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  • Three Sex Workers Found Dead

    {{Tuesday evening, three girls were found dead. They are said to have been sex workers.

    This brings the number of sex workers killed mysteriously to fifteen in just a period of one month in Kigali city alone.}}

    The dead have been identified as Cynthia, Vestina and Alfonsine.

    However, the reason for their killing has not yet been established.

    The three were found dead in Nyamabuye, Gatsata Sector within Kigali city.

    Yankurije, a housemate to the deceased told IGIHE that the trio died on Tuesday at about 4PM.

    She narrated that she overheard Cynthia saying she needed a man and just a few minutes later Vestine also said “lets go find men”.

    The two later moved out of the house laughing as usual to attract clients as always when they are out to hook men.

    As Yankurije narrated, the girls returned with men.

    She identified one man as light skinned and another was in his early 30’s.

    She added that the men were not saying anything but the girls kept talking too much and Yankurije got scared and became curious of what was going on in the house after the girls had returned with their catch.

    However, after sometime, the two men walked out of the house. The ladies were silent and their fellow sex workers in the neighbourhood came calling them but there was no response from inside the closed room.

    Later their friends opened the door only to find them dead. They had been strangled with sheets of cloth. And at the scene there were many used condoms.

    Yankurije said she was living with them but didn’t know all their names saying they were new to in the area.

  • One Dead, 12 Seriously Injured in Accident

    {{A Congolese registered car (cgo 4453AA 22) was involved today in a fatal accident along Kamembe-Bugarama Road. The car was travelling from Bukavu in DRC heading to Buvira.

    One person was killed in the accident and 12 were severely injured. }}

    By press time, villagers were found at the scene trying to remove the injured from the wreckage.

    The dead has been identified as Matata Creofas 73 years old.

    people at the scene told IGIHE that the accident could have been caused by failure of the car breaking system.

    the Injured have been rushed to a health center {Islamique Bugarama.}

  • Rwanda, Japan Hold 9th Annual Dialogue

    {{Rwanda and Japan have met for their 9th annual dialogue during which both parties provided opportunity for both countries to evaluate the status of ongoing project and look at new projects for the future.}}

    Stakeholders briefed and updated participants on Rwanda’s Microfinance Performance; EDPRS II: Roadmap and processes, the status of Japanese Official Development Assistance and Country Assistance Policy and Japan’s cooperation by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).

    Participants at the dialogue also discussed progress of the execution of various projects and explored new areas of future Japanese assistance strategy for Rwanda.

    Ambassador Ben Rutsinga, who spoke on behalf of the Government of Rwanda, explained that the Annual Policy Dialogue is an important forum for the two countries to discuss and develop common understanding on a number of issues that pending to the bilateral cooperation existing between Japan and Rwanda.

    Amb.Rutsinga mentioned the significance of relations between Rwanda and Japan.

    “Rwanda values much the relation existing between our two countries and appreciates Japanese assistance in very important sectors such as human resource, rural development, industrial, economic and infrastructural development,” he said.

    The Japanese envoy Kunio Hatanaka commended Rwanda’s achievements and pledged Japan’s assistance.

    “This annual dialogue helps improve the economic cooperation. The government of Rwanda has achieved many goals in Economic.

    Japan will continue to support Rwanda to achieve its goals through EDPRS and we welcome new projects of Rwanda”.

  • Rwanda Lifts Ban on Pyramid Scheme

    {{Rwanda has lifted a ban on operations of an asian pyramid scheme QuestNet which conducts its business operations through Independent Representatives (IRs) and its eCommerce based business model that does not need a physical office.}}

    QuestNet had been banned in 2009 on the basis of contravening companies and Tax laws of Rwanda.

    An Investigation launched by the National Bank of Rwanda quickly saw the company banned by order from the finance minister.

    However, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa scripted a letter allowing QuestNet to resume its operations in Rwanda by first adhering to specific conditions.

    The conditions include; registering the company in Rwanda, obtaining a physical address, registering as a taxpayer, making monetary transfers in line with the country’s laws, declaring members of the QuestNet chain to tax authorities, and storing the items being sold in a warehouse in Rwanda.

    “Upon review of your request to lift the ban on your business, and after consultations with different stakeholders, we hereby lift the ban and allow your company to resume operations as long as you abide with the conditions,” wrote Minister Rwangombwa.

    QuestNet is actually a pyramid scheme and is already banned is several American and Asian countries.

    It quickly established what it describes as a “life changing vehicle”, but what is considered by most a life destroying scam, in Africa.

    QuestNet says it sells two products. One of them is the Bio Disc, a miracle filter which ‘energises’ water.

    The other is the Chi Pendant, which is supposed to protect and therefore vastly improve your well-being by banishing ‘bad waves’ such as those from microwaves, mobile phones and radiations from other electronics.

    {{In 2010, FRANCE 24 editorial team examined QuestNet’s activities.}}

    It was discovered that Questnet is a non-sustainable system in which the products are phoney and the salespeople deceived.

    The QuestNet managers con potential salespeople into believing that they will easily find others willing to sell the products too and therefore receive regular commission.

    However, while the first few of those involved do earn some money from the system – an outcome used to convince others that it works – they soon become too many salespeople and not enough buyers to purchase the product.

    The system is illegal in many countries, including France, Belgium and Canada.

    The geographical origin of QuestNet is unknown, although online records show that the company originated in the US, when it worked under the name of “Gold-Quest International”, selling coin collections to indigenous Americans.

    In 2008 the assets of “Gold-Quest International” founder were frozen after a court order.

    Today, the company is making tracks in Africa. Its first targets were Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, where it tried to commercialise coasters that supposedly protect you from contracting HIV.

    The sale of the products is fraudulent and targets the poorest of society – those who are desperate to make money quickly.

    The scam destroys relationships, because it’s to family and friends that recruited salesmen then sell the scheme to themselves.

    They convince their friends into indebting themselves in order to enrol in the scheme, and later find themselves responsible for both their own and their friends’ financial struggles when the pyramid collapses.

  • New Taxi Tarrif Announced

    The Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency RURA have announced new tariffs for hiring vehicles and taxi charges.

    It has been stated that for every Kilometer in a taxi (taxi voiture or special hire taxi), passengers will be charged Frw500 per kilometer.

    Airport Taxis have been charging Frw509 per kilometer.

    Non Airport Taxis have been charging Frw433 per kilometer. Hiring a Taxi per day had been cost at Frw42,000.

    RURA has also directed that all taxis be fitted with gadgets that can record distance travelled from which passengers shall be charged. Or passenger shall be charged according to time spent in the car.

    The tariff has been changing since 2005 although there have been disagreements between taxi operators and the regulatory agency RURA.

    In 2005, Airport taxi charged Frw3000 per hour and by then hiring the taxi for a day used to cost Frw20,000.

    In 2008 the tariff was adjusted to Frw 4000 charged per hour for airport Taxi and Frw30,000 charged for hiring the taxi for the whole day.

    In 2011 the charges for hiring Airport taxi was adjusted to Frw4,000 per hour and Frw 40,000 per day.

    During the meeting, participants failed to agree on specific time a taxi should wait for a passenger.

    Kayitare Deogratias representing Kigali Taxi Services told the meeting that normally taxi operators wait for the passenger for only 15 minutes. After that, the passenger is charged Frw50 on extra 15 minutes.

    He said this was always notified to the passenger before using the taxi services.

    However, RURA was of the view that passengers should not be charged ‘Waiting Time’ before a clear position is adopted.

    Ndikuriyo Innocent representative of Airport taxi operators commended the new tarrifs which he said would reduce disagreements with passengers.

  • Police Operation Seizes Eight Thugs

    {{A Police operation at Nyabugogo yielded the arrested of eight suspected thieves including pick pockets, car jerking and handbag snatchers in the busy Nyabugogo surburb in Kigali city.}}

    During the operation, the suspects were found offloading machandise from cargo trucks parked in the area. They had already removed four suitcases and other assorted items which they had hid.

    The suspects and other thugs in the area are said to always hide in areas of Nyabugogo swamp. During the operation they tried to escape towards the swamp to hide.

    Harindimana Emmanuel is among the suspects arrested although he denies having any hand in the theft but admitted having information vital to the thugs in the area.

    Chief Superintendent Rutikanga Rogers in charge of Kigali city Police warns against people engaged in such activities that they will be apprehended.

  • Somalia Gets Speaker of Parliament

    {{Somalia members of parliament have elected Mohamed Osman Jawari as speaker of parliament.}}

    Jawari is former minister in the administration of Siad Barre, whose government was the last to control the whole country before it was toppled in 1991.

    Jawari from the Rahanweyn clan was chosen by legistilators that were sworn in last week. His rivals all withdrew from the race.

    His election means the outgoing speaker Shariff Hassan Sheik Adan is unlikely to be president when that post is filled in the coming days.

    Adan is also from the Rahanweyn clan and power is traditionally shared.

    The president is normally from a different clan to the speaker of parliament.

    Adan was a bitter rival to outgoing President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

    Ahmed, a moderate Islamist, is one of the front-runners in the presidential race.

  • President Mugabe Accused of Sleeping at Public Meetings

    {{Zimbabwe political opposition accuses President Robert Mugabe of sleeping at crucial meetings saying the 88 year old revolutionary leader has become a liability for the South African country.}}

    Prof Welshman Ncube one of Mugabe’s ministers who also leads of one of the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations said Mugabe slept at the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Mozambique.

    The President had to be roused by Zambian President Michael Sata after he fell asleep a few minutes after the meeting that was meant to discuss the Zimbabwe crisis had began, the opposition politicians told party supporters.

    “If you are strong and young, you sleep in a dignified way but his whole body collapses when he sleeps”.

    He added, “You sleep as early as 9 am to a point that you are woken up by an equally old Sata. Who would tell other leaders to wake Mugabe while he was sleeping?

    “Do you think that person can rule Zimbabwe? We need fresh leaders with strength who you do not have to look at and check if they are still awake.”

  • Study Shows Investors Implement Most Projects

    {{Investors in Rwanda have been found to have implemented most of their projects as promised before establishing in Rwanda, a study has revealed.}}

    It was revealed that the research targeted 122 investments established in the country.

    The Joint study was conducted by National Institute of Statistics, Private

    Sector Federation (PSF), National bank of Rwanda (BNR) and Rwanda Development Board (RDB).

    The study is aimed at showing whether Investors implement what they promise to do before they get started with their projects in Rwanda.

    The research findings will be used by government to design Investor friendly policies and planning.

    At the same occasion, the staff of Central Bank (BNR) presented to the Minister of finance and Economic planning a pledge of Frw310Million as contribution to the Agaciro Development Fund.

  • Mozambique President Arrives in Rwanda

    {{President Armando Guebuza of the Republic Mozambique has arrived in Rwanda.

    Guebuza also chairperson Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been mandated by the regional body to undertake a mission to Rwanda to engage the government of Rwanda on the crisis in DRC.}}

    SADC is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states.

    Following the recent state of affairs in DRC, SADC regional bloc agreed at its recent Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, that the situation in eastern DRC requires the physical presence of SADC-mandated troops.

    The SADC troops will be deployed to neutralise M23 rebels.

    The force will be made up of Angola and South Africa, while other SADC members will give material and technical support in the collaborative effort.

    SADC also agreed to work with the International Conference of Great Lakes region ‑ of which Angola, DRC, Tanzania and Zambia are members ‑ to secure the restive eastern border region.

    The regional bloc dispatched an assessment mission of defence and security experts from SADC to the DRC last month.