The ministry revealed the amounts yesterday in a consultative meeting with partners which aimed at assessing the sector’s achievements in 2017/2018 fiscal year.
According to MINIJUST, they expect to recover Rwf1,187,235,012 in the 2017/2018 fiscal year.
The ministry says that they have issued a list of 760 people who were involved in embezzlement cases and have to reimburse the funds.
The Justice Sector Coordinator in the Ministry of Justice, Anastase Nabahire said that Rwanda has put in place different measures to fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds.
In 2014/2015, the Government of Rwanda introduced measures to follow-up and recover embezzled public funds followed up through the National Public Prosecution Authority or the Office of the Auditor General.
The Northern Province Governor, Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi told IGIHE that he received the copy of resignation letter, through which he (Sewase) said that he has a case file in court of law that he wants enough time to follow-up.
Gatabazi said that Sewase submitted his resignation letter yesterday.
“I received the copy of his resignation letter saying that he has a case file in court which he should continue to follow up. He decided to resign as he wasn’t capable of handling district responsibilities as well as following that case. The council will convene to elect for interim replacement,” he explained.
Gicumbi Executive Committee resigned on May 25th 2018.
Meanwhile, yesterday, Nyaruguru District Council in Southern Province dissolved the District Vice-mayor in charge of Economic Development, Antoine Bisizi.
Also in Kayonza District of Eastern Province, Consolee Uwibambe the vice-mayor in charge of Economic Development and Anastase Balinda the Council Chairperson resigned from their jobs.
The agreement was signed between the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN), Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana and World Group Country Manager, Yasser El-Gammal.
Speaking at the signing ceremony yesterday, Ndagijimana said that agricultur,e among other sectors, has big impact to the economy of the country, contributing 31% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
He said that the grant will be invested in the promotion of using fertilizers, current technologies and market access as well as infrastructure development.
“We will encourage investors to embrace modern farming, abandon traditional farming which has little production and adopt modern farming which to meet domestic and market demands,” he explained.
World Bank’s El-Gammal said that they have been cooperating with Rwanda in Agriculture in the past 15 years.
El-Gammal observed that it is time to change ways agriculture is practiced in Rwanda.
“We agree with the Government of Rwanda that shifting from traditional agriculture to commercial farming is necessary,” he said.
Mupenzi and Vice-Mayor in Charge of Economic Development, Didace Kayitare and that of Social Affairs Domithille Musabyemariya tendered in their resignation letters yesterday citing personal reasons.
In a meeting on Thursday, the council led by the Chairperson, Chantal Atukunda elected Niyonzima with 22 votes of 25 total voters.
Niyonzima requested contribution from District staff to support his ambition of continuing to develop the district as well as solving people’s problems.
Zidane revealed his decision in a hastily-arranged press conference in the Spanish capital on Thursday. President Florentino Perez appeared alongside him and revealed it was an “unexpected decision”.
“I have taken the decision not to continue next year,” Zidane told the media.
” This is the right moment for everyone, it might seem a bit strange, but it had to be done for the good of everyone, the players, the club, and myself. This team must keep winning, and it needs a change after three years, another voice, another method of working.”
“I love this club and the president who gave me the chance to play for this club and manage the club of my dreams. But everything changes and that’s why I’ve taken the decision to leave.”
Zidane took over at Real Madrid following the sacking of Rafa Benitez in January 2016 and won three successive Champions League titles, as well as the Liga title in 2016-17.
The Frenchman also lead Madrid to back-to-back European Super Cups and Club World Cups in 2016 and 2017.
Shyaka was speaking Tuesday in Kigali in a meeting that brought together, the Ministry of Justice and partners to chart ways to efficiently harmonize justice services delivery along the reforms that are being carried out by the Ministry.
He said that the ministry is among those advanced in attaining the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) targets. However, he noted that there is a gap in services in terms of justice delivery and communicating laws.
“People claim that they are unaware of the laws, laws are being established, but we do not know them, they are not communicated. Notary services are needed but their accessibility still has problems,” he said.
Among other services, Shyaka said that people still face challenges in judicial decisions implementation; they don’t trust justice system in Rwanda and Access to Justice Bureau.
Shyaka urged the Ministry to invest in communicating the laws so as to raise people’s awareness among other services.
The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye admitted the gap in justice system and promised efforts to tackle the problem.
“The gap is there, but we hope to work hard to close it,” he promised.
Speaking at a panel during a country-wide media tour with international and local journalists, AIF’s Chief Executive Officer, Amar Ali noted the ongoing impact of the company’s work in its first year of existence, “We are working hard to address the issue of malnutrition while encouraging local production and improving the quality of yields through our local sourcing projects. While there are similar projects in the region, none combine the elements of fighting malnutrition and a public private partnership model like we are doing,” he said.
Malnutrition still remains a key public health concern in the country and has been put at the forefront of the Government’s Vision 2020 Agenda.
Also speaking at the round table, Hugh Welsh, the President of DSM North America attributed the company’s success to its unique model, “The great thing about this model is that it engages the wider community in the process of creating these impacts – which not only makes it progressive but also sustainable in the long run,” he added.
While the company has become largely known for its world class nutrition products including the commercial brands Nootri Mama, Nootri Toto and the latest Nootri Family (for all age groups), AIF mainly continues to produce porridge flours (with added milk, vitamins and minerals) targeting vulnerable population segments such as pregnant and breast-feeding mothers, older infants and young children for the critical first 1,000 days of their lives.
In partnership with the Government of Rwanda, AIF supports nutrition programs for the most impoverished communities through its Shisha Kibondo products. The company also produces relief foods for the World Food Programme that are distributed again to the most vulnerable populations in refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and South Sudan.
Winifred Ngarure, the Head of Investment Promotion at RDB said, “On behalf of the Rwanda Development Board we want to thank AIF for showing us all that we can achieve. They made it possible to produce fortified foods locally in Rwanda. We thank them for improving the value chain for our farmers and helping combat malnutrition by producing better quality fortified foods.”
Africa Improved Foods is located in the Kigali’s Special Economic Zone, sitting on 40,000m² of land and employing over 300 staff. The plant has an annual production capacity of 45,000 tons making it one of the largest nutrition factory sites on the continent. AIF works with over 24,000 farmers across Rwanda and produces meals for 1.5 million people every day. In 2017 the company spent $17 million in regionally sourced packaging, equipment and services.
The impact of AIF has been widely recognized in Rwanda. AIF has received a wide range of awards in its short life span, including the Investor of the Year Award from the Rwanda Development Board.
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The officers awarded the UN medal of service excellence work as ‘Individual Police Officers’ and work as mentors and advisers.
The medal parade held in the base camp of the Rwandan Protection and Support Unit (PSU) in the capital Bangui was presided over by the Deputy Representative of the UN-Secretary General in MUNUSCA, Kenneth Gruck.
Present was also the Colonel Philipe Garcia, who is in charge of Police operations and General Major Mohammed Selloum, who represented the Force Commander.
Gruck thanked the Rwandan police peacekeepers for their exemplary service, citing discipline and commitment as the driving force behind their professional performance.
“Rwandan peacekeepers have made it possible even in situations where it seemed impossible,” Gruck said.
He also spared time to thank other police officers deployed in the capital, Kaga-Bandoro, Obo, Bria and Bangassou, for restoring safety in those regions.
One of the Rwandan Formed Police Unit (FPU) contingents of 140 officers is deployed in Kaga-Bandoro, about 400km from the capital Bangui, where they protect internally displaced persons.
In July last year, the Rwandan police peacekeepers deployed in Kaga-Bandoro repelled militias when they attacked an IDP camp under their protection and captured some attackers and their weapons.
Rwanda maintains about 460 Police peacekeepers in CAR, including two three contingents; two FPUs and a PSU, each composed of 140 officers.
The PSU contingent is in charge of escorting high profile officials and other special duties, while FPU conducts escort, crowd control and other operational duties.
Meanwhile, Colonel Garcia, while speaking during the medal parade ceremony, also commended the sacrifice of the Rwandan police peacekeepers, and their commitment even in challenging situations.
In line with the Government’s joint strategy for the economic inclusion of refugees with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Inkomoko has offered refugee entrepreneurs the technical tools and resources needed to grow their businesses, improve their personal financial sustainability, and create jobs for other refugees and members of the neighboring host communities.
The 800 refugee entrepreneurs who recently graduated from Inkomoko’s programme have already achieved impressive results. These entrepreneurs have grown their business revenues by an average of 88%. More importantly, these refugees are creating jobs.
Lydia Irambona, Inkomoko’s director of refugee services said that the impact of the programme reached out to a great number of unemployed Refugees and Rwandans.
“The policies of the GoR that allow for refugees to start and run businesses means that refugee entrepreneurs have opportunities to improve their lives while positively contributing to Rwanda’s economic development. The refugees in our 2017 cohorts created a total of 2,492 jobs. Approximately 900 of these jobs were filled by other refugees, while remarkably 1,600 jobs were filled by Rwandans.”
Speaking during the graduation event of the 2017 cohort at Gihembe Camp, U.S. Ambassador Peter Vrooman commended Inkomoko’s work in increasing the socioeconomic integration of refugees.
“We are proud to support Inkomoko’s work in advancing the Government of Rwanda’s commitment to increase the socioeconomic integration of refugees. The United States is the biggest donor to Rwanda’s refugee response, contributing nearly $50 million in humanitarian assistance in the last two years.”
“We are committed to supporting refugees because we believe that everyone deserves to live in safety and dignity. Empowering refugees to become self-reliant not only benefits those refugees and their families directly, but also creates jobs and boosts earnings in their host communities. Supporting refugee entrepreneurs and easing their access to finance opportunities and the labor market is a win-win for refugees and for Rwandan citizens,” said U.S. Ambassador Peter Vrooman.
“UNHCR is very pleased to witness this event, since providing or enhancing entrepreneurship and business skills are important components of our livelihoods and self-reliance strategy and will promote the socio-economic inclusion of refugees in Rwanda. The refugee entrepreneurs will not only impact other refugees but also local communities who will interact and mutually benefit from services,” said the UNHCR Deputy Representative Ms. Barbara Bentum-William Dotse.
Inkomoko is now working with 1,700 refugee entrepreneurs in the five existing locations, as well as two additional camps, Mahama and Mugombwa. In June, the group will host organize “Community Network Day” events, in close collaboration with the District Authorities, which are opportunities for refugees and Rwandan host community members to meet each other and connect about integrated business opportunities.
Inkomoko that has recently launched a tourism and hospitality accelerator in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Hanga Ahazaza works with and support a range of entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and enterprises.
