Rugege was speaking yesterday in Kigali while launching the five-day capacity building training among commercial courts judges, lawyers and legal representatives from financial institutions, banks and Rwanda Revenue Authority.
The training aims at equipping them with mediation knowledge and how it can be used in addressing commercial conflicts without necessarily going to courts of law.
“We want all problems solved amicably and mediated, because, we have observed that this system helps them to feel contented,” he said.
He said that in courts, both parties spend long periods and everyone on their side desire to win the case which he said is impossible.
“When they are going in courts, one must win the case and another one lose, most of the time losers do not agree with ruling decisions, as they also desire to win and end up with lasting conflicts. We want to reduce such cases and solve many problems amicably,” he explained.
He said that cases solved through mediation are still few.
“They are not more than 5%, but we wish them raised to 60%. For example in Trinidad and Tobago, a country that uses the system, in pilot phase of the system, 65% of the cases in first year were tried amicably,” he explained.
He said that in other countries that use the same system, 90% of cases are solved amicably and Rwanda wishes to apply same approach.
The President of Commercial High Court, Emmanuel Kamere said that the system is a good way to go as people contribute in solving their problems will help end backlogs in the justice system.
Foreign Affairs Minister and Government Spokesperson, Louise Mushikiwabo, has relayed the message of condolence to the families of the 17 Rwandans who were recently struck by lightning in Nyaruguru District & Gisagara.
In a press conference with the the local and international media this morning at Kigali Conventional Center, Mushikiwabo assured the bereaved of government support in addressing disaster consequences.
“I comfort Rwandans, families who lost their loved ones to lightning that struck on Saturday & Sunday; the government of Rwanda helped them as you may have seen. What happened is very sad; and we have to be cautious in this severe weather season.”
On Sunday, March 11, 2018; different officials from Nyaruguru district came together to comfort families of the 16 worshipers who were struck by lightning in the district.
The same day; around noon, another person was struck by lightning in Ndora sector, ADEPR Gisagara Church.
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The office of the President has announced the meeting, but nothing was revealed about the discussion between Kagame and Macron.
On the other side, Kagame and Narendra agreed on ways to use in empowering institutions in both countries and trade.
On the sidelines of the summit also President Kagame met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.
In the ISA Summit, Kagame said that solar power is part of the answer to climate change. To speed adoption and get environmental benefits, it has to be as reliable and affordable as other energy sources.
He said that adopting it is not only to protect the environment, but also to protect people and their well-being.
This was announced by Mayor François Habitegeko, in an interview with IGIHE yesterday.
Habitegeko said that district and provincial officials joined Nyabimata Sector residents in the burial of 16 victims of the lightning.
The lightning struck 45 worshipers in total and killed 16 among them in Gihemvu Seventh Adventist Church.
Mayor Habitegeko said that Southern Governor, Marie Rose Mureshyankwano and other officials joined the community to bury the victims.
They were all laid in Mishungero cemetery in Nyabimata Sector where the incident took place.
“We discussed with their families and agreed to bury them in one cemetery and be able to support them in all processes for burial ceremony,” he said.
Officials also visited patients in different health centres and hospitals.
He added that all costs for treatment will be paid by the district.
Habitegeko explained that they are going to campaign for installation of lightning arresters in public places and buildings as a way to prevent any other incident.
He said that they are going to conduct an exercise to identify whether all schools have lightning arresters as well as to raise awareness among the general public about how to prevent lightning.
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Run from 6th to 11th March, the exhibition was attended by different exhibitors from across the World.
Countries that participate in the exhibition target to attract tourists from different directions as well as to exhibit tourism opportunities available inside them.
On the agenda of the ITB-Berlin 2018 also discussed human rights, fighting women and child rights violation as well as protecting biodiversity.
Rwanda was represented by different tourism services providing companies led by Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
Rwanda’s tourism team won the first place in Africa category at the exhibition and was followed by Botswana and Marrakech, Morocco.
Among consideration were preparation of the exhibition stand, different parts of the stand, behaviors of exhibitors and sharing of information among others.
This year’s fare was attended by 1137 exhibitors from across the World and awards were provided in six categories.
The Tourism Marketing Manager at RDB, Linda Mutesi hailed Rwandan community’s cooperation and the Embassy of Rwanda in German for partnership to help shine in the exhibition.
“We thank participants in the show, the Embassy of Rwanda in German, cultural troops, exhibitors at the stand and the whole Rwandan team,” she said.
The ambassador of Rwanda in German, Igor Cesar said that the country should do all that is possible for the country to retain first position.
“We Rwandans are facilitated by our values. Last year we were on third position and today are leading, we should retain such position,” he said.
ITB-Berlin started in 1966 and Rwanda is participating for the 18th time.
Rwandan companies that participated include,;Thousand Hills Africa; Primate safaris, Go Kigali Tours, ITT, Charleston Travel, Satguru, Wildlife Tours , Amahoro Tours and Rwanda Ecotours.
In accordance with the Security Council Resolution 2150 of April 16th 2014, which requires states to investigate, arrest prosecute or extradite in fulfilment of their international obligations to all other fugitives accused of genocide residing on their territory, including FDLR leaders, CNLG said that Dutch justice should extradite Ndereyehe as was done to other genocide suspects.
In November 2016, Dutch justice also extradited to Rwanda Jean Claude Iyamuremye and Jean Baptiste Mugimba.
Dutch courts have already tried Joseph Mpambara who was sentenced to life on 7th July 2011 for crimes he committed in Mugonero during the genocide.
Similarly, Yvonne Basebya Ntacyobatabara was tried in Netherlands and sentenced, on 1st March 2013, to 6 years and 8 months in prison after being convicted of crimes committed in Gikondo during the genocide.
Under the FDU-Inkingi, unregistered political, CNLG says that Ndereyehe publishes different press release denying the genocide committed against the Tutsi, preaches genocide denial and attacks the memory of the genocide by calling it a business fund.
In the Netherlands, CNLG says that Ndereyehe coordinates the activities of extremist groups of radical Rwandan exiles, nostalgic for an ethnic ideology that led to the genocide committed against the Tutsi in 1994
Charles Ndereyehe Ntahontuye is from Cyabingo commune in the former Ruhengeri prefecture, one of the fiefdoms of the former Rwandan regime.
In 1992, along with extremist intellectuals, including Ferdinand Nahimana, Dr. Eugene Rwamucyo, Dr. Jean-Berchmas Nshimyumuremyi and others, Ndereyehe created and led a criminal group called theCercle des Républicains Progressistes, which sensitized students to prepare for genocide in university campuses of Nyakinama and Butare.
Since 20 April 2010, Ndereyehe has been subject to an international arrest warrant issued by the Rwandan courts. He is also on the list of people wanted by Interpol.
Kagame was speaking Saturday in New Delhi, India in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Founding Summit.
The alliance was launched at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015.
The Head of State said that the sunniest countries on Earth should not lack for energy. He said that the fact that they do is an unacceptable irony.
“It is fitting that more than half of countries that have signed and ratified the International Solar Alliance treaty are African,” he said.
“Solar power is part of the answer to climate change. To speed adoption and get environmental benefits, it has to be as reliable and affordable as other energy sources. We’re not just protecting the environment; we’re protecting people and their well-being,” he said.
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 targets, Kagame said that tremendous expansion in energy production is required in almost every African country.
The International Solar Alliance’s twin mission of facilitating technology transfer and innovative financing is timely, he added.
He urged that advances in solar energy production must be matched by the development of batteries capable of storing it and smart grids to distribute it to customers.
Using of the example of Rwanda, he said an 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwamagana has already helped to stabilise daytime power supply in Eastern Province. He said that the facility has also demonstrated that they can do much more.
“The one trillion dollars needed for solar investments globally in the coming years will obviously not come from governments alone. Public-private partnership is required. The International Solar Alliance’s proposed tools to mitigate credit risk send an important signal to the market that solar energy is a viable business,” he added.
He said, solar power will not address all of Africa’s energy needs, but it will continue to grow in importance as part of continent’s energy mix.
Kagame said that it’s important to continue to work together through the new institution and beyond, as a way to put collective resources and knowledge at the disposal of planet’s future.
The news of his death was reported, yesterday, Sunday.
Bishop Bimenyimana was born 22 June 1953, in Bumazi, Cyangugu.
He was ordained a priest on June 6, 1980; ordained to the sacerdotal class in Nyundo Parish; and was ordained as Bishop of Cyangugu on January 18, 1997. He was made an episcopal priest on March 16, 1997.
The tragic incident took place in the church located in Nyabimata Sector at around 12:00pm.
Nyaruguru District mayor, Habitegeka François confirmed the news saying that it struck 45 people in total.
“It struck 45 Adventist worshipers, of who 14 have been confirmed dead. But the number might increase,” he said.
The same incident happened yesterday.
“Yesterday, lightning also killed a young girl in Rusenge Sector. Lightning also struck 18 students and one of them who was in primary six died. Currently, his three colleagues are in Kigeme Hospital while 14 others were discharged,” he explained.
Mukarwego, 52, is a lecturer with nine years of experience.
Speaking in an interview with IGIHE, Mukarwego said that people with visual impairment are capable of reaching their full potential.
Mukarwego who got visual impairment in her childhood, had the first challenge that would have spoiled her future, was being born in refuge camp in Burundi. However, as luck was on her side she was supported by missionaries to join schools which were providing education to visually impaired children in Kenya. In Kenya, she studied primary and secondary school.
“It was not an easy journey because, after completing primary school, I joined a school without special care to children with visual impairment. But, I tried my best to catch up and performed well,” she said.
In 2008, she returned in the country, approached the Ministry of Education to find a job for her and was placed in UR/CE.
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“I prepare my lectures into Braille (a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired), but also have a person who translates them into normal letters and when I am teaching I project on the wall. I also use a student to change slides and I explain by using my reading from my braille notes,” she explained.
She says that at the beginning, different students from other classes used to join her class to see how a visually impaired lecturer teaches.
“They used to tell me that students from other classes come to see how I teach, but later on they found it usual and appreciated it,” she said.
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Though she had been a lecturer, Mukarwego who was thirsty to study until she reaches the peak, in 2011, she started to apply for scholarship, though discouragements were a common occurrence.
“Even my boss at university used to tell me that they are no longer providing scholarships, but, I myself went to see the Minister of Education, he was Dr. Vincent Biruta by the time., I told him my problems and he asked me to leave him with my documents. Days later, they told me that my scholarship was approved and I chose to go to Kenya as there were people to facilitate me during my research,” she explained.
In 2015, Mukarwego was awarded a PhD and became the first woman with visual impairment to hold it in Rwanda.
“I was pleased by hearing that PhD in the category of visually impaired people was awarded to a Rwandan,” she said.
Mukarwego is now pleased of serving the country particularly in providing her contribution in education.
“I am very happy because I serve my nation, I teach children who will be tomorrow leaders of the country. I sometime encounter them and tell me that I taught them in KIE, former Kigali Institute of Education, now UR/CE” she said.
Mukarwego also is the head of women in National Union of People with Visual Impairment. She says that it pleases her to represent such category in providing ideas and lectures that benefits them.
She added that as the government has supported people from all categories, in line with promoting inclusive education, they should consider increasing equipment friendly with people with visual impairment. She says that the move will help persons with such problem perform well as normal persons.
“The reason behind having PhD is because I got basic requirements., if others were blessed to have such assistance even in vocational schools, they would develop themselves, a visually impaired woman would also develop,” she added.
