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  • Rwandan Men Could Export Sperms to Uganda

    Rwandan men could make money without having to labour much as Ugandan men are reportedly making money from donating their sperms to fertility clinics.

    However, details have not been disclosed relating to how much a man makes from donating his sperms and quantity of sperm collected.

    It has not been established how much women have to pay for the donor sperm. However, it’s alleged that the amount of money also depends on the type of sperm donor a woman wants to father her kid.

    This follows the increasing demand for donor sperm by wealthy Ugandan women who are reportedly not interested in engaging in a relationship with men but prefer pursuing their professional careers without experiencing the challenges of a relationship.

    According to a Ugandan Daily most women, who are resorting to Artificial Insemination Using Donor Sperm (AID) to get babies are aged between 25 and 45 years.

    Dr. Prakash Patel, a Gynaecologist at the Fertility Endoscopy Clinic in Kampala said, most of the women who are opting for artificial insemination are from the urban corporate class.

    “Women today, are more educated and career oriented and therefore do not have much time on their hands. That is why you see some of them waking up at a much later age to have children,” Patel said.

    Some women resort to using Donor Sperm after discovering that they have infertile partners who desperately want to have children as well.

    Patel said that according to the international law, every fertility clinic is required to limit every sperm donor to no more than eight children.

    However, Patel said the identity of the sperm donor still remains a confidential matter.

    “Before women or couples go through the AID process, they sign documents saying they cannot ask for the identity of their sperm donor and the reverse is true for the donor.”

    “He cannot even ask questions like where his sperms have been used to fertilize which woman” .

    Artificial insemination is a treatment for infertility, when a couple cannot conceive a baby. It involves directly inserting sperm into a woman’s womb.

    “In case the half-brother and half-sister resulting from sperm donation have children, there is a high chance of genetic abnormalism and incest among those children,” he explained.

    “Society cannot have 1000 children looking similar both physically and genetically. The variation of the human race has to continue,” he added.

    There is a strict criterion in which a person first goes through before they become a sperm donor. These include thorough check-ups on the family history, hereditary diseases like diabetes and sickle cells, mental problems, and physical behaviors.

    He should be a person who neither drinks nor smokes. Such a person must also be intelligent and must have good hobbies, according to Dr. Patel.

  • Rwanda Appeals EACJ Judgment in Lt. Col. Rugigana’s Case

    Rwanda Attorney General has asked the EACJ’s Appellate Division to overrule a judgment of its lower court declaring the detention of Lt. Col Rugigana Ngabo by government of Rwandan as being in breach of the fundamental and operational principles of the East African Community.

    The appeal was submited on Monday.

    Appearing before the Appellate Division of the Court, Mr. Aimable Havugiyaremye, counsel for the Appellant (Rwandan Government) argued that not only did the First Instance Division overstep its mandate, the Court did not respect the Vienna Convention and Law of Treaties and therefore did not interpret the matter in good faith.

    The First Instance Division of the Court had in December last year ruled in favor of Ms. Plaxeda Rugumba (sister to Lt. Col Ngabo) who challenged the Rwandan government’s action in Reference No. 8 of 2010.

    In its judgment, the Court also declared the five-month detention of Lt. Col. Ngabo unlawful according to the laws of Rwanda, and that the continued detention of the subject without trial in a competent court was a breach of the same.

    Havugiyaremye further argued that since Lt. Col. Ngabo had been arraigned before the National Military Court of Rwanda, the EACJ’s intervention lacked legal basis.

    He also noted that the matter had been filed out of time, as Article 30(2) of the EAC Treaty provides that proceedings should be instituted within two months of enactment or publication of the directive, decision or action complained about.

    Ladislaus Rwakafuzi, representing the respondent Ms. Plaxeda Rugumba asked the Court to uphold the decision of its First Instance Division, submitting that the EACJ had jurisdiction to entertain the matter according to Article 27 (1) of the Treaty.

    On the issue of filing out of time, Rwakafuzi argued that the detention is a continuous action and that every day the subject is detained there is a new cause for action.

    He argued that if limitation were allowed as argued by the Appellant it would lead to limited justice for East African citizens.

    The Appeal was heard by Justices Harold Nsekela, President, Philip Tunoi, Vice President, Emillie Kayitesi, Laurent Nzosaba and James Ogoola.

  • Rwandan to Coordinate Women MPs in Africa

    Rwanda’s legislator Faith Mukakalisa has been appointed by The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) as regional coordinator of women parliamentarians for the Africa region.

    Mukabalisa out-competed several women members of parliament from various countries and scooped the regional position.

    She told a Rwandan local daily saying that her success was a result of Rwanda’s outstanding performance in gender promotion.

    The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments established in 1889.

    The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.

    IPU is expected to present a paper stressing the vital link between democracy and development for parliaments around the world in much the same way that trade and development are inter-linked for UNCTAD.

    Abdelwahad Radi the IPU President will address a high-level session at the ongoing 13th UN Conference on Trade and Development taking place between 21-26 April in the Qatari capital, Doha.

  • EAC Leaders to Meet for Extraordinary Summit

    East African Heads of state will meet for the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State scheduled for 28 April 2012 at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, Tanzania.

    President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya and Chairperson of the EAC Summit, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania, President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda, President Pierre Nkurunziza of the Republic of Burundi and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda are all expected at the Summit.

    At the Summit, the Heads of State will consider, among others, appointment of a new Deputy Secretary General from Uganda; renewal of contract of Jean Claude Nsengiyumva (Deputy Secretary General – Productive and Social Sectors); a report of the Council of Ministers on the proposed attainment of a Single Customs Territory; and a report of the Council of Ministers on the application by the Republic of South Sudan to join the East African Community.

  • Police to Implement Tough Traffic Rules

    The Ministry of Internal Security has issued a directive calling for confiscation of driving licenses of grave traffic rules violators.

    Negligence and sheer lack of observation of traffic regulations is blamed on the growing road accidents which continue to claim innocent lives.

    Motorists risk confistication of their driving permits if they do not abide by the traffic regulations

    The directive affects drivers, who attempt to hide their role in accidents that have claimed human lives, accidents that ends up killing or maiming someone as a result of violating traffic rules, multiple traffic violations and driving while one’s license had been confiscated.

    The directive also will affect drivers who are caught drunk driving one year after being penalized for the same offence as well as the driving while under restrictions from a doctor due to disease or other medical reasons.

    According to Traffic Police Commander Chief Superintendent (CSP) Celestin Twahirwa, Police will forward case files of drivers in question to the Rwanda Public Prosecution Authority.

    “Once they are produced in court it’s up to the judge to decide how long they will be banned from driving,” CSP Twahirwa said.

    He noted that traffic Police officers have already been briefed about the directive and are expected to implement it.

    “There is nothing new with the directive as it is has been part of the law since 1987. We are simply going to get tough in terms of implementation,” Twahirwa said.

  • Rwandan Donates Bags in ‘One Bag Per Child’ Program

    As schools open for the second term,a Rwandan living in Holland has given school bags containing various scholastic materials to over 439 pupils of Kanyanza Primary school in Muhanga district.
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    Brigitte Mugiraneza (pictured above) founded the ‘United Wisdom of Africa Foundation (UWAF)’, that organised the ‘One-school Bag per Child’ campaign aimed at motivating children to attend school.

    Mugiraneza told IGIHE that through the ‘One Bag Per Child’ program, UWAF grants binders equipped with pens, dictionaries, a mathematical set and exercise books.

    “This program will motivate children to attend school,” She said adding that it reduces the pressure on poor parents and improves education.

    “We focus on concrete and achievable objectives.Initially, the programwill distribute 3,500 school bags in nine schools in the district of Muhanga. After the first phase, the UWAF plans to replicate the program in districts in the country, “she said.

    Védaste Mukeshimana, director of the school attended by other students under the 12 years of basic education,says, “this program will motivate students to study.”

    Other books and mathematical sets remaining were distributed to 472 other students of the 12 years of basic education.

  • RSE Market Records a Lower Turnover

    On Monday 23 April, the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) market started the week on a low profile recording a lower turnover of Frw 669,000 compared to Friday’s trading session.

    Bank of Kigali (BK) and Bralirwa recorded each, 1 transaction of 200 and 2,000 shares which traded and closed at Frw125 and 322 respectively.

    BK and Bralirwa shares remained unchanged from Friday’s closing price.

    Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) shares last transacted at Frw135 while Nation Media Group (NMG) shares last transacted at Frw 1,200.

  • MINALOC Now in Charge of Media

    The Media has been transferred to the local government ministry (MINALOC). It was previously under Cabinet Affairs Ministry.

    Discussions are underway between MINALOC and the Cabinet Affairs Ministry to officially effect the transfer.

    The Minister of Local Government Musoni James told a local news website, “from now it is MINALOC that will be catering for issues of media policy and going to Parliament and Cabinet on issues of media.”

    The recently established Rwanda Governance Board [RGB], supervised by MINALOC, will handle media advocacy.

    Sources indicated that Minister Protais Musoni previously in charge of Media expected to address the Legatum institute in London,UK on Monday morning but it was cancelled.

    The Legatum Institute is an independent non-partisan public policy organisation whose research, publications, and programmes advance ideas and policies in support of free and prosperous societies around the world.

    LI’s signature annual publication is the Legatum Prosperity Index, the world’s global assessment of national prosperity based on both wealth and subjective wellbeing.

    LI is a co-publisher of Democracy Lab (with Foreign Policy Magazine), a website dedicated to covering political and economic transitions around the world.

  • Huye District Promises More Support to Genocide Ophans

    Huye district officials on 22 April, visited members of Urumuri Club- that brings together orphans of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi- they usually stayed at school in holidays because they had no home.

    During the visit, Urumuri members presented challenges they face. The district officials promised to solve their challenges.

    Mutwarasibo Cyprien, the Vice Mayor in charge of economy and finance led the delegation. He said the district will continue to help Urumuri Club.

    He said these young boys and girls have no other parents and said the district would act as their parent and urged the orphans to work and build their future.

    Members to Urumuri said they are satisfied by the visit, and suggested that an increase of such visits saying they needed people to support them ensuring they are not left lonely.

    Urumuri club was established created after a notice that some students stayed at school because they had no homes to go to during school holidays.

    The district worked with partners to build homes for them, and so far these children’s life has improved. Some have already completed their studies and others are still studying.

  • IMF to Raise Funds For Low-Cost Loans to Poor Countries

    The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has said that her next focus is to raise funds for the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), which provides low-cost loans to poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

    She urged wealthy countries, which made a profit from the IMF’s sale of 403.3 tonnes of gold last year, to reinvest the windfalls into the PRGT.

    “We need more money in that trust if we want to finance concessional loans for the low-income countries,” she said after talks in Washington with African finance chiefs.

    The IMF in 2009 set a target to raise $17 billion to lend to the poorest countries. So far, 32 IMF member countries have reinvested profits from the gold sales into the fund.

    Lagarde’s comments were aimed at easing concerns that the IMF and donor nations may turn a blind eye to poor countries as they home in on containing the euro zone crisis.

    Elizabeth Stuart, a spokeswoman for Oxfam, said poor countries have exhausted their resources to deal with contagion from the rich world, while facing the first drop in aid since 1997.

    “Governments are throwing money at the IMF to deal with the European crisis, but where is the money for poor countries?” she asked.

    Meanwhile, earlier in March (15–28) IMF mission, led by Catherine McAuliffe, visited Kigali-Rwanda to conduct discussions for the fourth review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI).

    McAuliffe issued a statement, “Rwanda’s recent economic performance has been strong. The growth of real gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded 8% in 2011 and is projected to be in the range of 7.5–8% for 2012 and 2013.