{{Theos Badege ACP has been reappointed to the helm of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in the Rwanda National Police}}
He replaces ACP Tony Kulamba who has been heading the CID for the past five days.
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Reasons We Close Our Eyes When Kissing
{{Ever wondered why we close our eyes when kissing? Well, Dayan Masinde lets you in on the reasons as to why that is the only way it should be…keep those eyes closed!}}
After talking and using so many words, kissing is a way we express intimacy that no words can articulate.
{{It is a sign of pleasure}}
We close our eyes everytime we are experiencing something pleasurable; when we listen to a beautiful song, when we pray, when we worship, when we sleep, when having an orgasm, when drinking sweet chocolate.
{{It is a sign of trust}}
You don’t have to be eyes-wide opened and on the look out when you are in a place of trust and security.
{{It heightens pleasure}}
When one of your five senses is blocked, the other senses are heightened in function; ask the blind, the deaf or dumb. When you close your eyes when kissing, your sense of touch that connects your lips is heightened. You concentrate on the sweetness of the lips.
{{It is a sign of surrender}}
It shows you are not fighting the kiss, you’re kissing back, you’re giving into the moment.
{{To avoid a weird scene}}
It will be weird and spooky when you have wide-opened eyes looking directly at you at such a close distance for so many minutes.
{{You are turned on}}
A long kiss is such a turn on. Closing your eyes is you shutting off everything that is happening around you, to concentrate on the arousal and excitement happening inside you.
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FERWAFA Appeal CAF Disqualification
{{The Confederation of African Football imposed the sanction after an investigation into Rwandan striker Dady Birori, who plays for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) club Vita as Agiti Tady Etekiama.}}
The Rwandan federation has since contested the disqualification on grounds that the player acquired Rwanda nationality before that of DRC.
CAF said that its probe found that the DR Congo-born striker was born December 12, 1986 as indicated in his Rwandan passport, while his Congolese passport indicates that he was born on December 13, 1990.
Rwandan federation secretary general Olivier Mulindahabi said that the striker acquired his Rwandan passport in 2009, while his DRC passport is dated 2013 which, he says, makes him an eligible Rwandan player.
“In 2009 when we were taking him on as a national team player he did not present to us any document indicating that he is Congolese which clearly indicates that we have a ground of appeal considering that his DRC passport was issued in 2013,” said Mulindahabi.
CAF said that Birori-Etekiama has been barred from playing for Vita or Rwanda until further notice.
CAF also ruled that Congo Brazzaville, who were beaten on penalties by Rwanda in a third-round qualifier, will replace them in Group A of the final round of qualifiers, which includes title-holders Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.
The 2015 African Cup of Nations finals will be held in Morocco between January 18-February 8.
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Miss Rwanda 2014 Europe Visit starts soon
{Miss Rwanda 2014, Akiwacu Colombe, will begin soon a 12 day Europe tour as one of the awards that she has been promised when she was crowned Miss Rwanda. }
Speaking to IGIHE, Akiwacu said travelling to Europe is an award that Simba Supermarket promised when she became Miss Rwanda.
It is expected that Akiwacu will leave Kigali International Airport on 28 August 2014 heading to France and later to Spain.
Meanwhile Miss Rwanda refused to tell this site what she plans to do once she gets to the above mentioned destinations.
She will be accompanied by Ishimwe Dieudonne, one of the Miss Rwanda 2014 organizers.
Akiwacu crowned Miss on 23 February 2014.
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Juvenal Marizamunda Swon in as Deputy Inspector General of Police
{Juvenal Marizamunda taking oath as Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration and Personnel.}
{{President Paul Kagame, on August 18, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of six ministers, three parliamentarians and the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration and Personnel, Juvenal Marizamunda.}}
In his remarks, President Kagame commended the leaders for the hard work and urged them to continue to work together to build the nation.
The Head of State also called for tougher measures against road accidents and trafficking in persons, especially girls.
He called upon every Rwandan to take a stance against trafficking of young girls.
“Ending trafficking of girls goes beyond law enforcement authorities. It should not be left to police alone to handle. Every Rwandan should take a stance against the trafficking of young girls,” the Head of State said.
While speaking on the recent fatal road accidents, he noted that the life of every individual is too valuable to be lost adding that there is need to put an end to it.
“We are here to fulfill our responsibility to the Rwandan people and ensure development of our nation Rwanda,” he noted.
Prior to his appointment by President Kagame in June, DIGP Marizamunda was Head of the Department of Peace Support Operations in Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF).The 49-year old father of four holds a Bachelor Degree in Social and Military Sciences and a Master Degree in Governance and Leadership from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
He has also done all military career courses up to the Senior Command and Staff Course, which he completed last year at Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
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Tea Prices Drop to Three-Month Low at Mombasa Auction
{{The price of tea at the Mombasa auction last week dropped to a three-month low, reversing price gains made in the past three weeks.}}
Data from the auction shows that the average tea prices stood at $2.20 (Sh193) a kilo down from $2.49 (Sh216) at the previous sale, meaning that the crop has lost Sh25 over the past three weeks.
Tea prices have remained depressed since last year and farmers are expected to earn the lowest bonus payment for the 12 months to June due to a supply glut.
There are little signs that the price will recover this year for the major foreign exchange earner.
“The drop represents a three-month low, with the prices having picked up in the recent days,” said Peter Kimanga, a director at Global Tea & Commodities.
Growers were paid a record Sh69 billion for the 2013 crop season (July to June) beating the Sh61 billion that had been paid in each of the previous two years.
Tea prices have been going down since last year, before gaining slightly in January this year to trade at an average of $2.70 (Sh232) per kilogramme. This was the highest price in the previous 30 sales.
The Tea Board of Kenya, which regulates the market, blamed unsold tea from previous auctions for the glut that led to the dip in prices. Last year, 4.8 billion kilogrammes of tea were produced globally against consumption of 4.6 billion.
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UN Urges Ebola Exit Screening
{{The UN health agency on Monday urged Ebola-affected countries to start screening all passengers leaving international airports, sea ports and major ground crossings.}}
The risk of the Ebola virus being transmitted during air travel is low because unlike infections such as influenza or tuberculosis, it is not spread by breathing air and airborne particles from an infected person, the World Health Organisation said.
Nonetheless, all travellers are urged to routinely wash their hands and anyone with an illness consistent with the virus should not be allowed to travel unless it is part of an appropriate medical evacuation.
The agency said that all countries unaffected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa need to strengthen their ability to detect and immediately contain new cases without doing anything that unnecessarily interferes with international travel or trade.
But it said countries don’t need to impose travel restrictions and active screening of passengers if they do not share borders with Ebola-affected countries.
A task force to monitor the impact of the Ebola virus on travel and transport has been launched by the UN health agency along with the International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Tourism Organization, the Airports Council International, the International Air Transport Association and the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Most of the infections in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have occurred when family members or friends act as caregivers for those who are ill or during burials that don’t follow strict infection prevention and control measures, according to WHO officials.
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My Love Story
{{Have you ever loved someone who has learned to hate himself? It has been my frustrating experience for two years now. It began at the local carwash, and he, a whisper of a man, too good-looking for his own good. }}
There was no clue, at least in his person, of substance abuse. The red flag showed two days after our first date, he borrowed money and promised to return it in no time, but he looked tipsy.
He ignored my calls thereafter. He borrowed more money when we met two weeks later, his had pawned his car’s stereo to pay some debts, he needed to redeem it before the deadline and I get to keep it until he paid me back, I happily did it and also surrendered it back to him in any case, he needed it more than I did two days later he had sold it.
Most times when he has offered me a ride home the car gets stuck and I get to buy fuel he will also not surrender my change. He has also knocked down a pedestrian in my presence while intoxicated.
His spare tire and jack are missing. I also cannot leave my purse around unattended , as I have found it is contents missing more times than I can account for. He once snatched it from me and emptied it, he needed a drink so bad, so he explained later.
In the two years that I have known him he has stolen my money, grabbed my airtime to redeem for alcohol, beaten me senseless, lied to me severally, sold my two phones, cheated on me, and emotionally abused me.
I have also since been excommunicated from my church for dating a non-believer as well as being seen in questionable places like club, places I go to make him happy.
I sometimes think that I am sick retarded or bewitched, tired of counseling me
my friends have adopted the give her eyes mode, looking at me sympathetically, when I meet them with the occasional black eye, bandage or a sore mood. I ignore them as I have also failed myself..I used to think that such abuse is experienced by those from an abusive childhood, poor or ignorant backgrounds, but I have been raised up in a stable family, am beautiful and in my final year in a prestigious university(United States International University).
He claims that he would drown in alcohol if I left him and that I make him a better person when we are together, but he slips back to alcoholism each time I oblige.
Am in need of special help for there is no single day that I wake up and not love him, despite all that he has done.
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Rwanda Hosts Eastern Africa Standby Force Policy Organs Meetings
{{Rwanda will from today host Ministers of Defence and Chiefs of Defence Staff from Eastern Africa Region attending the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) meetings scheduled (August 18- 22). }}
The Ministers and Defence chiefs will be attending the EASF Policy Organs Meetings of the Council of Ministers of Defence and Security and the Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defence and Security.
The 12 Ordinary Policy Organs meetings are organized under the theme:
“Eastern Africa Standby Force towards Full Operational Capability”.These four-day meetings are taking place following the decisions of the EASF Assembly of Heads of State and Government, held on 26 June 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea at the sidelines of African Union Summit, to fast-track EASF Full Operational Capability by December 2014.
For the first time, the EASF meetings will be attended by Inspectors General of Police and Representatives of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the EASF Member States due to the multidimensional nature of the force to be deployed in a Pease Support Operations setting.
For the past ten years, the regional force has been preparing a multidimensional force by building capacity in the Military, Police and Civilian components to address security threats and challenges in the Region.
The Republic of Rwanda, Host Nation, is the Chair of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of Eastern Africa Region, Council of Ministers of Defence and Security of Eastern Africa and the Committee of Eastern Africa of Chiefs of Defence Staff and Security.
EASF, which was established in 2004 with the primary mandate of enhancing peace and security in the Region, draws its membership from ten Member States namely Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
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East Africa Court of Justice Delivers 3 Rulings in First Instance Division
{{This week, the East African Court of Justice in Arusha, Tanzania will proceed with sessions of the Appellate Division following the three rulings delivered last week in the application matters in which one was allowed and two others dismissed.}}
On August 15, the court’s First Instance Division delivered rulings on Burundi Journalists Association; on creation of Burundi’s National Commission for Lands; and on travel ban imposed on Rufyikiri.
{{In the First Ruling of the Court; }} The First Instance Division allowed Civil Society groups and Non- Governmental Organizations operating with and without the borders of the Republic of Burundi to participate in the case filed by Burundi Journalists Association as amicus curiae (Friends of the Court) pursuant to Rule 36 of the East African Court of Justice Rules of procedure.
Rule 36 provides that “an application for leave to intervene under Article40 of the Treaty and an application for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be by notice of motion”.
The main case challenges inter-alia Law which governs the Press Sector in Burundi which was amended and in their case that numerous provisions of that law are contrary to the freedoms of expression and of the press within the meaning of Article 6 (d) and 7 (2) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.
Therefore the a amicus curiae claim was that, they all have a genuine commitment to promoting respect for and observance of the freedoms of expression and of the press and in that regard they have acquired valuable expertise in that area of law.
They seek to be enjoined as amicus curiae to assist the Court on two issues;
Identifying and explaining the types of regulation of the media that constitute an infringement on press freedom, offering reasons why the freedoms of speech and of the press are essential components of both the fundamental principles of the EAC contained in Articles mentioned above.Court in its ruling said that looking at the case filed and noting the issues in contest, it would be in the wider interests of justice that we admit the Applicants as amicus curiae and their role shall be limited to the filing of only one set of submissions within the timeframe to be determined by this Court.
Further that, the amicus is a friend of the Court and the Court can only take what it considers relevant and non-partisan from the amicus and the ultimate control over what the amicus can do is the Court itself.
The Civil society groups and NGOs allowed to participate in the matter include; Forum pour Reinforcement de la Societe’ civile (FORSC), the international Press Conference Institute, Maison de la Presse du Burundi, Forum pour la conscience et le Development (FOCODE), PEN Kenya, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), PEN international, Reporters sans fronteres and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.
{{According to the Second Ruling;}}
The Court also dismissed an Application filed by Burundi citizens and a political party by the name (UPRONA Party), and Mr. Gabriel Sinirinzi, and Mr. Onesime Kabayabaya (Applicants) against the Attorney General of the Republic of Burundi and the Secretary General of the East African Community (Respondents).
The Applicants were challenging the inter-alia the creation of the National Commission for Lands and other assets in the Republic of Burundi vide Act 1/31 which came into effect on 31st December 2013.
The complaint is that the said Act in effect granted the Commission powers akin to those of the judiciary which is a violation and a breach of Article 6 (d) and 7 (2) of the EAC Treaty and therefore ask Court an interim Ex-Parte order (temporary) to stay the enforcement of the Act in Burundi.
The Court in its ruling said that, the land is an emotive issue in the East African region and Courts generally bear that fact in mind when settling disputes tied to land, but as regards the Application before the Court, the Judges did not see merit in it and they dismissed it as prayed by the Respondents.
The Court added that, it finds tremendous difficulty in granting the order at this stage because the Commission is still a statutory institution under the laws if Burundi, despite displeasure expressed by the Applicants.
Again the Court declined to nullify the Commission at this stage because it might affect the final decision of the matter by following a perpetuated chaotic procedural and legal situation.
The Court added that the Commission is functioning and has been for some years, it is best therefore that the situation as obtaining today should to obtain and the Court will render itself fully and finally both the Act and its processes and including the work of the Commission once the main case has been heard and determined on its merits and is the best cause of action in the wider interests of justice.
{{In the Third Court Ruling;}} The First Instance Division also dismissed another Application filed by the East African Law Society ( (EALS) Applicant) against the Attorney General Republic of Burundi and the Secretary General East African Community (Respondents).
The Applicants were seeking among others a declaration from Court that the decision and order of the Court of Appeal of Burundi of 28th January 2014; and travel ban imposed to Mr. Isidore Rufyikiri by the Prosecutor of the Anti- Corruption Court of Burundi infringes upon and are in contravention of Articles 6 (d) and 7 (1) and (2) of the Treaty and therefore asked Court to grant order to stay the decision of the Court of Appeal pending hearing and determination of the main case.
The Court in its Ruling said that, the Applicant has to wait for the main Reference since it is there that arguments regarding freedom of movement, right of practice, right of association that were prematurely presented in this Application will be properly addressed.
That for the Court to delve into these issues at this stage would be kin to pre-judging the merits or demerits of the main case and the politely declined the invitation to do so.
The Court further said that the prayers in this Application are identical to those in the main case and that it is also clear that the orders sought are final in nature and cannot be issued at this interlocutory (middle) stage and hence it was dismissed. Mr. Rufyikiri was the President of the Burundi Bar Association.
Parties present in Court were Mr. Donald Deya representing the Applicants in the 1st and 3rd Applications, Dr. Anthony Kafumbe and Hon. Wilbert Kaahwa representing the Secretary General in the 2nd and 3rd Applications respectively and Mr. Hamphrey Mtuy representing EALS (Applicant) in the 2nd Application.
The Court will proceed with sessions of the Appellate Division next week.