He was arrested on Tuesday 21st December 2021 after her wife filed assault accusations to relevant authorities.
The wife accused the husband of having knocked him with a head on the face causing nosebleeds, hitting her head on bed and kicking her belly yet she was pregnant.
It is said that the wife was beaten after divulging the status of their relationship to her husband’s mother.
The executive secretary of Murama sector, Pauline Mutuyimana has told IGIHE that the husband has been arrested.
“As the spouses clashed, the husband assaulted his wife who is currently receiving medical attention. He has been illegally living with the 20-year old wife for six months,” she revealed.
Mutuyimana appealed on local leaders to be exemplary and model virtues to the citizens they lead.
The wife is admitted at Rwinkwavu Hospital while the husband is detained at Rwinkwavu RIB Post.
The executive secretary of Murundi sector, Benon Gashayija has told IGIHE that the man might have committed suicide over strained relations with his wife who had abandoned him.
“We have learnt about the incident in the morning. The man was undergoing broken relationship that he lived with his sister and mother. Her mother told us that the husband has been feeling emotionally isolated. She went on to explain that he returned late last night and sat on the veranda. Her sister asked his brother why he did not enter the house but kept quiet,” he said on Tuesday.
It is said that the man disclosed his situation and told her sister that he wants to stay isolated from others to forget sufferings.
“His sister disclosed it to her mother who did not give it attention. Shortly, the man took his clothes, his bed sheet and stepped out their house. They thought he might be doing it under the influence of alcohol and never reacted until they found him hanging from a tree in the morning,” Gashayija explained.
According to sources, the man has been begging his wife to stay with him but refused to come back.
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) and other relevant authorities have arrived at the crime scene and took the man’s body at Gahini Hospital for postmortem.
The deceased who was not legally married, leaves a wife and child.
The Head of Mission was received at the FPU-1 base camp by the contingent commander, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Claude Bizimana, who briefed him on the tasks assigned, achievements as well as challenges encountered.
The SRSG also toured various facilities of the camp, observed the officers’ readiness and how they conduct their operations.
Dr. Ndiaye thanked them for their dedicated service to protect the civilians and to restore peace and security in CAR.
“Your high level of discipline and professionalism in the last eight months of your tour-of-duty is appreciated. Maintain the spirit towards the end,” the Head of Mission said.
He further urged them to stay focused, avoid involving in any inappropriate behaviours such as sexual exploitation and abuse, which can tarnish the image of their unit, country and the UN.
The SRSG reassured MINUSCA support to address challenges they may be facing and to successfully accomplish their peacekeeping duties.
Rwanda FPU-1 is one of the three Rwandan Police contingents deployed in CAR with combined strength of 460 officers.
The smartphones were handed over to the beneficiaries on Tuesday, December 21, at the RNP General Headquarters in Kacyiru.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Bruce Munyambo, the Commissioner for Community Policing in RNP, while handing over the phones, urged the beneficiaries to use the social media platforms to fight against any forms of negative ideologies, segregation, hate and Genocide ideology.
“The youth are at the centre of national development and transformation. You, therefore, need to work hard, report anything that can cause insecurity and impede the transformation process,” CP Munyambo said.
He urged them to always be focused and committed to working with other institutions to successfully implement community development initiatives.
“Always ask yourself what your role is to build the Rwanda we want,” said CP Munyambo.
There are over 420, 000 members of RYVCP across the country, who support the national human security and community development programmes.
They are also instrumental in supporting RNP and other institutions to enforce the government directives against the spread of Covid-19.
CP Munyambo thanked Imbuto Foundation, MTN Rwanda, and the Ministry of ICT and Innovation for their outstanding contribution to making the event a success.
Richard Kubana, the Director General in the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) in charge of Community Mobilisation and Youth Volunteers Coordination, said that volunteerism is an advantage when it operates in a “visionary country.”
“Volunteerism has spread its roots in Rwanda and is making impact to the national development. It is an advantage when volunteerism is conducted in a country with visionary leadership like Rwanda,” said Kubana.
Kubana appealed to them to be examplary in their communities, be defined by moral values and discipline. “These phones are meant to facilitate you in the good work you have been doing.”
Fidel Karenzi, a Senior Technologist, Digital Age, Infrastructure platforms Interoperability in Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT), said that smartphones are among devices facilitating access to information and leading to effectiveness of services in particular during the current period of Covid-19 pandemic.
He reminded beneficiaries to handle the phones and to use them in contributing to social security.
Delphine Niyonsenga, one of the youth volunteers from Nyarugenge District, said that the smartphones will facilitate them to accomplish their volunteerism mission.
“We had some challenges associated with crime reporting due to the lack of smartphones. These phones will help us in our daily duties especially in crime reporting and targeting those who disseminate fake news on social media platforms trying to mislead the public for their own interests,” Niyonsenga said.
Kagame met with his counterpart in Paris on Monday 20th December 2021 following his counterpart’s maiden visit to Rwanda in May 2021.
On his visit to Rwanda, Macron visited Kigali Genocide Memorial where he paid tribute to over 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi and admitted his country’s responsibility during the Genocide.
He also participated in a joint press conference with his host, President Paul Kagame, visited Tumba College of Technology where a Department of Mechatronics will be set up through a partnership with French Agency for Development (AFD).
On the same day, Macron visited Gikondo Health Center before officiating the launch of French Cultural Center located near Kigali Convention Center, Kimihurura Sector, Gasabo District.
On Thursday night, Macron and Kagame watched quarter-finals of the inaugural season of Basketball Africa League (BAL) during which Patriots BBC representing Rwanda beat Ferroviário de Maputo representing Mozambique 73-71 at Kigali Arena.
Among others, his visit left various agreements signed between both countries. The pacts include a framework for bilateral cooperation signed between French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta.
The two countries signed an agreement for sports and talent development which saw Rwanda receiving €1.5 million (approximately Rwf1.84 billion) for sport and talent development.
Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana also signed a Euro 60 million financing agreement with Rémy Rioux the Director-General of French Agency for Development (AFD).
His coming to Rwanda is considered a major milestone to turning a new page for both countries relations blurred by France’s failure to admit its role during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
Rwanda, France diplomatic relations date back in 1962 after obtaining Independence.
Patrice Ngirumpatse, 59, and Jean Nepomscene Ntakirutimana, 35, were found in Nyungwe forest where they said were mining gold using traditional tools.
The Western region Police spokesperson, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonaventure Twizere Karekezi said that the suspects were arrested due to a tip off by local residents.
“Residents of Bweyeye had reported a group of people that conduct illegal mining activities in Nyungwe forest, especially at night, and the duo was arrested in response to the information,” CIP Karekezi said.
During the operation, it was observed that they had also cut trees in sites where they had turned into mining concessions.
CIP Karekezi said that besides conducting illegal mining, these were also acts of environmental degradation.
The suspects were handed over to RIB at Nyakabuye station for further legal process.
Article 54 of the law N° 58/2018 of 13/08/2018 on mining and quarry operations, states that; any person, who undertakes mineral or quarry exploration, exploitation, processing or trading without a licence, commits an offence.
Upon conviction, the offender is liable to imprisonment for a term of between two and six months and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf5 million or only one of these penalties.
The court also orders confiscation of any seized minerals or quarry in storage, trading or processing without a license.
RwandAir had suspended flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg in South Africa, Harare in Zimbabwe and Lusaka in Zambia in November 2021 after detecting the new COVID-19 variant dubbed Omicron.
As he officially opened the 33rd Plenary session of the African Civil Aviation Commission in Kigali, President Paul Kagame revealed that Rwanda had to take immediate action after learning about the new variant.
“At least, we had to figure out what to do in response to that. That was already happening because of what actions, other people were taking,” he noted.
At the time, Kagame said that there could be huge losses, if RwandAir just went to southern Africa because it would be not bringing passengers given that they normally come through Rwanda to other destinations.
Today, the United Kingdom is among other countries that have permitted flights from South Africa.
The new measures announced through a communiqué released by the Office of Prime Minister, follow the upsurge in COVID-19 cases particularly in the City of Kigali.
Among others, wedding related receptions are prohibited while traditional, civil and religious weddings should not exceed 40 persons.
The communiqué also reads that public transport will continue with buses operating at full capacity with seated passengers only. It is recommended that windows remain opened for proper ventilation.
For public transport to and from the City of Kigali, bus operators must ensure that all passengers are vaccinated.
Bars will continue to resume gradually, in adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and will operate with 50% occupancy limit.
All services held at places of worship should not exceed 30% maximum occupancy while attendees must be fully vaccinated.
The trio was at the time arrested with combined 875 pellets of cannabis. They are Vianney Ndikumana, 28, and Fabien Hakorimana, 31, arrested red handed with 431 pellets while wJosiane Mukeshimana, 21, was found in possession of 444 pellets of cannabis.
The Southern region Police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Theobald Kanamugire said that Police, acting on credible information from the public, first arrested Fabien Hakorimana and Vianney Nkundimana with 431 pellets.
“Police had received information at about 8:30pm about two drug dealers, who were in the process to supply narcotics. Police swiftly conducted the operation and arrested Hakorimana with 131 pellets of cannabis which he was going to sell to the clients in Nyagacaca village,” said SP Kanamugire.
He added: “Following his arrest, Hakorimana disclosed that he got the narcotics from Nkundimana, the supplier, who was also located and arrested at his home with 300 pellets of cannabis. Police also proceeded and searched Josiane Mukeshimana’s house, who is a neighbor to Nkundimana and a suspected drug dealer, where they recovered 444 pellets and took her into custody,” said SP Kanamugire.
Further investigations indicate that Vianney Nkundimana is the major drug dealer in Kamonyi and had trafficked the narcotics from another distributor in Gisenyi, Rubavu District to supply local retailers, including Hakorimana and Mukeshimana.
SP Kanamugire lauded the impact of community policing through information sharing, which facilitates to identify and arrest drug dealers and breaking their rings.
The suspects along with the narcotics were handed over to RIB at Runda station for further legal process.
The Ministerial order nº 001/MoH/2019 of 04/03/2019 establishing the list of narcotic drugs and their categorisation classifies cannabis in the category of “very severe narcotics.’’
Article 263 of law No. 68/2018 of 30/08/2018 determining offenses and penalties in general states that any person, who unlawfully produces, transforms, transports, stores, gives to another or who sells narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, commits an offence.
Upon conviction for very severe narcotics, the offender faces between 20 years and life imprisonment, and a fine of up to Rwf30 million.
