{Two sector executive secretaries, Jean Claude Kabanda, the executive secretary for Kaduha sector and Jean de Dieu Kanyarubungo for Musebeya sector have submitted their resignation letters to the Nyamagabe District executive committee.}
Speaking to IGIHE, the Executive Secretary for Nyamagabe District, Emmanuel Twayituriki said that they received both resignations on Friday 15th September 2017.
“We received their resignation letters citing personal reasons. The executive committee will decide on their resignations,” he said.
Twayituriki said that both officials had neither bad performance records nor cases any other tangible problem that would inform their resignation.
He said that by the beginning of this week the district committee will have decided on the next course of action so that residents continue with accessing good and fast services.
Speaking to IGIHE, the Rwanda National Police Spokesperson, ACP Theos Badege, said that post-mortem results indicate that lacking oxygen circulation to all parts of the body including the brain and lungs led to the pastor’s demise. Badege said that they suspect her husband, Drake Mugisha, to have been involved in the murder. He, Mugisha, was on Saturday arrested to help police with investigations.
“We have based our actions of arresting the suspect on doctors’ post-mortem report, information of perpetual home violence and circumstances of volatility in the night and the morning she died,” said Badege.
Badege urged the public to avoid any form of domestic violence but always consult with local leaders and police in time to amicably resolve any emerging conflicts. Pastor Mutesi has been the head of Gates of Heaven Ministry based at Muhima, a Kigali suburb.
The decorated officers, who include 58 females, constitute three contingents; two Rwanda Formed Police Units (FPUs) and a Protection and Support Unit PSU, each composed of 140 police officers. Others serve as Individual Police Officers (IPOs), and act as advisors and mentors.
Whereas FPU specializes in public order management like crowd control, facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance, escort duties and protection of UN facilities; PSU undertakes special duties such as protection for VIPs among others.
The medal parade ceremony held on September 15 in the capital Bangui, and presided over by the Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary General in charge of Humanitarian Affairs in MINUSCA, Najat Rochdi.
While speaking about the importance of the “exemplary service and work” done by the decorated officers for the people of CAR, Rochdi noted that the service medal signifies “respect and admiration for accomplishments made to bringing peace and safety in Central African Republic.”
She commended the “high level of discipline and good conduct exhibited by Rwanda National police contingents”, a conduct she said should “inspire peacekeepers all over the world.”
“You have done your work with diligence and courage to protect civilian under threat of death in the Central African war-torn society,” she said.
She recognized the “outstanding quality of Rwandan leadership and Rwanda National Police in particular that inspires Rwandan police peacekeepers all over the world.”
Rochdi also paid tribute to RNP and the country in general for upholding “zero tolerance” policy to indiscipline such as sexual exploitation and abuse.
This year, the festival, traditionally sponsored by OCP Group, is celebrating its 40th anniversary and paying tribute to a Rwandan film by name of “The Belgian , in order to strengthen cooperation links between Moroccan and Rwandan film industry and to open up opportunities for discussion between Rwandan filmmakers and their Moroccan counterparts.
The festival that started on 9th of this month will end on 16th. Its main purpose is to promote African cinema and cultural promotion.
This year, the festival pays tribute to Rwandan culture through the performance of Rwandan artistes like Jules Sentore and more Rwandan film stars.
Among others invitees that are showcasing the Rwandan culture in the festival is the book writer Mukasonga Scholastique who wrote ‘Notre Dame du Nil’.
Through her works; Mukasonga showcased the soul of Rwanda by depicting hearts of men and women rooted in a land with a history and a culture full of tragedy and heroism. It is through her raw retelling that she paints a hopeful renaissance of a more serene future.
“Most of my books are dedicated to the memory of the genocide. It is a duty to remember so that the victims do not fall into oblivion, “said the novelist during a conference held in the festival.
The festival, traditionally sponsored by OCP Group, is celebrating its 40th anniversary and paying tribute to Rwandan film, in order to strengthen cooperation links between Moroccan and Rwandan film industry leaders and to open up opportunities for discussion between Rwandan filmmakers and their Moroccan counterparts.
OCP Group officials told IGIHE that they invested money in this 40-year-old Festival in order to contribute to the establishment of African own identity around the world through culture.
The festival is attended by cinema experts from 14 African countries competing for the main award in the event.
Competitors are from Senegal, Mozambique, Ghana, Banin, Mali, Algerie, Soth Africa, Burkina Fasso, Togo, Uganda, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Rwanda.
{The University of Technology and Business Studies (UTB) has said that it is to embark on construction of a Rwf10 billion campus equipped with sufficient facilities equipment that will see students acquire theory and practical skills in their areas of specialization.
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The university management announced the move on Friday during a press conference.
According to the management, UTB will have moved in its Rebero, Kicukiro district premises by the end of 2018.
The UTB Vice Chancellor, Dr Callixte Kabera said that construction activities are set to start this year and end by next year.
“Construction activities will start in October and we expect that we will have shifted to the Rebero premises by the end of 2018. Rebero campus will be well equipped,” he said.
The second phase will be to construct hostels which will accommodate 400 students for students from Rwanda and the region; a cultural village and community tourism center which will be for showcasing handicrafts, entertainment and cultural heritage to the tourists.
The University complex will also have shopping and services center as well as a modern gymnasium that will harbor a variety of sports facilities.
Since its inauguration in 2008, UTB has well developed and contributed to the socio-economic development of the country.
A total of 3000 have graduated from the university with 95% of them gainfully employed.
“Our former students are leading employees and managers in top hotels in the country. Others are working in neighboring countries and others are self-employed. This is an indicator of how important our courses are,” he said.
UTB also offers 30 scholarships per year to needy students, most of who are orphans, or children of ex-combatants and exceptionally talented students through the Zulfat Foundation, under the auspices of Madam Zulfat Mukarubega, President and Founder of UTB.
UTB started with 445 students in 2008 and the number has since grown to about 5000 students now at both Kigali and Rubavu campuses.
{Western Province has been recognized for surpassing the targeted tax revenues in the year 2016/2017 by earning Rwf21.4 billion way above the targeted Rwf17.9 billion.
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All best taxpayers were recognized on Wednesday during the 2017 Taxpayers’ Appreciation Day that took place in Rubavu.
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and the Finance Ministry recognized taxpayers by providing them with awards and asked them to continue to support national development through tax compliance.
RRA commissioner general Richard Tusabe thanked taxpayers in Western Province for being compliant.
Finance Minister, Claver Gatete also thanked taxpayers for changing their mindsets towards tax payment.
“Taxpayers have really become more compliant and this will positively impact national development through improved infrastructures and other big projects. These are good result from your taxes,” he said.
Western Province Governor, Alphonse Munyentwali called upon continued compliance and contribution towards nation building.
“These achievements were gained because of concerted citizen participation,” he said, adding that they will continue mobilizing more people to understand the role of taxes in national development.
{Leave it to Google to think big. The internet giant partnered with 50 organizations across the country to create the largest digital collection of U.S. Latino art, culture and history ever curated online.}
The project, intended to preserve and share stories and exhibits related to Latino history in the United States, went live today – just days before the official start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15.
“The Google Arts & Culture: Latino Cultures in the US collection is a labor of love for many Googlers and partner institutions. It was a project that was more than a year in the making and took an small army to help digitize the 2,500 new artworks and curate 69 new exhibits,” says Jesús García, Head of Hispanic Communications, Google & YouTube.
The digital exhibit has over 4,300 archives and artworks – including Diego Rivera murals – related to the Latino experience in the U.S., multimedia exhibits in English and Spanish and virtual tours of historic sites, as well as profiles of key Latino figures, such as Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The massive collection aims to show the cultural contributions and impact of Latinos in the United States going all the way back to the 1500’s. The site will become a permanent online fixture.
A section dedicated to Latinos in news and entertainment features photos and interviews with iconic actors such as Héctor Elizondo, Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos and the late Ricardo Montalbán talking about stereotypical portrayals of Latinos in Hollywood, how they were typecast and how they dealt with those challenges, which continue to be an issue today.
{Black hair that is kinky, curly, and tightly coiled isn’t widely represented as much as pin-straight locks in beauty campaigns, in fashion magazines, or on the runways. But one woman is on a mission to change that with World Afro Day.}
World Afro Day founder Michelle De Leon‘s 7-year-old daughter’s love for her hair inspired her to launch a “global celebration” of textured tendrils. “I wanted every Black girl to feel the same and I knew that most didn’t,” De Leon wrote in a post online about the story behind World Afro Day.
She noted: “I didn’t want children to struggle anymore with thoughts of inferiority and insecurity about their hair. I wanted them to experience the beauty and value of their hair, from the very beginning, not later on in life, like me and like so many other Black women have done.”
De Leon’s vision has grown into a major event held at the Church House in London, where natural-hair influencers and experts, including Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber, celebrity hairstylist and hair care creator Vernon François, and blogger Mary of the Curly Closet engaged, educated, and uplifted attendees through panels, live demos and hair clinics.
François, who has styled the famous manes of Lupita Nyong’o, Ava Duvernay, and Solange Knowles, shared this video on Instagram of young girls at what he coined the “world’s largest hair education lesson”:
Newly single star Chris Pratt stepped out Wednesday not for a night of clubbing — please, that’s so cliché — but for a service at Hillsong Church’s L.A. location.
While the openly religious Guardians of the Galaxy actor is now a box office heavyweight, worshipers at the downtown venue are used to seeing famous faces in the pews. Justin Bieber is such a regular that, in July, he accidentally ran his pickup truck into a paparazzo camped out there to snap a photo of him. In fact, both Bieber and another repeat visitor, Kourtney Kardashian, were in attendance the night Pratt visited. Hailey Baldwin, Vanessa Hudgens, and several of Kourtney’s famous sisters have been spotted at the church, either at its location in L.A. or New York City.
Hillsong, which now has dozens of locations worldwide, has basically arrived when it comes to the Hollywood set.
Pratt was casual in jeans and boots for the service he attended, fancy even compared with some of the looks Bieber has worn to Hillsong. While the place of worship doesn’t have a dress code, it does have rock bands belting out Christian songs and people who post to Snapchat and Instagram from inside.
Even after the accident that occurred while leaving there, Bieber has reportedly turned to the evangelical Hillsong following the sudden cancellation in July of the final 14 dates for his “Purpose” tour. Bieber’s longtime manager, Scooter Braun, said the cancellation was for Bieber’s “soul and well being,” and the Biebs quickly went to Hillsong in the aftermath.
“He’s been going to church and has been hanging out with his church crew,” a source told People the day Bieber left some fans brokenhearted.
Bieber is close with Hillsong’s Pastor Carl Lentz, of the NYC location, who baptized the singer in 2014 as he was going through a particularly tough time. Lentz described the experience as “probably one of the most special things I’ve been a part of” to Oprah Winfrey on an October 2016 episode of Super Soul Sunday.
“He’s serious,” Lentz said. “Look at Justin, he’s a work in progress. He’s never said he’s perfect. He’s never said he is the representation of Christianity, but I’m proud of him for admitting he’s a Christian in the middle of… and knowing he’s gonna have more problems.”
The Corporate Social Responsibility event was held at Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital where the eye surgeries were performed.
The patients have been selected from the districts of Gasabo and Nyarugenge. The most vulnerable have been given preference mainly for eye surgery to cure cataract disease.
At the occasion, a total of 20 patients received treatment to correct various optical deficiencies.
“We owe it to our communities to give back and restore good health and dignity where possible,” said Mr. George Odhiambo, Ag. Managing Director KCB Bank Rwanda.
“Restoration of sight can go a long way in enabling one to be self-reliant which builds hope and encourages personal growth” he added.
The patients were thrilled to be able to see again after years of partial or total blindness in some cases.
“Now that I am able to see, I can’t wait to visit my children and friends” said Munyambuga Ibrahim, a patient who had cataract in both eyes.
KCB Bank Rwanda also offered consultancy and free eye checkup for its customers who appreciated the gesture.
“It is just touching to have your bank give you a courtesy call concerning your health especially eye care which can at times be so costly,” said a KCB customer.
The KCB Foundation supports various aspects of the local community through the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives under five key areas; Education, Enterprise Development, Health, Environment and Humanitarian Aid.
