A Paris court ruled that his death was an industrial accident and that the family was entitled to compensation.
The firm had argued the man was not carrying out professional duties when he joined a guest in her hotel room.
But under French law an employer is responsible for any accident occurring during a business trip, judges said.
The man, named as Xavier X, was working as an engineer for TSO, a railway services company based near Paris.
He died at a hotel during a trip to central France in 2013, as a result of what the employer called “an extramarital relationship with a perfect stranger”.
The company challenged a decision by the state health insurance provider to regard the death as a workplace accident.
The provider defended its position by insisting that sexual activity was normal, “like taking a shower or a meal”.
In its ruling, the Paris appeals court upheld this view.
An employee on a business trip is entitled to social protection “over the whole time of his mission” and regardless of the circumstances, it said.
Ngirente made the call today as he officially opened the 11th Alliance for Financial Inclusion Global Policy Forum (AFI) 2019 at Kigali Convention Centre.
Ngirente said that financial inclusion is considered as a tool for economic development, particularly in the area of improving welfare and the general standard of living, wealth creation as well as poverty reduction.
Statistics show that the world’s unbanked population dropped from 2.5 billion in 2011 to 1.7 billion in 2017.
The Premier explained that despite increasing financial inclusion, a big proportion of youth continue to be financially excluded and emphasized the need to empower the youth access to financial services.
“ In Sub-Saharan Africa, over 60% of the population fall below the age of 25, most of them are less likely to have a bank account compared to adults. Therefore, there is a great need to empower our youth to access useful and affordable financial products and services,” he said.
“In this regard, financial literacy could be the starting point in this process since many of the youth have a keen interest in the digital channel, Digital Financial Services accessed and delivered through their mobile phones, could be the solution to banking them,” added Ngirente.
In 2008, Rwanda conducted its first financial inclusion survey (FinScope Survey 2008). The results of this survey revealed that only 21% of adult Rwandans were formally financially included.
Ngirente explained that it was found important and urgent to implement initiatives that could make financial services accessible to all Rwandans faster. He reflected on Rwanda’s initiatives to drive citizens into financial inclusion pointing out the establishment of Savings & Credit Co-operatives program, locally known as UMURENGE SACCOs.
This program was put in place to make financial products and services (credits, savings, and payments) available throughout the country, especially in rural areas to increase the level of financial inclusion.
Ngirente highlighted that Rwanda invested a significant amount of effort and resources in establishing ICT infrastructure as a means to facilitate financial inclusion.
In the financial sector, digital financial services were given high emphasis to increase the level of financial inclusion. Some of these services including mobile financial services and internet banking services were introduced and are now well operational.
“Let us make sure that all our citizens are financially included and have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs,” advised Ngirente.
With these remarks, I declare the 2019 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum 2019 officially opened, and wish you fruitful deliberations.
The Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, John Rwangombwa highlighted that having access to quality and affordable financial products and services is a foundation for the efforts to promote gender equality.
He stressed the need to continue the journey of achieving universal access to financial services, keep AFI network shining and never leave anyone behind.
The medal parade presided over by the Deputy Joint-Special Representative (DJSR) to UNAMID, Anita Ghebo was held at the mission headquarters.
The decorated officers currently in the final phase of their one-year peacekeeping tour of duty, serve as Individual Police Officers (IPOs), whose tasks include mentorship and advisory.
The medal awarding ceremony was also attended by Officer in Charge of Mission Support Mr. Prem Singh; acting UNAMID Police Commissioner, Mr. Sultan Azam Temuri; UNAMID Police Chief of Staff, Mr. Amadu Mannah; Capacity Building Team Coordinator, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Costa Joseph Habyara; Commanding Officer Rwanda Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel JB Rugema, among others.
Ghebo applauded medal beneficiaries for their hard work towards the attainment of sustainable peace in Darfur.
“It is a great honor and pride for me to witness the Rwanda National Police Contingent being awarded UNAMID Medal to recognize your valuable hard work,” Ghebo said.
“Rwandan Police officers are playing commendable roles towards the realization of the UNAMID mandate,” she added.
She thanked them for their resilience and standing challenges in protecting civilians and humanitarian assistance.
“Despite the challenging climatic conditions in Darfur, the Rwanda Police contingents continued to serve in various capacities in UNAMID with distinction,” Ghebo said.
She reiterated that Rwandans are exemplary and serve with honor for which they should be extremely proud of.
“I am delighted that this ceremony provides all of us an opportunity to appreciate your contribution to the Darfur peace process,” she stated.
Supt Karim Safari, who spoke on behalf of the medallists, reflected on RNP deployments since 2005 and Rwanda’s commitment to international peace.
Rwanda currently maintains more than 1000 Police peacekeepers in Darfur, South Sudan, Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Abyei.
Supt. Safari thanked the people of Darfur for their partnership in restoring peace, and the support of the UN to effectively execute their duties.
Sources from the Nyagatare sector indicate that both parents left the sleeping children locked inside the house. Fire is thought to have been caused by an electric circuit.
Uwase died on spot while her sibling Iranzi died on arrival at Nyagatare hospital.
When a fire gutted the house, residents rushed to break the door on the side where children were sleeping but all in vain.
The mayor of Nyagatare district, David Claudian Mushabe confirmed the incident and appealed to parents to be cautious.
“Parents should adopt strict measures to closely look after children whether they are at home or not. They should go with them when they leave home for trading businesses or tilling their gardens to avoid similar tragedies,” he advised.
The MoUs were signed on 21st August 2019. The pact was signed in Luanda, Angola, during a quadripartite summit bringing together the host President of Angola João Lourenço; the President of Uganda, Museveni, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
The signing was also witnessed by President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo Brazzaville.
It was the second quadripartite summit hosted by Angolan President; João Lourenço aimed at strengthening regional security and cooperation.
The agreement, among other things, calls for the two parties to refrain from engaging in actions that destabilize the other party (or actions perceived to) such as financing, training, and infiltration of destabilizing forces.
The agreement also calls on both countries to protect and respect the rights and freedoms of nationals of the other party residing or transiting in their national territory.
Following the agreements, Rwanda and Uganda were also expected to establish a commission for the implementation of the MoU including the minister for internal administration and heads of intelligence.
Olivier Nduhungirehe, the state minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Community has told IGIHE that the first meeting bringing together both parties will revolve around signed MoUs.
“The delegation is expected to arrive on Monday next week. It will be led by Uganda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sam Kutesa,” he said.
Precursors that followed the signing of agreements rose mixed reactions over Uganda’s decision to ban readership of some leading Rwanda’s online media from Rwanda.
The agreements were signed, two years after Rwanda, Uganda relations worsened.
Uganda has been deporting different Rwandans who accuse it of inhumane imprisonment and torture on false accusations by Uganda’s Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and rebel groups against the Government of Rwanda.
Over 1000 Rwandans have been reportedly detained in Uganda which saw the Government of Rwanda advising Rwandans not to travel to Uganda for their security until the situation gets back to normal.
Rwanda also accuses Uganda of conspiracy with rebel groups intending to destabilize state security.
Following the signing of the pact, Olivier Nduhungirehe, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Community told the media that all Rwandans who were illegally arrested in Uganda should be freed in the spirit of the agreement signed Angola before the government of Rwanda lifts the travel advisory on Rwandans traveling to Uganda.
At the beginning of September 2019, Kamali posted a message on twitter alleging that Habumugisha assaulted her in public, reported to Rwanda Investigation Bureau though her efforts remained futile. The tweet was posted along with a video showing the circumstances of the assault taken by cameras inside the building.
Kamali explained that two months have ended without getting justice and tagged relevant the President of the Republic, Paul Kagame and First Lady.
Her tweet also expressed wonders ‘if magnate people having a closer friendship with officials have rights to assault without facing punishment’.
Replying to the complaining lady via twitter account, President Kagame said: “We shall follow it up and get to know what exactly happened and take necessary action. Surprised if RIB was informed how and did not do what was required.”
At the end of last week, Rwanda’s Prosecution told IGIHE to have received the files of Dr. Habumugisha that an investigation into alleged assault had been launched.
At the time, Rwanda’s Chief Prosecutor, Jean Bosco Mutangana said: “Assaulting a person in public is rights’ abuse and negative vice against our culture.”
“Laws are designed to correct people with such behaviors for victims to trust the judiciary which has to protect the affected person and restore dignity when the offender is held accountable. Accountability is one of the pillars upon which our country is founded,” he added.
Kamali recently told IGIHE that the video posted Twitter was taken on 16th July 2019 as they attended a meeting inside M. Peace Plaza building where Goodrich TV is headquartered.
It is said that a colleague was commenting on the mistakes of the management including Dr. Francis who later became suspicious that Kamali was taking phone video and stood to assault her.
“I was in a meeting with colleagues. He stood, deprived me of my phone, slapped and insulted me thinking I was talking video,” said Kamali.
Kamali said her case is being investigated that she wants justice rendered to her.
Dr. Habumugisha was arrested Thursday last week while his files were transferred to the prosecution the following day.
Nakubitiwe Muruhame numugabo witwa Dr Francis (GoodRich TV). Kuwa 16.07.2019 Mbimenyesha @RIBRwanda hashize amezi 2 atarahanwa,ese kuba umuntu afite amafaranga, ngo anaziranye nabayobozi bakomeye bimwemerera guhohotera ntahanwe? @PaulKagame@FirstLadyRwanda@UrugwiroVillage
In October 2016, President Paul Kagame pressed the takeoff button to launch the country’s first drone into the skies – marking the country’s new means of transportation and delivery of emergency medical supplies to remote parts of the country.
The project was a joint venture between the Ministry of Health and Zipline – a Silicon Valley robotics company to establish a drone port in Shyogwe sector in Muhanga district, Southern Rwanda.
From Muhanga-based main drone port, the country has established other sites, the latest launched in January this year in Kayonza district, Eastern Rwanda.
The country has also come up with an idea to use drones in other areas such as Agriculture.
The initiative to use the latest technology in saving lives has earned Rwanda a slot to host the global flying competition – through a partnership with the World Bank and World Economic Forum (WEF).
The event will include a regulatory summit that brings together leading figures in drone technology from the private sector and airspace regulators to highlight and discuss what is possible for the future of drones in Africa.
“The flying competitions will promote new industries and services, harness data for delivery and resilience, create activity hubs and opportunities to leapfrog technologies, and develop skill sets for 21st-century jobs in the region and beyond,” said Puliti.
Puliti added that the event will promote the skies above Africa as a valuable resource and technologies to help build sustainable infrastructure.
According to WEF, Rwanda was selected as the host for the event because it is currently one of the only countries that have policies in place that allow for the types of applications being demonstrated in the competition.
Paula Ingabire, Rwanda Minister of Information and Communication Technology said that “the country is excited to host the Africa Drone Forum. It is a platform that will bring together policymakers, drones enthusiasts, experts, and industry leaders to explore potential use case applications for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in Africa.”
“It’s an opportunity for Rwanda to share our experience in pioneering the use of Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) UAV operations, and our development of drone regulations,” added Minister Ingabire.
The flying competition will see global experts invite companies that are leading the way in drone technology to compete.
The artist currently living in the United States arrived in Rwanda recently to attend the 15th ceremony of naming baby gorillas ‘Kwita Izina’.
He later on 7th September 2019 performed at Kwita Izina Concert but was obliged to leave the stage before performing all planned songs.
Meddy apologized to his fans for short time performance describing the situation to be beyond his powers.
During the concert, Meddy performed three songs including ‘Sibyo’, ‘Everything’ featuring with Uncle Austin and ‘Ntawamusimbura’, ‘Slowly’. He also mixed other songs in Reggae style like ‘No Woman no cry’, ‘Red Wine’ of Bob Marley among others.
He was obliged to leave the stage before 20 minutes yet he had been given 1 hour for performance.
Following the failure of his concert in Kigali, Meddy is set to perform at “B Club” in Nairobi, Kenya in a concert dubbed Rwanda Beauty Night.
The concert will take place on 12th September 2019. The entrance ticket costs 1000 KSH (Rwf 8000).
The Ben, Charly, and Nina are Rwandan artistes that recently performed in Kenya.
As he spoke to local leaders in Kayonza, Ngoma and Kirehe districts on Monday during a performance evaluation meeting, he urged participants to deliver to the best of their abilities.
At the beginning of 2019, Eastern Province recorded 15,519 students that had dropped out of school.
Local leaders’ campaign conducted later led to returning of 13,196 students back to school but whereabouts of the remaining 2,323 were not traced.
Governor Mufulukye reminded leaders that there should be no excuses regarding children dropping out of school.
“We are told that some students went to study elsewhere, some are undertaking professional training while some have no reasons to give. We have a week to investigate the reasons behind visiting and interrogating their parents. If it is a matter of parents stopping children from attending school, punishments await them. We want all children back to school,” he said.
Mufulukye urged local leaders to work together to make the target successful.
The Director of Education in Ngoma district, Judith Murekatete said that some children who dropped out of school are working as domestic workers while others are employed in rice gardens.
She is leading a 9-person delegation of senior women business leaders who are in the country for four days.
Clare Akamanzi, RDB Chief Executive Officer, alongside representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ministry of ICT & Innovation, Capital Markets Authority and the Private Sector Federation took them through Rwanda’s economic growth trends and development strategy along with investment opportunities in Rwanda in tourism, ICT, agriculture and manufacturing.
The delegation consists of:
-# Barbara Ann Bernard, Founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Bahamas-based asset management firm, Wincrest Capital;
-# Fatoumata Ba, a Tech Entrepreneur, and Venture Capital Investor, currently the Founder and Executive Chair of Janngo and Managing Partner of Janngo Capital, based in France and Cote D’Ivoire;
-# Christina Juhasz, the CIO and founding partner of WWB Asset Management, a subsidiary of Women’s World Banking, based in the United States;
-# Raja Jandhyala, the Founder and President of YAATRA Ventures, an investment platform that develops solutions for complex economic challenges with partners and deploys capital in value-added infrastructure investment opportunities in key-value chains for productivity and growth based in the United States;
-# Noelle-Claire LeCann, an impact investor and the Managing Principal of AlphaSource Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisory where she manages a team of investment professionals focused on environmental and social impact investing based in the United States;
-# Aubrey Hrubry, the Founder and a Partner of Baylis Emerging Markets, a specialist private equity investor in African Markets based in the United States;
-# Mary Fanaro, the CEO and Founder of the OmniPeace Foundation based in the United States. Mary also acts as a private investor within the education sector in Africa;
-# Tunuka Gray, the Deputy Head of CrossBoundary’s East Africa investment advisory team, based in the Nairobi, Kenya office;
-# Julie Hinks, Special Projects Director at Symbion Group, an investor in the power sector in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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