The police spokesperson in Southern Province, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonaventure Karekezi said that the suspect has been arrested trying to bribe a traffic police officer to release his motorbike which was held after violating traffic rules.
“The motorcycle was seized by traffic police officers after the driver Valence Nsekanabo was found on duty without driving licence. Indeed, he carried more than one passenger with no helmet yet the motorcycle is designed to carry only two persons,” he said.
According to CIP Karekezi, the motorcycle was taken to Runda station and Nshimiyimana (owner of the motorbike) was caught red handed as he attempted to bribe traffic police officer in Kamonyi district to rescue his motorbike.
He appealed to people to respect rules and pay fines other than turning to corruption options.
“It is not good to pass through shortcuts to get mercy in case the police officer fines you for committed offenses. You should rush to pay fines because offering bribery brings many inconveniences including imprisonment and loss of money that should be used for other purposes,” he said.
Nshimiyimana Eric was handed to Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
The event saw the Rwandan Minister for Youth, Honorable. Rosemary Mbabazi, UAE’s Ambassador in Rwanda, H.E. Hazza Al Qahtani and Rwanda Development Board.
The youth circle highlighted the importance of catalyzing the role of women and youth in creating innovative opportunities to attain sustainable growth. The participants also discussed the key challenges face the Rwandan youth to achieve the sustainable development.
During the discussion, the participants asserted the importance of identifying the challenges facing women and youth in Rwanda, and bringing about innovative solutions to overcome these challenges; in addition to the importance of encouraging youth to initiation and innovation.
On the other hand, Rwandan Minister for Youth, H.E. Rosemary Mbabazi, expressed her pleasure to attend the Youth Circle and hearing the youth’s views and aspirations. She also extended her gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for the initiative that aims to train the Rwandan woman and developing her skills and capabilities, which in return, will enable her to improve her living conditions.
The UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs, H.E. Shamma bint Suhail Al-Mazrui, highlighted that the Emirati woman has proven her leadership in diverse fields. Not only locally in the UAE, but also in the international fora, thanks to the support of the wise leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, “UAE Mother of the Nation”, President of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood in the UAE. As the Emirati woman is a key and catalysing element in supporting the UAE’s development, which is reflected by her successful representation and achievements in various scientific and civil arenas on all levels.
For his part, UAE Ambassador in Rwanda, H.E. Hazza Mohammad Al-Qahtani, indicated the importance of training programmes and workshops that target women and youth empowerment, and enhancing their role in the social service, consolidating the cooperation among the national women-relevant actors. Al-Qahtani also highlighted the importance of hosting forums and platforms to exchange knowledge and resources on all levels; affirming the importance of achieving gender balance in the public work. Thus it will facilitate addressing the standing challenges, which will not be achieved without respecting human rights and global gender equality on all levels through active work and harnessing all the necessary resources needed for innovation and making a change.
In return, H.E. Ahmed Sari Al Mazrouei, the Under-Secretary of UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed the importance of MOFAIC’s Youth Council participation, through UAE’s diplomatic missions abroad, in supporting the foreign policy of the UAE in all fields, expressing his aspiration to organize more youth circle sessions and joint initiatives that help achieve young people’s hopes and ambitions for their countries.
It’s worth mentioning that Youth Circles initiative governed by UAE Federal Youth Authority and Launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai. Aiming to inspire youth-centric dialogue across a variety of areas for sustainable engagement with Youth to shape innovative solutions for global challenges. The Youth circle in Rwanda was facilitated by Eman Hableel, Head of Youth Council in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC). Whereas MOFAIC Youth Council’s strategy encompasses the strengthening of the UAE’s foreign policy via a process that introduces innovative and proactive youth who possess a competitive edge and are committed to the values of the nation.
The Council will function under the slogan, “Future Diplomacy, Ambition and Hope”. Its vision entails preparing a promising generation of young diplomats who will contribute towards attaining the UAE Vision 2021 youth agenda. MOFAIC Youth Council objective is to develop and promote MOFAIC young individuals’ skills, capacities and capabilities; manifesting the UAE’s global role and efforts in youth empowerment, and embracing their hopes and ambitions; scaling up the knowledge and innovation-based ongoing diplomatic action in order to achieve the excellence in foreign policy.
MOFAIC Youth Council shall undertake a number of functions, on top of them: Supervising the organisation of youth activities and initiatives at the Ministry and UAE missions abroad, participating in the National Youth Agenda projects, and coordinating efforts with the federal authorities, the private sector and any other parties on youth affairs.
News has been circulating that Museveni has early this month met Charlotte Mukankusi, the Head of Diplomacy in Rwanda National Congress (RNC) a group founded by Kayumba Nyamwasa and that declared war on the Government of Rwanda.
On Tuesday, the New Vision, a Ugandan newspaper released a copy of a letter President Museveni wrote to his Rwandan counterpart explaining the circumstances under which he met Mukankusi whom he admits asked him for support to RNC.
“I am writing to let you know that by accident, I, at last, had a meeting with a Rwandan who admitted to being a member of the group you told me about – Rwanda National Congress (RNC),” reads part of Museveni letter to Kagame.
“This is a lady known as Mukankusi, whom, I am sure you know, but I had never met before. One of my NRM contacts kept telling me that there was a Rwandan lady who had some important information to give me and that she wanted to come with someone called Gasana, who also had important information,” Museveni wrote.
Museveni also reveals that the RNC official came to seek a support from him which he says he denied saying it goes against the African Union stand.
“She said she wanted me to know bad things that were happening in Rwanda. She further told me that she had joined the RNC to resist Your Excellency’s Government and she wanted us to support them,” said Museveni in his letter to Kagame.
In the letter, Museveni said he told Mukankusi that “we could not support them because what was happening in Rwanda was an internal matter of Rwanda. I explained to her that the stand of the African Union is a scientific one and it is correct. Interfering in the internal affairs of sister countries is wrong because, first of all, outsiders cannot understand situations of sister countries well.”
On Gasana, Museveni said, he had first mistaken him with Gasana who was behind him at Ntare Secondary School and who, for a long time, had worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda but later discovered it was a different person when they met.
According to Museveni, Gasana said he was not involved with RNC, “but that he came to help a white lady, Wolfson, who we had declared persona-non-grata, to come back and continue her charity work.”
“Some of our people in the diaspora had worked with him “some of our people in the diaspora had worked on it with him (Gasana). He told me that he works with a Jewish Agency and “apparently, they are the ones who support Wolfson,” Museveni adds.
President Museveni goes on to tell Kagame on how and what the talked with tycoon Rujugiro whom he said resists the idea of selling his businesses which he had accepted before.
“He (Rujugiro) countered the idea of giving support of giving money to Kayumba by saying that even he sells his factories in Uganda, he still has more lucrative factories in Angola, DR Congo, etc … a total of eight of them. He can send the money from those,” Museveni wrote.
Museveni adds that Rujugiro denied sending money to Kayumba or being a politician.
“If, therefore, he is still a problem to Rwanda, the correct option is to use the Courts of Uganda to prove the case of terrorism and then his assets can be frozen,” Museveni suggests in the letter.
The bodies were separately exhumed on Monday and Tuesday as construction works of class rooms at Musebeya School in Busanze Sector were going on. It is said they were found in three different graves.
The Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development in Nyaruguru District, Janvier Gasana said information from residents indicates the bodies might have been buried in the graves during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
“Since yesterday, builders were exhuming the bodies. People say the bodies were buried in holes during the 1994 genocide against Tutsi. Over 200 bodies were found,” Janvier Gasana said.
By press time, reports from Nyaruguru District said four people had been already suspected of having not shared the information on where the bodies had been dumped.
Authorities and security have started investigations to get clarifications.
News about arrest warrants issued for Kayumba Nyamwasa heading RNC rebel group and Paul Rusesabagina among others went viral in different media houses recently.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza unveiled that Rwanda police is collaborating with Interpol to arrest suspects involved in destabilizing Rwanda’s security.
In an exclusive interview with IGIHE yesterday, Rwanda’s Prosecutor General Jean Bosco Mutangana said they have already issued arrest warrants for seven suspects noting that investigations about more suspects are underway but didn’t mention names on the current list.
He said that arrest warrants for the seven were issued following thorough investigations.
“We are working with concerned organs from different countries (which I can’t reveal for investigation purposes) in which suspects might be hiding to be brought to court,” he said.
Commenting on Kayumba Nyamwasa who was convicted in 2011 he said: “Kayumba Nyamwasa was convicted by military courts but he committed other crimes related to the creation of rebel a group, connivance in murders and supporting terror acts.”
Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former General in the Rwandan Army, was in 2011 convicted and sentenced by court to 24 years of imprisonment in absentia.
He faced charges including war crimes, terrorism, genocide denial and crimes against humanity.
Mutangana explained that there are more suspects in conspiracy to threaten Rwanda’s security.
The report of UN experts released towards the end of last year revealed the establishment of a rebel group based in DRC specifically in Bijombo, Southern Kivu region chaired by Kayumba.
The report indicates that the group collaborates with the union of political parties against the government of Rwanda known as P5 including People’s Congress (AMAHORO-PC), Forces Démocratiques Unifées-Inkingi (FDU INKINGI), People’s Defence Pact-Imanzi (PDP-IMANZI), Socialist Party-Imberakuri (PS IMBERAKURI) and Rwanda National Congress (RNC) chaired by Kayumba.
Paul Rusesabagina who became popular in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film is accused of working with RNC along with Nsabimana Callixte Sankara.
Sankara is the spokesperson of FLN rebel group working closely with Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (MRCD).
The incident took around 9:30 pm yesterday when two men in Rusagara cell engaged in a fight after involving in heated arguments.
According to witnesses from residents in the area; the duo fought until one identified as Jean Marie Vianney Bizimana died.
The executive secretary of Mbazi sector, Clemence Uwimabera said residents alerted security personnel leading to their arrest and detained.
“We held culprits and notified security. So far, four suspects have been arrested,” she said.
Uwimabera explained that one of the suspects had conflicts with the deceased while the three others are from the suspect’s family.
She said a meeting is planned today morning to warn residents against crimes.
Huye is among areas with the presence of illicit drinks and drugs leading into clashes.
The police in collaboration with local leaders in the area destroyed drugs worth over Rwf 1 million including illicit gins and narcotic drugs on alert of residents on Friday last week.
The minister revealed this yesterday in a press conference on the launch of the judicial week to run from 18th until 22nd March 2019.
Minister Busingye was responding to a question concerning the support granted to Rwandans expelled from Uganda leaving their properties.
He explained that Rwanda hopes to reach a solution that shall consider properties of expelled Rwandans in the process of restoring bilateral relations.
“We hope to find a solution for all those problems (including the one concerning properties) because people have right to properties they sweated for,” he said.
Busingye explained since properties are listed and registered to each owner with all details including where he/she lived, It will be easy to follow up and recover.
Rwanda accuses Uganda of supporting rebel groups intending to destabilize its security, torturing Rwandans and tampering their businesses. Rwanda advised Rwandans to suspend travels to Uganda until the situation gets back to normal.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Richard Sezibera recently told IGIHE that there is no established number of Rwandans killed in Uganda noting however that over 40 were arrested in the country while 986 have been expelled.
They planted avocado and mango fruit trees for households in Nyange Sector which beneficiaries said will help improve malnutrition among their children.
“Avocado and mango trees are not common in our area. We will add fruits on the food we serve children to have a balanced diet and improve nutrition,” Pelagie Bazubagira, 67, a resident of Nyange Sector, said.
The Executive Secretary of Nyange Sector, Gaudence Mukasano commended the Ministry of Youth that organized the activity and said this will help accelerate strategies to fight child malnutrition in the sector.
“Households in this sector have no fruits. The trees planted will contribute to enhancing the provision of a balanced diet and fight stunting among children which is due to malnutrition,” Mukasano said.
According to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in 2015, child stunting rates stood at 48% in Ngororero District.
The In charge of Youth Development in the Ministry of Youth, Benoît Ngabonziza said since the youth make the largest part of the Rwandan population, they have been mobilized to get involved in planting fruit trees.
The trees planting exercise which was organized by the Ministry of the Youth in partnership with World Vision will be scaled to other districts to intensify the fight against malnutrition and stunting among children.
The DHS 2015 indicated that child stunting rated at 38% in Rwanda down from 51% in 2005 and 44% in 2010 while 9 percent were underweight in 2015.
Focus areas included food and beverage service, hotel front office operations, improving the customer experience, the role of information technology in the hospitality industry, and industry-specific communication skills. In addition to this, emphasis were placed on the growing importance of the role of women in hospitality and how their inclusion will enable Rwanda to meet its tourism development goals.
This training is made possible through international cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Rwanda, via a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on 8 March 2018 on International Women’s Day. The UAE Embassy in Kigali and Rwanda Development Board coordinated technical and logistical support for the programme.
The three-day training will be delivered by experts from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, an educational institution situated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and internationally recognized for its Hospitality Management degree programmes and for its Educational Consultancy and Training and Development Services.
The UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, HE Hazza Mohammed Falah Kharsan Al Qahtani, indicated that “the United Arab Emirates is impressed by the Rwandan Government’s Policy of promoting gender equality and empowering women across all sectors”.
He reiterated that “the UAE will support this endeavor in the tourism and hospitality industry, which is a major potential growth area for both job-creation and income-generation for a number of countries across the world, especially Rwanda. Rwanda has demonstrated its world-class ability to promote women’s empowerment by achieving the highest number of women parliamentarians worldwide. We believe that Rwanda will be able to apply this ability to empower women to the hospitality industry with similar levels of success. The UAE is honored to play a role in helping Rwanda further develop this capacity, through sharing our own experience in this area, which will ultimately help to increase both the quantity and the quality of tourism to Rwanda.
The Rwanda Development Board’s Chief Tourism Officer, Ms. Belise Kariza said, “Rwanda has made tremendous strides in the tourism industry over the years, but there are areas that require more improvement, such as increasing the quality of service delivery. This training will go the extra mile in improving Rwanda’s tourism and hospitality industry in terms of delivering exceptional services. Thanks to our partnership with the UAE, the training will bridge skill gaps in the industry, helping us to reach our national annual target of US$ 800 million by 2024.” She noted,
“The figures of women in the Rwandan business world are increasing. If Rwanda is to achieve its tourism development goals, then women will need to play a greater role. Historically, there have been negative perceptions of women working in the hospitality industry, the time is right for women to be empowered so that they can move into positions as industry leaders.” Kariza said
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management indicated that it is an honor and a privilege that the Academy is able to be invited to participate in the three-day training programme in Rwanda “Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality Excellence”.
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality is known for its knowledge and excellence within the field of Hospitality Management education. With the significant development of Tourism and Hospitality in Rwanda, it is important to develop the necessary hospitality skills that are required to deliver excellence within this sector. In addition, through further training initiatives to continuously develop, support and empower women in this sector, it will increase and promote women leaders entering this exciting hospitality industry.
The training can and should play a strategic role in increasing awareness of key roles available to women and future leaders. The trainers, Helen Morris, Executive Chef / Senior Lecturer and Marina Rizzi, Director of Industry Relations and International Office, have extensive experience in the field of global hospitality and look forward to sharing their knowledge and experience at this important training programme to inspire women, future leaders.
The Rwandan constitution states that women should be represented in a minimum of 30% of all government occupations. The current Rwandan parliament is composed of 60% of women representatives, positioning Rwanda as the country with the highest number of women parliamentarians worldwide.
“We inform all citizens especially families of victims of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi who might have lost lives in Rusororo and Masaka sectors that remains exhumed from these sectors will be accorded decent burial on 29th March 2019 from 9 am at Nyanza genocide memorial in Kicukiro,” reads the statement signed by Kigali City mayor Marie Chantal Rwakazina.
24 393 of the remains were from Masaka and the rest, 11,363 were found in Rusororo at the beginning of February.
