The money was recovered from two suspected thieves, who were also arrested separately on Tuesday, September 6.
One of the suspects identified as Jean Dieu Ngirabakunzi, 23, was arrested in Ruhore, Gashenyi Sector, Gakenke District with Rwf814,000, which is part of Rwf1.3 million he allegedly stole from his employer on Monday, in Remera Sector, Gasabo District. Ngirabakunzi was a house-help for the victim.
“The District Police Units of Gasabo, where the crime was committed, and Gakenke worked together with the public to locate and arrest Ngirabakunzi in Ruhore village, where he was hiding. At the time, he was found with only Rwf814, 000. He was handed over to RIB for further investigations,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Alex Ndayisenga, the Northern Region Political and Civic Education Officer (RPCEO), said.
Meanwhile, Dushimiyimana was arrested in Kigombe Cell, Muhoza Sector of Musanze District with Rwf326, 000, which he stole from a businessman in Musanze town.
“Dushimiyimana was given the money by his employer to pay for some goods, but he fled with it. Dushimiyimana was arrested with all the Rwf326, 000 he had allegedly stolen,” SP Ndayisenga explained.
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 year and not more than two years and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf2 million, community service in a period of six months or only one of these penalties.
Ntamitondero has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of ABR since 2016 and the Board Audit Committee Chair.
She is a professional accountant, a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR).
Among others, Ntamitondero has an extensive public finance management and consultancy experience through various held positions culminating in her role as Secretary General of the Auditor General’s Office. She is currently the CEO of Ultimate Developers Limited.
Following her appointment as Board Chair, Ntamitondero thanked the Directors for the confidence reposed on her, and committed to work together with the Board and Management to ensure the Bank achieves its strategic aspirations and its vision at large.
Ntamitondero takes over the role of Board Chair from Mrs. Chantal Mubarure who held the position since 2017. The outgone Board Chair expressed her gratitude for the support extended to her during her tenure, and pledged her continued support.
Commenting on the appointment, the Managing Director, Mr. Faustin Byishimo said: “I am confident about the prospects of the Bank under the leadership of Mrs. Ntamitondero, Alice. Access Bank Rwanda Management will greatly benefit from her wealth of knowledge, experience and guidance.
I was particularly pleased with the Directors’ decision to appoint Ms. Alice, and become one of the very few women to lead the Board of a financial institution in Rwanda.This is yet another testimony to our continuous commitment towards gender parity and ensuring women participation in all high decision-making bodies of the Bank.”
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The latter runs a project to breed black soldier flies which is in the final stage of pilot phase.
The pilot phase is being conducted at SAFE For Health center.
Musabyimana is a livestock farmer who ventured into poultry. He currently owns over 100,000 chickens that produce over 70,000 eggs per day.
His project to breed black soldier flies began in January this year to address the high cost of animal feeds owing to the shortage of soy.
The research carried out by the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) indicated that black soldier flies can provide an alternative source of protein to replace soymeal used in the production of livestock feed as highlighted by Dr. Solange Uwituze, the Deputy Director General in charge of Animal Resources Research and Technology Transfer at RAB.
“Preliminary research outcomes show that black soldier flies can successfully serve as a replacement for soybean at the rate between 25% and 50%, which is good news for livestock farmers,” she said.
Musabyimana says that he has two sheds in which he breeds flies in different phases starting from eggs which develop into to larvae. The larvae develop into flies which are dried and ground into flour rich in proteins to be used while producing animal feeds.
“We started seeking out designated black soldier flies, arranged hatcheries and hatched the eggs to produce larvae which are also nourished to grow. After 14 days, we take well developed larvae into cages where they spend six days and metamorphose into flies. Thereafter, the male and female mate to produce eggs,” he said.
The flour used in the production of animal feeds constitutes flies at 80%. Some of the flies are dried and ground to produce flour while others are returned to cages for reproduction.
The larvae of black soldier flies are fed with residues of vegetables and fruits. They also serve as a source for compost.
From seven to ten days, a fly at SAFE For Health produces between 700 and 1000 eggs.
As of today, Musabyimana has injected over Rwf300 million into the research on black soldier flies.
After sending the sample flour from flies for experiments in Europe laboratory, Musabyimana is set to use them for production of chicken feed and fish foods later.
Addressing a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the top UN official endorsed the recommendations made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who inspected the occupied Zaporizhzhia plant last week and presented a report to the Security Council.
In the first instance, Guterres told the council that all military operations around the plant should cease.
“As a second step, an agreement on a demilitarized perimeter should be secured,” he said. “Specifically, this would include a commitment by the Russian military to withdraw military personnel and equipment from that perimeter, and a commitment by Ukrainian forces not to enter.”
“We are playing with fire and something very disastrous could happen. That is why in our report, we are proposing the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone confined to the periphery and the plant,” Grossi told the council via video link.
The IAEA, UN’s nuclear watchdog, urged an immediate end to shelling around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, according to the report.
“This requires agreement by all relevant parties to the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the plant, it said.
The IAEA mission, headed by Grossi, worked at the plant from Sept. 1-5, and Grossi told reporters on Friday that two of the agency’s experts would remain permanently at the nuclear power plant.
The Fairview fire started Monday afternoon near the city of Hemet in Riverside County amid a brutal heat wave that has scorched Southern California for days. It was only 5 percent contained to date and the evacuation order and warning remain in place, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The department said at least 7 structures had been destroyed and several more damaged. officials estimated that thousands of structures in the area remain threatened by the fire.
The two victims of the fire appeared to be attempting to flee before being overcome by the blaze, officials said in a media briefing Tuesday morning.
Due to the blaze, all schools in Hemet Unified School District will be closed on Tuesday.
School district officials said in a statement that the decision “was not made lightly.” After considering local authorities’ advisement and evacuation orders, transportation impacts, the current level of fire containment, and the possibility of power outages with anticipated high temperatures, they felt that closing schools on Tuesday is necessary to ensure the safety of students, staff, and families.
The 2022 Africa Agriculture Status Report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was released at the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) summit being held under the theme “Accelerating African Food Systems Transformation.”
The report showed that Africa’s investment needs to trigger and sustain agro-food transformation range from 40 billion U.S. dollars to 77 billion U.S. dollars every year from the public sector, and up to 180 billion U.S. dollars in private sector funding.
“African governments need to assume a leadership role in food system transformation as a national security, poverty alleviation and rural development agenda that cuts across various institutions, while reducing reliance on donors who have been directing flows of international assistance,” the report said. “Accelerating agro-food transformation in a sustainable and inclusive way is an extremely complex task. It requires an integrated approach, which draws heavily on the cooperation of system actors, with African governments driving the process that facilitates the required change.
The report stressed that addressing the vulnerability of Africa’s food systems requires political will and leadership. It also emphasized the urgent need for inclusive, equitable, sustainable and resilient growth in the agricultural sector, while acknowledging the intensification of major drivers of recent food insecurity trends in Africa.
Agnes Kalibata, AGRA’s president, said that a combination of the after-effects of the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict has led to the elevation of food prices which have exacerbated food insecurity on the continent.
“The report reflects on key action areas required to tackle the most urgent and important areas in response to these challenges. There is an urgent need to repurpose food policies to address the emerging challenges affecting conditions, outcomes and behavior of our food systems, without compromising the economic, social and environmental fundamentals,” said Kalibata.
The AGRF summit is an annual gathering that brings together heads of state and government, agriculture ministers, members of the civil society, private sector leaders, scientists and farmers in discussions that define the future of Africa’s food systems.
This year’s summit is seeking to find catalytic solutions to grow the coordinated and large-scale action by stakeholders across multiple sectors, nourish innovations and cultivate country solutions that will translate the commitments made into actionable strategies.
The message was delivered during a two-day meeting bringing together members of Rwanda Insurance Brokers Association and brokers from East Africa where participants pointed out a huge gap regarding efforts meant to encourage citizens to work with insurance companies.
Insurance brokers are defined as persons or companies providing advisory services on matters of insurance and arrange insurance cover with an insurer on behalf of a client.
The meeting held recently on 1st and 2nd September 2022, also discussed the future of insurance services in Rwanda, existing gap in the sector and needed measures to enhance Rwandans’ participation.
The Chairperson of Rwanda Brokers Association, Mubiligi K. Jean Pierre said that insurance brokers are much needed given the fact that some of the insured do not understand insurance in general.
It has been also noticed that most of the insured do not read contracts of the new insurance as well as the existing ones. This is one of the main causes of misunderstanding between the insurer and the insured.
“One of the responsibilities of the broker is to represent the client’s interest, we therefore understand and have to explain to the client the nature of the insurance cover they need which also helps us as brokers to have the same understanding with the insurer. The service of a broker continues even during the incident and the service do not require any extra cost from the insured,” noted Mubiligi .
He further disclosed that the association plans to introduce a digital platform linking clients to insurance companies to fast track services and give real time updates to concerned parties.
As he officiated the opening of the meeting; the Central Bank Governor, Rwangombwa requested insurance brokers to tap into available opportunities and take advantage of the latest technology to revolutionize services.
“You need to adjust to the latest technology. Taking advantage of mobile phones to expand insurance services to all Rwandans might be among possible avenues to meet the goal,” he noted.
Taking into account the adverse effects of COVID-19, Rwangombwa assured them of support and collaboration to take the insurance brokerage to greater heights.
“COVID-19 has affected trade but the government instituted strong economic recovery measures to facilitate trade. We remain committed to continue providing support to the insurance sector but you also need to work hard for your businesses to thrive,” he said.
One of participants of the meeting, Regina Brigitte Uwamahoro underscored that mindsets and low sensitization efforts are among issues facing the sector.
She urged brokers to identify the needs of clients and facilitate smooth collaboration with insurance companies.
“Insurance services have not yet reached a desired extent because some people are still reluctant claiming that they are expensive. Besides, others are not aware of insurance packages. This is where the intervention of insurance brokers is highly needed because they easily get in touch with clients and represent them. We have observed that serving clients brought by brokers leads to a win-win cooperation,” affirmed Uwamahoro.
Adeline Umuhoza, another participant highlighted that sensitization is key to attract people’s attention to insurance services.
President Mnangagwa arrived in Rwanda early this week to attend the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit taking place in Kigali.
AGRF is Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda in the continent.
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, Mnangagwa was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta.
He met with by President Kagame at Urugwiro Village on Tuesday 6th September 2022.
Organized under the theme ‘Grow, Nourish, Reward — Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems’, the AGRF 2022 Summit is taking place in Kigali from 5th to 9th September 2022.
It is expected to provide a platform to reflect on the coordinated large-scale action by leaders, institutions, investors, coalitions, and individuals to accelerate action towards translating commitments made into actionable strategies and progress on the ground.
The summit also brought together leaders from governments, businesses, civil society, international organizations alongside innovators, financiers, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, and youth.
The Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland is among other leaders who attended the summit.
On Tuesday, President Kagame also received and held talks with the Vice President of Tanzania, Philip Mpango who is in Rwanda for the summit.
Rwanda’s Presidency has revealed that both meetings discussed bilateral relations and avenues to strengthen intra-African cooperation and trade.
During the visit held on Tuesday 6th September 2022, the officials hailed the joint forces for maintaining security in Cabo Delgado province and were optimistic that the judicial systems and structures would soon begin to operate effectively since the security situation had significantly improved.
Rwanda started the deployment of 1000 troops of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the Rwanda National Police (RNP) to Mozambique on 9th July 2021, to fight terrorists, honoring the request of Mozambique. The troops had increased to nearly 2000 by the end of the year 2021.
The situation in the country worsened since October 2017 when armed extremists launched an insurgency in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique.
Mozambique Defence Armed Forces battled the extremists but many civilians were killed and displaced by the fighting.
Before Rwandan troop’s intervention, terrorists had killed 3000 civilians while more than 800,000 were displaced. The insecurity had also put to halt all development projects in the area controlled by insurgents.
The joint operations between Rwandan and Mozambican troops yielded big where different regions including Palma, Awasse and Mocímboa Da Praia among others were seized from rebels.
Some of internally displaced citizens have been also helped to return home.
Maj Gen Albert Murasira also met with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industries, Madat Gazanfar oglu Guliyev.
The discussions between Rwanda’s Minister of Defence and his hosts focused on issues of common interest towards an Agreement on Defence Cooperation between Rwanda and Azerbaijan.
