Fabrice Kwizera and Justin Irakoze were arrested red-handed on Wednesday, October 6, while forging definitive driver’s licenses.
The Western region Police spokesperson, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonavanture Twizere Karekezi said that the suspects were at the time producing permits for Category B.
“Police received information from residents in Pera about people, who were in a house falsifying driving licence
Police went to the said house where Kwizera and Irakoze were found forging definitive driver’s license,” CIP Karekezi said.
One of the forged driver’s license the duo was caught with was in the names of Fabrice Kwizera, who was arrested at the scene.
“They had one genuine permit, which they were using to forge others. They also had a computer laptop, which they were using to change names and code numbers of the scanned genuine permit before printing fake ones,” CIP Karekezi said.
Kwizera had paid Irakoze Rwf20, 000 to get him a forged Category B driver’s license.
CIP Karekezi urged the public to follow due process to obtain a driver’s license instead of taking criminal shortcuts.
He further commended residents, who shared information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
Kwizera and Irakoze were handed over to RIB at Muganza station for further legal process
Article 276 of the law determining offences and penalties in general states that, any person who, in any manner, forges or alters documents by forged signature or fingerprint, falsifying documents or signatures or impersonation, forging agreements, its provisions, obligations, or discharged obligations, commits an offence.
Upon conviction, he/she is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than five (5) years but not more than seven (7) years and a fine of not less than Rwf3 million and not more than Rwf5 million or only one of these penalties.
The statement released last night also shows that one person succumbed to COVID-19 bringing the death toll to 1297, two recovered while seven are critically ill. The deceased is a woman aged 76 from Rubavu district.
A total of 1,691,938 have been fully vaccinated while 2,137,486 received the first dose of COVID-19 since Rwanda began countrywide inoculation program on 5th March 2021.
Coronavirus symptoms include coughing, flu, and difficulty in breathing. The virus is said to be transmitted through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.
Rwandans are urged to adhere to COVID-19 health guidelines, washing hands frequently using soaps and safe water, wearing face masks and respecting social distancing.
MTN Home Fibre is part of MTN Rwanda’s Connected Home initiative that aims to provide customers with high speed internet connectivity in their homes, underpinning its vision to lead digital solutions for Rwanda’s progress.
The company announced the launch of MTN Home Fibre in five residential areas as a first phase of many; with more residential areas to be connected before the end of the year.
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Customers can subscribe to MTN Home Fibre at Rwf 20,000 to enjoy 15MBps or at Rwf 40,000 to enjoy 50MBps internet speed. Additionally, as part of the launch, MTN Rwanda is offering all new Home Fibre customers residing in Bumbogo Hill, Umucyo Estate, Kagugu, Gacuriro (Vision 2020 Estate) and Gahanga (Nunga Estate), a 2 week free trial period coupled with free installation and router. This special offer will be extended to more locations as the company expands its Home Fibre footprint.
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The man aged 59, arrived at Kigali International Airport on Thursday 7th October 2021 around 4p.m.
Upon arrival at the airport, Rurangwa was immediately handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB).
Born in 1962, Rurangwa was in 2007 convicted and sentenced to 30 years by Gisozi Gacaca Court for his role in the Genocide.
The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has said that Rurangwa lived in Gisozi sector, Gasabo district of Kigali City during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
At the time, he was a primary school teacher 1994 and leader of Interahamwe militia in Gisozi.
It is said that Rurangwa is among masterminds behind the killings of Tutsis that had fled to Sainte Famille and Saint Paul in Kigali during the Genocide.
He is also suspected to have set up different road blocks in Kigali City where Tutsis were arrested and killed.
Rurangwa featured in the trial of Maj Gen Laurent Munyakazi who was handed life sentence and the former of Kigali Prefecture, Col Tharcisse Renzaho.
Rurangwa fled to former Zaire in Kibumba refugee camp and joined Kayindo camp later from where he left in 1996 flying to USA.
In 2008, Rurangwa who had changed his name to Oswald Rukemuye was apprehended as he pursued studies at Wilberforce University in Ohio State.
He becomes the sixth Genocide fugitive deported from USA.
Other deportees include Enos Iragaba Kagaba (2005), Jean Mary Vianney Mudahinyuka (2011), Marie Claire Mukeshimana (2011), Dr. Léopold Munyakazi (2016) and Béatrice Munyenyezi deported recently on 16th April 2021.
In a statement released today, the National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA), has commended the move by US authorities.
“The NPPA commends the US judicial authorities for the deportations of genocide fugitives, continued cooperation in matters of mutual legal assistance, and contribution to the global effort to fight impunity,” reads part of the statement signed by Faustin Nkusi, the Spokesperson of NPPA.
The bus park inaugurated on Wednesday is located in Kabarore sector. Of the Rwf300 million, Gatsibo district provided Rwf70 million to buy the plot of land.
The Chairman of Private Sector Federation in Gatsibo district, Charles Nkusi said that the taxi park with impressive look came at the right time to overhaul transport services with decent infrastructure.
“Besides having a modern bus park and improving service delivery, we earn Rwf900, 000 on weekly basis and Rwf4 million per month. This means that we earn a lot per annum. It helps us to generate more revenues while offering good services to residents,” he said.
Residents also expressed delight for the new bus terminal which is expected to drive transformations.
James Mugabo, one of traders at the taxi park said that current conditions are much better.
“The previous bus park was old and congested that buses didn’t have enough space for parking. Today, passengers can easily identify which bus is heading to a particular place. Apart from having ample space, the new taxi park is clean that we expect increased clientele,” he revealed.
The mayor of Gatsibo district, Richard Gasana commended the private sector for building a modern taxi park expected to provide job opportunities and uplift residents’ livelihoods.
“We bought the plot of land as the project began. Today, we are happy that the private sector invested to build such infrastructure beneficial to the community. We invite more investors to follow the suit and implement development projects benefiting members of the community,” he said.
The new taxi park is comprised of 45 shopping units and spacious parking. It is an addition to recently completed Kiramuruzi bus terminal in the same district.
The Acting Executive Secretary of Boneza sector, Jean Claude Mbanzabugabo has said that the incident happened in the night of Tuesday 5th October 2021 in Bikono village of Bushaka cell.
“It is true that two men brought the teacher to sector offices in the night of Tuesday claiming that he was caught red handed raping a patient with mental disorders. They heard the girl crying, informed village leaders that the suspect was arrested and brought to our offices. We also handed him to Police,” he said.
Mbanzabugabo urged residents to report crimes on time.
The accused teacher is detained at Ruhango Police Station in the area while the mentally ill girl aged 31 was taken to One Stop Center at Murunda Hospital for assistance.
The incident took place in Cyungo cell of Rulindo district, Northern Province in the night of 6th October 2021 around 10 p.m.
The executive secretary of Cyungo sector, Jeannette Mutuyimana has told IGIHE that the car derailed after hitting a slope along the road leaving two people onboard dead.
“The accident happened on a steep part of the road. Considering the disposition of vehicle wreckages, it is apparent that it might have derailed after brake failure,” he said.
Mutuyimana said, by press time, that the deceased hail from Cyuve sector in Musanze district adding that their bodies have been taken to Mushongi Health Center pending transfer to Nemba Hospital in Gakenke district.
For 5 days, participants at the workshop will adapt the IDSR TGs developed by WHO African Regional Office (AFRO) to Rwanda’s context. Adeline Kabeja, Director of the Surveillance Unit has officiated the opening of the workshop on behalf of Dr. Edson Rwagasore, Division Manager Public health surveillance and emergency preparedness and response.
In her remarks, Kabeja highlighted her trust in the skills and knowledge of the technicians gathered in the workshop.
“Participants in this workshop constitute a multi-disciplinary team. They are from the central and district levels. The participant diversity, knowledge, experience, commitment as well as the consultative approach we will use constitutes a positive aspect for the success of this workshop and the work ahead,” she said.
In 1998 the IDSR strategy was adopted by countries in the WHO African Region (AFRO) for implementing comprehensive public health surveillance and response systems at all levels of the health system. The goal of IDSR is to efficiently integrate multiple vertical surveillance and response systems and linking information with public health action. The role of IDSR in enhancing prompt detection and timely response to public health events at all times cannot be overemphasized.
Rwanda adopted the IDSR in 2002, with the development of country specific TGs and accompanying tools. Since inception, two editions have been implemented.
However, in view of changing public health landscape and the lessons learnt from multiple recent outbreaks including the unprecedented Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa and in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the review of the IDSR TGs was thus necessitated.
The guidelines clearly describe what needs to be established at each level of the health system from the national, sub-national and community in order to prepare, promptly detect and timely respond to priority diseases, conditions and public health events and threats that are responsible for preventable illnesses, deaths and disabilities in local communities. The guidelines also recommend thresholds for action for identifying and responding to the threats.
Following Kabeja’s remarks, Dr. Elizabeth Mgamb, WHO Rwanda outgoing Emergency team lead invited participants to leverage on their past experiences to consolidate the most pragmatic guidelines.
“This workshop is timely as it will allow us to contextualize the third edition TG to the situation by using the experience and lessons learned during the implementation of the second IDSR TGs and COVID-19 pandemic to enhance IDSR systems in Rwanda. For IDSR to be implemented successfully in a consistent manner, it requires national standardized guidelines and training modules,” said Dr. Mgamb.
Dr. Lyndah Makayotto, WHO Rwanda incoming Emergency team lead took participants through an overview of the 3rd edition TGs and training modules: “Successful implementation of IDSR will require a well-trained, competent and dedicated workforce. Outbreaks are detected by our frontline health workers at community and facility level and not in our offices in Kigali. As the saying goes, we are as strong as our weakest link,” noted Dr. Makayotto.
Following Dr. Makayotto’s presentation at the launch of the workshop on 6th October 2021, Dr. Alfred Rutagengwa, WHO Rwanda Public Health Officer and Kabeja organized participants into work groups to review technical guidelines and Training Modules (TMs).
By the end the 5-day workshop, Rwanda will have adapted the 3rd edition IDSR TGs and TMs to the health system in Rwanda, set a date for the training of trainers and developed a list of national trainers for implementing IDSR in Rwanda.
The IDSR TGs and TMs in Rwanda will take in consideration: the broader context of health systems strengthening; the better coordination between human and animal surveillance; the improved use of laboratory network capacity in surveillance and response; and better community engagement in public health interventions that require a strong community based surveillance (CBS), and event based surveillance (EBS) strategies.
The MoU was signed on Wednesday 6th October 2021 between the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) on behalf of Mozambique.
During the ceremony; Mozambique was represented by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita; Presidential Adviser, Omar Ossumane Momade Mitha and Luis João Matsinhe, the National Director of Studies and Economic Analysis at the Ministry of Planning and Development among others.
Meanwhile, Rwanda was represented by senior economic advisor to the President of the Republic, Francis Gatare; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning , Richard Tusabe and the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry among others.
Rwanda showcased investment opportunities to the visiting delegation from Mozambique and took them through different incentives to provide favorable business environment for Rwandans and foreigners.
The Deputy CEO of RDB, Zephanie Niyonkuru said that the signed MoU lays the foundation for implementation of priority activities under the framework set between both heads of state when President Paul Kagame visited Mozambique recently.
“Both heads of state assigned us to make possible efforts so that private investors can benefit from existing cordial bilateral relations. The signed agreement is just the beginning and a fruit of discussions held during the visit,” he said.
Niyonkuru said that both countries agreed on cooperation to support and facilitate business communities to invest in each of the two countries.
The visiting delegation is also expected to interact with members of the private sector in Rwanda to take them through investment opportunities in Mozambique and available incentives.
RDB and the private sector also plan to visit the country Mozambique to explore areas of investments and invite Mozambicans to invest in Rwanda as well.
“We are exploring different areas of investment including agro-processsing. Concerning trade, Mozambique is connected to the sea and borders with five countries. This signifies that it is easy to transport goods to other countries when you are running business there,” explained Niyonkuru.
The Director General of APIEX, Gil da Conceicao Bires has revealed that they are set to encourage Mozambican investors to invest in Rwanda.
“We have been impressed. Rwanda has ample investment opportunities particularly in agriculture. Rwanda has a variety of crops which can be exported to our country. Besides, we are members of the Southern African Development Community. Trading with us provides direct linkages to these country members,” he said.
Gil Bires explained that Rwandans can also explore investment opportunities in agriculture, trade, and infrastructure and health sector among others.
The meeting was attended by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza, Deputy IGPs; Felix Namuhoranye of Operations and Jeanne Chantal Ujeneza of Administration and Personnel as well as heads of departments, units and RNP schools.
IGP Munyuza, who welcomed the Minister gave an overview of the current status and projections of Rwanda National Police.
“RNP was established in the year 2000 with only 3,000 personnel, which has since increased to over 17,000 Police population,” IGP Munyuza said.
RNP was created following the merger three organs that had the policing mandate at the time. These are Gendarmerie Nationale under the Ministry of Defence, the Communal Police in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Judicial Police in the Ministry of Justice.
“RNP has strived to build the capacity in different policing fields. However, much more remain to be achieved to make Rwanda a crime-free country,” said IGP Munyuza.
IGP Munyuza pointed out that RNP prioritizes community policing, among others, which plays a big role in preventing and controlling crimes.
“In the daily duties of RNP, we strengthen cooperation and collaboration with other judicial institutions, security organs, local leaders, public and private entities as well as the general public, through community-oriented policing, which contribute to the better security management,” IGP Munyuza explained.
He further said that the Police discipline has improved over time due to enhanced command and control, close supervision and inspection as well as improved welfare.
Minister Ugirashebuja thanked RNP for the milestone and noted that the existing security is the real indice indicating the Police performance.
“The efforts to realize the current security in Rwanda are impressive and commendable, and international reports have shown the quality and professionalism of our Police, which further defines the security we enjoy today in Rwanda where people feel safe and secure to move day and night,” Minister Ugirashebuja said
“This excellent security we enjoy today did not happen by accident; it is a result of hard work, good leadership and dedicated personnel,” he added.
The Minister said that as the country develops also challenges evolve including crimes, which require the increase in capacity building and acquisition of modern policing equipment.
The minister later toured various RNP facilities at the General Headquarters, including the Police Command and Coordination Center (CCC) and National Emergency Command Center (NEC).
