Category: Social

{Former street children in Bugesera District have formed an anti-crime club through which they will reach out to other children that could be still engaged in unlawful activities.}

The club composed of 60 youngsters was formed on January 29 during their meeting with police.

The former streets children are currently at Gitagata rehabilitation centres.

The youth said that their main focus would be to get their fellow youngsters from streets or in other illegal activities like drug abuse.

Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) Cyprien Uwiragiye, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO) of Bugesera, thanked the youth for the initiative and pledged Rwanda National Police’s support to make their club successful.

“Your determination to form this club will be the power to your success…always know that police will be here to support you. As a team, no doubt your policing activities will impact on others to build a crime-free society,” said AIP Uwiragiye.

He urged them to respect rules governing the rehabilitation centre, respect their superiors and desist from anything illegal they could be involved in, especially abusing drugs.

Josée Uwajeneza, the director of Gitagata rehabilitation centre, said that the youth have been shown change during their stay at the centre, and thanked the youth for their initiative to form an anti-crime club.

He urged them to heed to Police’s advice and to always call police, should they witness or encounter anything illegal or suspicious.

{What do you think about having sex at old age?}

These researches about sex at old age would shock you.

{{1. SEX IS MORE SATISFYING AT OLD AGE}}

According to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, 67% of older women claimed they had orgasms most of the times during sex. The researchers from the University of California, San Diego found that not only were the older women satisfied with their sex life, they also had orgasmic experience similar to that of the younger women.

{{2. STAYING SEXUALLY ACTIVE CAN SHARPEN YOU MENTALLY AT OLD AGE}}

Researchers from the Netherlands found that sex can make older men and women sharper mentally. The researchers found that older men and women who were satisfied with their sex lives scored better on memory tests and other mental functions compared to those felt that sexuality and intimacy were unimportant.

{{3. OLDER WOMEN ARE MORE SEXUALLY ACTIVE THAN YOUNGER WOMEN}}

Another research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences found that women in their early 30s and early 40s are more sexually active than women between the ages 18 to 26.

4. {{OLDER COUPLES WITH SLEEP DISORDERS WOULD HAVE A WEAKENED SEX LIFE}}

Research has found that sleep disorders tend to be more common in older couples. A lack of adequate sleep can have a devastating effect on a person’s sex life.

{{5. OLDER COUPLES WHO HAVE SEX MIGHT HAVE A HAPPIER LIFE}}

Various researches have shown that women who have been exposed to the same semen on a regular basis for a long time have higher levels of happiness and lower levels of depression. Semen contains oxytocin and serotonin which are feel-good hormones that can boost happiness.

{Heads of secondary and primary schools in Bugesera District have been called upon to facilitate anti-crime clubs established in their respective schools to effectively conduct their community policing initiatives.}

The call was made by various officials on January 28 during a meeting that brought together 150 mentors including Sector Education Officers, and the District Education Officer.

Pricilla Uwiragiye, the district vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs, thanked the head-teachers for their performance last year, but added that every year should “bring something new in mentoring knowledgeable and focused students free from any crime.”

Thanking Rwanda National Police (RNP) for going an extra-mile to involve students and establish anti-crime clubs in schools, Uwiragiye said that the success of these clubs depends mainly on the head teachers to aid them and be their patrons and matrons in their debates and awareness to fight and prevent crimes, especially those that are common among the young generation like abusing drugs.

AIP Cyprien Uwitonze, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO) of Bugesera, urged that head teachers to reinforce and involve activities of anti-crime clubs in the school programmes.

These anti-crime clubs play a vital role in raising awareness against crimes through their debates, and help their fellow youth to understand their role in fighting and preventing crimes,” AIP Uwitonze.

There are currently over 800 anti-crime clubs established in schools.

{A lot of men make lots of mistakes during conversations with women. A bad conversation could be the reason you never get the woman you desire.}

Below are 7 things not to do while talking to a woman

{{1. AVOID ARGUING}}

So many men ruin their conversations with women by constantly arguing. It’s supposed to be a conversation and not a time to argue. You do not always have to be right so avoid turning conversations into a never-ending argument. A conversation with a woman is not the perfect time to show off your debating skills. Avoid arguing.

{{2. YOU DON’T LISTEN}}

All some men know how to do is talk endlessly; they never take a break to listen to the woman they are having a conversation with. A conversation shouldn’t be one-sided. Be a good listener and don’t just pretend to listen. Ask interesting questions during a conversation as this helps the conversation flow from both sides. Also try to understand her point of view.
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3. YOU USE TOO MANY SWEAR WORDS}}

When hanging out with your guys, it’s common to use swear words but avoid using swear words when having a conversation with a woman. Learn to keep swear words away when having a conversation with her or your first conversation with her might just be your last conversation with her.
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4. YOU’RE INTRUSIVE}}

Avoid asking intrusive questions while having a conversation with her. Intrusive questions like “why are you not married and still single” should be avoided. Avoid making her feel like she’s been interrogated. One wrong question asked might just ruin the conversation.

{{5. YOU DON’T MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT}}

You appear to her as a man who isn’t confident when you don’t maintain eye contact during a conversation. When you avoid eye contact with her, you make her feel that you don’t consider her your equal or you are just too scared to look her in the eye. Learn to keep your nervousness under check; maintain eye contact and smile at her.

{{6. YOU ARE NOT AUDIBLE}}

You ruin your conversation with her when you are not audible enough. Sometimes as men, we end up talking too fast to overcome our nervousness but this kills the conversation. Learn to slow down and be more audible during conversations with women.

{{7. YOU JUST ENJOY TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
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Don’t make the conversation about you alone. Make the woman you are having a conversation with feel important by talking about her too. The conversation shouldn’t be centred on you alone. It’s not a lecture but a conversation.

{I know you must be asking “who in her right senses would prefer a book to having a relationship.” Reading a book isn’t just for nerds and when I talk about reading a book, I definitely don’t mean those 600-page books your professor in the university made you read.}

I mean reading a book that would that would thrill you and change the way you see life. Books that would keep you entertained and give you useful knowledge. I am talk about a well-written book.

Here are 8 reasons why reading a book is better than having a boyfriend

{{1. PROVIDE YOU WITH A TREASURE OF KNOWLEDGE}}

Your boyfriend won’t give you any useful knowledge except knowledge about being better in bed. Lol. No matter how knowledgeable your guy is, he can never match the type of knowledge books provide. So instead of listening to your boyfriend talk about the things he would do to you in bed all day, why don’t you pick a good book and get some useful knowledge.
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2. BOOKS WON’T GET ANGRY IF YOU NEED SOME ALONE TIME}}

Guys never seem to understand why we need an alone time. They always seem to get upset when we ask for some time alone. Your books won’t get upset if you put them aside for a little bit so you can focus on yourself.

{{3. YOU ARE NOT COMMITTED TO HAVING JUST ONE}}

You can’t tell your boyfriend you need to have other men in your life. No way, that makes you loose and irresponsible. You always have to be committed to him. You also can’t just change your boyfriend every time he bugs you too.

With a book, you can do all this and even more. You can have only one boyfriend but you can have tens or even hundreds of books and reading so many books makes you look smart and educated. If your boyfriend is boring you, you can’t just drop him aside and pick a new boyfriend but you can do exactly that with a book.
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4. A BOOK WOULD NEVER FORCE YOU TO CHANGE}}

It’s really frustrating how our boyfriends always want us to change who we are. The problem with changing yourself all the time to meet the needs of a boyfriend is that you end up being confused. You date Jake and he changes you to suit his taste; you then date Tom who does same. Phil, Shawn, Mark and Gerald also change you to suit their taste after dating them. Don’t you think you would end up being a different and confused person after all these changes?

Your book would force you to change unlike your boyfriend. Your books instead allow you be who you are. Your books open up your mind to different possibilities while letting you make the necessary changes you might need yourself.

{{5. BOOKS WOULD NEVER BE MAD IF YOU FALL ASLEEP ON THEM}}

Guys just hate it when we fall asleep on them. It really sort of frustrates them. They never understand we can get tired sometimes; guys tend to think sleeping on them means they are boring.

Books understand. Your books have no issues when you fall asleep on them. Your book won’t get mad at you for falling asleep on it. All you have to do is just continue reading from where you stopped in the morning when you are well-rested.

{{6. BREAKUPS WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND CAN GET MESSY BUT IT’S SO SMOOTH WITH BOOKS}}

When your relationship with your boyfriend ends, the breakup can get really messy sometimes. It often times require so much change and decision-making.

It’s so different with your books. When you are done with the book, you know you are done with it. There’s no such thing as having a rebound relationship due to heartbreak.
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7. YOUR BOOK WILL NEVER MAKE YOU FEEL LONELY}}

Your boyfriend would not always be there with you. He can only be with you when he is free. Sometimes he might need to travel for days leaving you mad lonely.

Your books won’t do this to you. A good book will never make you feel abandoned. You can take your book anywhere and you can also count on it for entertainment any hour and any day. No boyfriend can do this for you.

{{8. BOOKS WON’T JUDGE YOU}}

Your books will never judge you. Whether you haven’t brushed your teeth, washed your hair in days, or look like someone who is homeless, your book will definitely accept you the way you are.

No boyfriend can take all this from you. You kind of have to look acceptable if you want to keep your boyfriend.

Why don’t you read a book today?

{Two people have been killed and six injured in a car accident when a vehicle they were traveling in from Musanze to Rubavu drowned in Sebeya river, Kanama sector of Rubavu district today morning .}

The car which carried passengers drowned after its side mirror hit a cyclist.
Talking to IGIHE, the spokesperson of traffic police, Supt Jean Marie Vianney Ndushabandi, attributed the accident to the driver’s reckless driving.

“The driver hit the cyclist, got distracted, tried looking behind at the cyclist he had hit, lost control and smashed into the river,” he said.

Ndushabandi appealed on drivers to be steadfast while driving to avoid similar incidents.
Bodies of the deceased and those injured have been taken to Rubavu Hospital.

{Members of parliament have expressed worries over uncompleted projects that have been underway in the past five years. During a 10-day familiarization in in Rusizi district, the MPs cited Nkombo Guest House, Giheke Dairy, chicken’ breeding center and Rusizi butchery among others. }

“There are stunted projects such as Nkombo Guest House which has not been operational since its completion, yet a lot of cash has been spent on its construction. Some cooperatives have stopped operating. We have advised local leaders to respect their duties and be committed to the people they lead, “said Mwiza Espérance, an MP.

The mayor of Rusizi district, Frédéric Harerimana, said that some projects are supported by government institutions which fail to fulfill funding obligations and jeopardize large projects.

Honourable Mwiza revealed that they’ll talk to government institutions concerned to assess their role in stalling such projects.

The district officials said Rwanda Agriculture Board is among the institutions that have failed in their funding obligations and so stalled Giheke dairy,

{Vandals have destroyed pipes of the Gicumbi water project distributing water from the main reservoir, only two days after the Rwf 955 million project was launched. }

The water project was constructed in Mutete sector supplying water in Zoko and Kisaro localities. First construction activities started in 2007. Local leaders realized that the project, after utilizing Rwf305 million was not designed well since residents living at the elevated land of Zoko could not get water supply.

In 2013 construction works of the water canal were renewed and was the inaugurated on 23rd January, 2016 at a cost of Rwf650 million.

Talking to IGIHE, the deputy mayor of Gicumbi district in charge of economic affairs, Kagenza Stanislas expressed disappointment over bad news that the inaugurated water canal was broken.

“They have vandalized the system and water is flowing out. After learning about the case I talked to leaders of the local area in which the pipe was broken. I requested them to mend the destroyed water pipe. It is difficult to understand how it got destroyed without at least one month of activity,” he said.

Kagenza said that some residents of Mutete used to travel 5 kilometers to fetch water before the destroyed facility was introduced. Two big water reservoirs were constructed in Mutete sector with a capacity of 125Cm3.

{Police in Rwamagana District is holding two men accused of impersonating police officers and defrauding several traders by threats.}

Jean Claude Nkundwanabose and Elise Uwukunda were apprehended on January 24 in Rwamagana town after area residents informed police.

Area residents told Police that four men dressed casually, who were traveling in a vehicle registration number RAA343U, at about 6pm they entered one of the shops in Rwamagana and introduced to a shop attendant, a woman, as police officers.

“One of them said that he was the judicial officer for Rwamagana District. They threatened to arrest my wife, who was in the shop accusing her of selling Kanyanga (illicit gin) if she doesn’t offer them a bribe,” Laurent Gahiza, one of the victims, said.

“My wife gave them Rwf5, 000, which they declined saying that it’s little. She called me from the backyard and when I reached there they also threatened to handcuff me accusing us of selling kanyanga, and out of continued threats, I offered them Rwf50, 000, they put me in their car to the bank where I withdrew the money and gave it to them,” Gahiza narrated.

According to the Eastern region spokesperson, Inspector of Police (IP) Emmanuel Kayigi, after a suspicious resident called Police, a road-block was mounted along Rwamagana-Kigali highway and they were intercepted in Ntunga.

“When they saw a Police checkpoint, they abandoned the vehicle and attempted to runaway, but they were pursued and two of them were arrested, and search for others continues,” IP Kayigi said.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the ring defrauded four shops in Rwamagana that day. In another shop, they are said to have defrauded the owner of Rwf150, 000, under similar tricks.

“We were able to arrest these suspects because of the vital part the residents played, and through this partnership and timely information sharing, it is clear that crimes can be combated and criminals can’t get away with it,” IP Kayigi emphasised.

Under article 318 of the Rwandan penal code, any person who, intentionally obtains a property belonging to another person fraudulently or by using false names or qualities, to give rise to hope or fear of harm and obtains a part or whole of a fortune shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to five years and a fine of Rwf3 million to Rwf5 million.