The incident happened around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday 28th December 2022.
Sources indicate that Sibibugingo was an employee of Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC).
The executive secretary of Giheke Cell, Caleb Nigihe has told IGIHE that details about his death emerged around 7h: 30 in the night of Wednesday.
He explained that the young man shared drinks with friends before they went to the home of his colleague to eat meat.
“Witnesses including two motorcyclists indicate that they had spent the day sharing drinks and later went to visit a co-worker who had prepared boiled meat and carrots. He was suffocated by the first piece of meat which got stuck in his throat,” said Nigihe.
He went on to explain that his friends rushed him to Giheke Health Center which provided first aid and called an ambulance to take him to Gihundwe Hospital.
Unfortunately, the young man had died by the time the ambulance arrived.
Nigihe disclosed that the body was taken to Gihundwe Hospital as investigation is underway to confirm the circumstances of his death.
The Vice Chairperson of the Lower House of Parliament, Sheikh Musa Fazil Harerimana has confirmed to IGIHE that Kamanzi submitted his resignation letter on Wednesday 28th December 2022 ‘citing personal reasons’.
However, sources reveal that his resignation comes after he was reported in a drunk-driving case.
Kamanzi becomes the third parliamentarian resigning in less than two months over drunk driving incidents.
MP Harerimana has said that leaders should model good conduct to citizens they were entrusted to represent.
“Normally, parliamentarians are exemplary citizens selected to represent others. They should mirror virtues to the society,” he said.
Kamanzi cannot be replaced because he only had less than a year to complete his term.
Before joining the parliament in 2018, Kamanzi headed the National Youth Council in Southern Province between 2017-2018 and served as a member of Kamonyi District Advisory Council.
The repatriates arrived in Kigali in the night of Wednesday 28th December 2022. They had fled to the Southern Africa country at different times where some of them left Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Upon arrival, the Rwandans were received by the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA).
As they landed in Kigali, the repatriates expressed delight for being able to return to their motherland and pledged to join the rest of Rwandans to build the nation.
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Gilbert Byiringiro and Emmanuel Hasengimana were arrested red-handed with the motorcycle Bajaj Boxer type, registration number RE 519D, in Remera Village, Nyendo Cell of Rwimiyaga Sector.
The motorcycle was reported stolen in the night of December 25, after suspected thieves broke into the house where it was kept.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Hamdun Twizeyimana, the Police spokesperson for the Eastern region, said that the ring involves three people, with the third member yet to be arrested.
“Suspected thieves broke into the house of the victim located in the same village of Remera, at about 03:00 a.m on Sunday.
The victim realized the criminal act later that night and called the Police, and the search for the motorcycle and suspected thieves was immediately commenced,” SP Twizeyimana explained.
He added: “On Tuesday at about 10p.m, a resident in the same village of Remera called the Police reporting three people, who were traveling on the same stolen motorcycle. Police intercepted the trio, two of them were taken into custody but the third member fled in the process, and the search for his whereabouts is still underway.”
At the time, the ring was looking for a buyer. The suspects were handed over to RIB at Rwimiyaga station for further legal process.
Article 166 of law determining offences and penalties in general states that; any person convicted of theft is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) year and not more than two (2) years and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf2 million, community service in a period of six (6) months or only one of these penalties.
In article 167, the penalty for theft doubles if the offender committed the crime through burglary, climbing or possession of keys other than the owner; the theft is carried out during the night or the theft is carried out by more than one (1) person.
SP Twizeyimana thanked the resident, who facilitated the recovery of the motorcycle and arrest of the suspected thieves.
“Community policing and neighborhood watch in particular, through swift information sharing, is central to fighting and preventing crimes,” said SP Twizeyimana.
Dashti succeeds Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan, who served as the UN coordinator since August 2022, according to a press note from the UN chief’s office.
Dashti was the military defense attache of Kuwait in Belgium and the Kuwaiti mission’s representative to NATO from 2019 to 2020, and retired in 2021 from the Kuwaiti armed forces at the rank of vice admiral.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative was launched by Ukraine, Türkiye, Russia and the United Nations in July 2022, to enable the resumption of exports from Ukraine of grain, foodstuffs, and fertilizer, including ammonia, through a safe maritime humanitarian corridor.
As the much-anticipated state-of-the-art facility takes shape and fast approaches completion, the project’s swift progress has won acclaim while igniting hopes of transforming public health in Africa.
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Saizana Solomon, a young civil engineer, is one of some 1,000 personnel working at the bustling site around-the-clock to brace themselves to hit the construction schedule.
“We, local workers, and our Chinese colleagues are working in tandem day and night to successfully bring this project to an end within its stated timeframe. No matter how challenging it has been, we are very determined as we are getting closer to our goal,” Solomon said, citing challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bethlehem Molla, safety officer at the Africa CDC project who has been working at the site for more than a year-and-half, said that the project construction is meeting expectations in terms of time efficiency, high construction standards, safety assurances as well as experience-sharing mechanisms.
“Before I joined here, I worked as an engineer with different local construction companies. One thing that fascinates me more here is the lofty construction standard. Every move and every detail really matters a lot here,” she said.
“To be able to achieve this progress within this short period while applying high construction standards is really a work of miracle to me,” Molla added.
Bao Dongdong, a Chinese engineer from the safety supervision department at the project, said his work here will be a valuable life experience. “Compared to what it was a year and a half ago, it (the site of the project) turns from a wasteland to several buildings, for which I feel proud from my heart.”
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Monique Nsanzabaganwa, deputy chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, told Xinhua recently that the project, upon completion, will enable the AU’s specialized healthcare agency to better play its role of coordination, mobilization, and emergency management in public health. “We know that it is a very huge project, which is really commendable of China to support our agency in that manner.”
According to Nsanzabaganwa, the China-aided Africa CDC headquarters project has been part of China’s continued efforts in support of institutional strengthening of the Africa CDC.
Her comments were echoed by Teruneh Zenna, Ethiopia’s former ambassador to the United Nations, as he argued that Africa lacks preparedness and medical institutions to cope with disease outbreaks such as Ebola and AIDS that have resulted in the deaths of countless people across the continent. He said having such a facility on African soil is praiseworthy.
“The Chinese are showing Africans that they are always at their side. Look at the AU headquarters they provided us with. Now, they are giving us the Africa CDC project with a modern laboratory, training, conference, and data centers,” Zenna told Xinhua recently.
China has not only funded but is also building the future Africa CDC headquarters, which would accommodate all facilities in one place to scale up the African health system in a tremendous way, Zenna said.
Construction work for the project started in December 2020. The landmark project, featuring modern offices, high-end laboratories and accessories, covers an area of 90,000 square meters and was expected to be completed in 25 months. Construction of the project is progressing smoothly despite the challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to project contractors.
As the COVID-19 pandemic showcased Africa CDC’s indisputable role in leading continental anti-pandemic efforts, experts believe the facility will further augment Africa CDC’s institutional capabilities.
Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, a professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, told Xinhua recently that Africa has serious problems within the health sector with widening gaps in addressing various healthcare challenges. “Now, we have the Africa CDC, which is going to be a pivotal point for healthcare management in Africa. This will also strengthen the relationship between China and Africa.”
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Ahmed Ogwell, acting director of the Africa CDC, in an interview with Xinhua, said that despite being a young organization officially launched in January 2017, the Africa CDC has been able to respond effectively to various outbreaks, including recurrent Ebola outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said during the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa and China have worked quite well in ensuring that information is flowing well between the two sides. “We have worked very well securing, particularly, test kits at the beginning of the pandemic, and as we built our own capacity locally, Chinese counterparts were very supportive when things were very difficult in starting our pandemic response on the continent.”
Last month, the Africa CDC chief also commended China for partnering with African countries in the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines on the continent.
China’s anti-pandemic support to African countries has widely won acclaim among individual African countries and pan-African institutions. Ethiopia, as one of the beneficiaries of China’s global anti-pandemic cooperation, has received several batches of COVID-19 vaccine donations, including an additional 10 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses that were handed over back in June.
The different batches of China’s vaccine donations to African countries and institutions demonstrated that China turns its commitments into tangible outcomes by putting people’s lives first and working in solidarity with Africa.
According to Costantinos, China’s support in terms of enabling healthcare institutions in Africa is “necessary for our physicians, nurses and other medical workers to be able to contain the current and future pandemics.”
“The investigators have 30 days effective today to investigate, prepare and submit their report on the alleged coup plot,” government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh said in a statement Tuesday.
So far, the west African nation has arrested eight soldiers and one civilian who are still being held for investigation purposes.
The incident incident is one in a series of provocations, including a similar airspace violation that occurred on 7th November 2022, when a DRC fighter jet of the same type briefly touched down at Rubavu Airport before flying back to DRC.
The Government of Rwanda has through released statement disclosed that authorities have once again protested to the DRC Government against the violations of Rwandan airspace by DRC fighter jets.
It further reads that these repeated violations are against the spirit of Luanda and Nairobi peace initiatives.
“The authorities in the DRC seem to be emboldened by consistent coddling by some in the international community who repeatedly heap blame on Rwanda for any and all ills in the DRC, while ignoring the transgressions originating from the DRC. These provocations must stop,” adds the statement.
Apart from airspace violations, Rwanda reported other provocations this year including the shelling of rockets on Rwandan territory in collaboration with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) at different times.
DRC soldiers also crossed into Rwanda shooting at Rwandan security forces at different times but were foiled and shot dead in self-defence.
As residents explained, the idle facility provides loopholes for prolonged hardships as patients can spend up to Rwf5000 on maritime transport to access health services.
The concept of building health posts was introduced by the Government of Rwanda to make access to health services easier.
Gihaya Health Post was completed in 2019 but no nurse was assigned up to date.
Costasie Uzamushaka residing in Budorozi Village said that some women deliver babies before reaching health facilities because they have to travel long distances.
“We experience hurdles while taking a pregnant mother to health facilities. We are sometimes slapped Rwf5000 fine when she delivers along the way. Leaders are aware of it and promised to send nurses but it’s been long without solving the issue,” she said.
Francine Nyirahabufite said that each individual is normally charged Rwf300 for transportation in daylight but the price increases to Rwf5000 to carry a patient.
“Sometimes, patients refuse to board boats over strong wind and wait until the lake is calm. In case she gives birth before reaching a health facility, the fine applies. Our wish is to have a nurse assigned to Gihaya Health Post,” she noted.
A community health worker at the island has also told IGIHE that she recently accompanied a mother who gave birth before reaching the health center because there was no boat to carry them.
“She delivered along the way and was later fined as she went to get her baby inoculated. During a recent meeting, leaders promised to assign a nurse and supply the health post with electricity. We want the promise fulfilled,” she said.
Rusizi District vice mayor in charge of finance and economic development, Louis Munyemanzi said that they wanted to solve the issue of electricity before assigning a nurse.
“We can follow up to establish why there is no nurse assigned to the health post because we had fixed many things when we went there last time. The project might have stalled due to lacking proper follow up to check the progress,” he noted.
Gihaya Island is home to over 1300 residents while Rusizi District has 55 health posts of which only 18 operate properly.
