Umusingi Tabloid Back on Kigali Streets

{{Umusingi, a local vernacular tabloid has resumed publication after nearly one year off the streets as the proprietor was serving a one year prison sentence.}}

Gatera Stanely, the Editor of the tabloid told Media immidiately after setting foot out of Prison late July that he would continue with the Journalism profession.

The latest Issue No-76 (August 07-14) of Umusingi has tempting headlines appended to stories on Politics, Media,social life and others recounting the editors life and investigations while in Kimironko Prison.

On the coverpage are photos of Victoire Ingabire currently in prison, Fugitive Kayumba Nyamwasa in military combat fatigue, Kikwete and the story about M23 rebels in DRCongo.

Gatera’s brother Nelson Gatsimbazi also former editor of Umusingi currently in self imposed exile in Europe told IGIHE that he was delighted that his brother had completed his sentence and excited that the tabloid was once again on sale on Kigali streets.

He said, “iam happy that Gatera is out of prison and back to journalism like other journalists.”

Gatsimbazi called for openingup of media freedom in Rwanda saying he was hopeful that the media’s future will be better.

{latest copy of Umusingi Tabloid}