destroyed recently in presence of hundreds of residents and students, an event normally used to further sensitise the general population on the dangers of consuming such harmful substances, and repercussions involved including imprisonment.

“Most of these contrabands impounded in December and January, were recovered from dealers red-handed after members of the public informed us, and actually provided detailed information on either traffickers, sellers or consumers,” said SSP Safari.

Nyagatare is said to be the transit route for trafficked illicit gin that also include zebra, blue sky and kotoko.

“We are seeing a big impact of the awareness campaigns, the public especially those residing along the border where the substances are trafficked through illegal borders, give us credible information,” he added.

Those arrested include motorcyclists, who are hired by traffickers to transport the branded narcotic drugs.

Article 24 of the law on narcotics states that any drink that exceeds 45 percent of alcohol and any other drink which doesn’t have the required quality for consumption shall be considered as narcotic drug.

Growing, selling, transformation, transportation, storage and consumption of narcotic drugs are prohibited under article 593 and punishable under article 594, with a term of imprisonment of three to five years and a fine of Rwf500,000 to Rwf5 million.

SSP Safari urged the residents to maintain the spirit to break that supply chain as means to prevent consumption.

{This year’s Valentine’s Day comes with a bit of glamour and fanfare as a concert, dubbed ‘Lovers’ Evening” has been organized where lovers shall revel and share more intimacy at Hotel de Mille Collines on the evening of 12th February 2016.}

Mike Karangwa, one of the organizers of the event told IGIHE that they have invited artistes whose music exudes love including RnB, Pop and Zouk.

Tom Close, Dream Boyz, Christopher, Bruce Melodie, Umutare Gaby, Jules Sentore, Ivan Buravan, Davis D, Hope Irakoze (who won Tusker Project Fame 6) are among artistes who will perform at the concert.

Last year’s party was massively attended compared to other concerts organized in Kigali city on the day.

Revelers will have to part with Rwf10,000 for singles and a couple Rwf5,000.