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  • Premeir Urges Bank Populaire to Enhance Use of Technology

    Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has asked Bank Populaire to increase the use of technology in the provision of their services to the clients.
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    Dr. Habumuremyi made the observations while meeting the Bank Populaire officials at the Bank’s headquarters in Kigali city. He also had a firsthand experience of the services rendered to clients at the bank.

    The prime minister’s visit was a follow up on the implementation of the recommendations agreed upon during the January 25 meeting when he met with all leaders of Banks and financial institutions.

    The premier asked the Bank to speed up service delivery to clients to reduce on the time they spend in queues waiting to be served. He also asked the Bank to provide ATMs to clients.

    Dr. Habumuremyi however, commended the level of service at Bank Populaire compared to the previous years. He also promised to help the bank find solutions to some of its challenges.

  • Rwanda & Uganda Police Forces Strengthen Cooperation

    A delegation of Uganda Police Force is in Rwanda for a joint meeting that is geared towards improving cooperation between the two Police forces especially in domains of security and Crime prevention.
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    Uganda Police delegation is led by Inspector General of Police Lt. Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura.

    Rwanda’s Inspector General of Police Emmanuel K. Gasana noted “Today’s policing challenges of combating trans-national organised crimes not only require force capabilities but also call for cooperation.”

    IGP Kayihura said the two countries have so much in common- this factor calls for deepening and actualising this cooperation. “Commitment and readiness to deepen our cooperation is the only way to assure the safety and security of our people.”

    He pointed out that globalization has created opportunity but also enhanced criminals’ capabilities such as increased speed with which they engage in crimes, flexibility to cross borders among others. “We have to develop mechanisms to outmaneuver criminals,” Kayihura noted.

  • Five Arrested Over Theft

    Police has arrested a group of five men and recovered various items they had robbed in the city. The five are suspected of having a hand in several burglary crimes in Gasabo and Kicukiro districts of Kigali city.
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    The group was also found in possession with a DR-Congo registered vehicle which they have been using to ferry their loot into DRC including television sets, laptops and radios.

    The group was arrested after a tip off from Community Policing Committees and local authorities who had been suspicious of the group’s dubious activities.

    According to a security official at Rwimbogo cell, the group was suspected of being involved in dubious activities because they spent normal working hours at their house. “We immediately informed Police about the situation,” He said.

    Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of one of the suspects Innocent Niyibizi on Monday morning after a burglary stint at Kagugu. During an interrogation, Niyibizi revealed the whereabouts of the rest of the group leading to the arrest.

    Police Spokesperson Superintendent Theos Badege acknowledged citizens role in the arrest of the thieves. He urged the public to continue sharing timely information with security organs to enhance crime prevention.

  • Canada Court to Try Another Genocide Fugitive

    Rwandan Genocide fugitive Jacques Mungwarere is expected to appear before an Ottawa court in Canada this week on charges of war crimes and complicit in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

    Jacques Mungwarere is charged with one count of genocide under Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

    It is alleged that Mungwarere “intentionally killed an identifiable group of Tutsis with the intention of destroying the entire Tutsi” between April 1 and July 31, 1994, in the former prefecture of Kibuye, Rwanda.

    He was charged following a six-year probe by the RCMP that took investigators to Rwanda and the United States.

    John Bosco Siboyintore the head of Rwanda’s Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit (GFTU) said, “The same way the Canadian authorities handled the case of Desire Munyaneza is likely to be the way Mungwarere’s case will be handled. They have a balanced case; both the prosecution and defence have been here and gathered sufficient witness testimonies.”

    Mungwarere is the second person to be charged under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

    The first, Désiré Munyaneza, was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole until 2030 for his leading role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

    Mungwarere’s trial had been set to begin April 10.

  • Dead Woman Gives Birth to Twins

    A pregnant but dead woman from Michigan who was declared dead on march 6 and her body kept alive on a respirator has given birth to twins.

    Christine Bolden 26, died after suffering a brain aneurysm. She collapsed on March 1 while walking in Grand Rapids with her boyfriend and three-year-old son.

    Five days later she was pronounced brain-dead by doctors.

    However, almost a month later she has given birth to twins by C-section after being kept on life support.

    Bolden had chosen names for the twins Nicholas and Alexander -before she collapse on April 5 after a 25-week pregnancy. She also has an 11-year-old son,

    Her life support was turned off shortly afterward. The premature twins weighed less than 0.9Kgs each and are being kept in isolation.

    Bolden’s aunt, Danielle Bolden, said that after learning of her condition, the family prayed for the children to survive.

    “We used to rub on her belly and talk to the babies,” she said. “It was an impossible mix of emotions, knowing that once the babies were born that was the end of her.

    “God could have taken her and the boys, but He left the boys. That’s a miracle.”

    Dr. Cosmas Vandeven, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies at University of Michigan hospital, said Bolden’s case was exceptional.

    “Almost every parent would give their life for their child,” Vandeven said. “But you need to get truly independent opinions: Are we sure we’re not causing harm to the mom?”.

    He said 70% of babies born at 25 weeks survive but the risk for long-term health problems was high.

    “We certainly hope they make it, but at this time they’re too young to make a confident prognosis,” he added.

    Source: windsorstar

  • Prosecution Requests Life Sentence for Ingabire

    Prosecution has today requested for a life sentence and a fine of Frw 1,400,000 for Victoire Ingabire, on charges including complicity in a terrorist group and denying the 1994 Genocide against ethnic Tutsi.

    “We request a life sentence for Victoire Ingabire,” Deputy Prosecutor General Alphonse Hitiyaremye said at the conclusion of Ingabire’s trial that has been ongoing for over seven months.

    However, Inagbire’s four co-accused including; Maj. Uwumuremyi Vital, Lt. Col. Nditurende Tharcisse, Lt. Col. Habiyaremye Noel and Capt. Karuta JMV appeared in court today. Prosecution requested a sentence of ten years in jail for Ingabire’s Four co-accused.

    Ingabire last week said she would boycott her trial after the court cut short a defence witness who accused government of rigging evidence against her.

    Judges will give a verdict on June 29. Ingabire,was not in court- she is charged with “giving financial support to a terrorist group, planning to cause state insecurity and divisionism.” She denies the charges.

    Ingabire’s British lawyer Iain Edwards said he and his Rwandan colleague “are still very much in contact with her.”

    “We await with interest the verdict in this case and look forward to starting the inevitable appeal process,” Edwards said.

    “That process will not end within the borders of the Republic of Rwanda. Victoire is ready for that process and looks to the future with courage, patience and a strong conviction that the truth will eventually be known.”

    Prosecution says it has evidence of Ingabire’s alleged “terrorist” activities, including proof of financial transfers to the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) based in DR-Congo.

    “We have evidence proving her crimes,” said Alain Mukurarinda, a member of the prosecution team.

    “We found documents in her house in Netherlands clearly stating she was attempting to form an armed group aimed at committing terror attacks in Rwanda.”

    Ingabire has been in custody since her arrest in October 2010.

  • Kenyan National Arrested Over Fraud

    Rwanda National Police Tuesday arrested Joyce Nguma Wahito -a Kenyan National suspected of using a fake VISA card to withdraw US$ 2000 (approximately Frw 1.2 million) from Bank of Kigali (BK) at Kanombe branch.

    Wahito lied to the bank claiming she was residing at Alpha hotel and managed to withdraw the money. However, upon verification with the hotel management, no one matching her description resided at the hotel.

    Alex Bahizi BKs legal services manager said the Bank was alerted by Emirates bank in United Arab Emirates (UAE) about a fraud that had just been committed.

    Later Emirates bank sought cancellation of the transaction and called for the arrest of the culprit. Emirates bank indicated that the account holder belonged to one Krishan Sinnadurai, a UAE national.

    “Once we learned about the fraud we immediately contacted Rwanda National Police about the matter,” Bahizi said.

    Wahito was arrested while attempting to leave the country through the Gatuna border at about 7 PM.

    Police Spokesman Superintendent Theos Badege said, “We apprehended the suspect as she tried to cross the border thanks to bank of Kigali for sharing information with us as fast as they could”.

    Badege noted that Police was still doing preliminary investigations into the case and fully consider Wahito a prime suspect.

    Meanwhile, the bank had a copy of Wahito’s passport which it obtained through the withdrawal process. It passed it on to Police.

    If she is found guilty, Wahito is likely to be charged with use of forged documents which carries a sentence of between 5 to 10 years.

  • Chelsea Shocks Barcelona

    In a game where no amount of superlatives could do justice to the drama that unfolded, Chelsea somehow found a way to upset Barcelona and clinch a place in the Champions League final in a game that truly had it all.

    From the moment of madness that saw Chelsea captain John Terry sent off for lashing out at an opponent to the English side’s remarkable effort with 10 men.

    The epic choke from the best player in the world to the shocking reality that Barcelona’s season is effectively over.

    It was all tension from the two occasions when only the woodwork and fortune could keep Barca at bay to the dramatic finale when Fernando Torres repaid his record price tag with one flick of his right foot.

    Barca was left stunned by this, scarcely able to fathom the hand fate had dealt them. Messi, so often the architect of others’ heartache, was the victim himself this time, burying his head in his shirt at the end in the knowledge he had underperformed when it mattered most.

    The Spanish club, defending champions, could barely have imagined a scenario where they allowed themselves to be denied at their own fortress of the Camp Nou, by a shorthanded opponent no less.

    But denied they were, by a Chelsea team that simply refused to die and clinched a 2-2 draw in this semifinal second leg to advance to the final through 3-2 on aggregate.

    When Terry was red-carded for the idiotic decision to knee Alexis Sanchez in the back of the leg late in the first half, Chelsea, already behind 1-0 thanks to Sergio Busquets’ opener, seemed doomed. That likelihood apparently turned into a certainty minutes later as Andres Iniesta added another and sent the Camp Nou rocking.

    However, a brilliant chip from Brazil’s Ramires just before the break gave Chelsea a lifeline, even if would mean hanging on grimly for an entire half. Yet that is what they managed, repelling wave after wave of Barcelona attacks that became increasingly frantic.

  • Body of Man Retrieved from Trench

    Police is investigating the possible causes of death of a young man of about 25years whose body has been removed from a trench at Rwampara,Kigarama, Kicukiro district.

    The deceased was identified as Bizimana Jean D’Amour. His body was retrieved on Tuesday morning by the National Police and transported to a Police Based hospital at Kacyiru for postmortem.

    Residents in the area said they learnt of the presence of the body in the trench after a tip off from passersby who noticed only the legs hanging in a trench filled with runoff water.

    The Police spokesperson Supt. Theos Badege said that investigations have already began into the possible caused of the death.

    Muhire Prosper the area official urged area residents living by the trench to be careful because there have been many cases of adults and children falling in the trench although its the first time death has been reported.

  • Obama Accused of ‘False Promises, Weak Leadership’

    The heat button has been punched on in the race for the next US president as Republican Party nominee Mitt Romney officially attacks President Barack Obama accusing him of ‘false promises and weak leadership’ and mishandling of the economy.

    “The last few years have been the best Barack Obama can do, but it’s not the best America can do,” Romney told cheering supporters.

    Romney former Massachusetts governor scored victories in five primaries on Tuesday to cement his position as the Republican candidate in November’s presidential election.

    Obama won the presidency in 2008 in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and since then economic growth has rebounded slowly and joblessness has receded gradually while housing prices have continued to drop in many areas of the country.

    “Our businesses have added more than 4 million jobs over the past two years, but we all know there are still many Americans out there looking for work or trying to find a job that pays enough to cover the bills and make the mortgage,” the president Obama said.

    Obama told voters in North Carolina and Colorado – making the case that, however slowly, the economy is growing stronger.

    Romney interjects saying, “As I look around at the millions of Americans without work, the graduates who can’t get a job, the soldiers who return home to an unemployment line, it breaks my heart,” he said.

    “This does not have to be. It is the result of failed leadership and of a faulty vision.”