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This weekend senior five students of samuduha integrated college SICO spent their Sunday afternoon studying.

One absent minded student identified as kwezira who was staring outside the classroom, noticed a policeman in the nearby bush area beating a man brutally.

kwezira alerted fellow classmates that later stared at the brutal drama between a policeman and a civilian just in the neighborhood of the school premises which disorganized their Physics lessons.

The secondary school is located along Remera-Kabeza.

According to Kimenyi Julien, a small crowd had gathered around the scene witnessing the beating, “we could get a good view from our class windows since our class is in a storied building,” he said adding that the policeman kicked the man thrice in the chest, punched his face with a fist and as that was not enough he got a hoe handle and hit his head hard.

Police in Kicukiro district has arrested Patrick Semuhoza 32 was suspected of fraudulently soliciting Frw 120,000 from Damascene Sinamenye 23 after convincing him that as a Rwanda Defense Forces Captain, he would facilitate him go for United Nations Mission in Darfur.

By the time of his arrest, he had already received Frw 45,000 advance payment. Investigations are still ongoing.

Police continues to urge the public to avoid being victimized by swindlers who promise easy access to quick riches such as money, work, and sponsorship among other opportunities.

Superintendent Theos Badege, the Rwanda National Police spokesperson said, “People should also seek more information about such promises and try to find advice before committing themselves”.

He noted that the recruitments and selections of UN missions are clear, transparent and that the administration procedures are done by competent authorities.

Badege also urged the public to report such con incidences so that culprits are arrested and brought to book.

If convicted, Semuhoza is likely to be charged with swindling, a crime that is punishable by a jail sentence between six months and five years according to article 428 of the Rwandan penal code.

Rwanda plans to be an orphanage free country. There are over 3, 153 children aged between 0 to 30 years living in 34 orphanage homes.

A survey conducted by the National Commission for Children has revealed that 72% of children in the orphanages actually have parents.

It’s against this back drop that Representatives of institutions with children affairs in their docket, are converging in Kigali to brainstorming on ways children can be placed in families.

The children in orphanages have been categorised according to age and those with parents.

According to national children commission, the big number of children have both or either parent, accounting for 72%, and there are 1,000 children totally orphans. 22% are aged between 18 and 30 years.

The commission officials say the children above 18 years should be integrated into Rwandan society, to render their contribution to nation building, while children below 18 years old will be placed in safe families.

Zayina Nyiramatama, the executive secretary of the National Commission for Children, emphasised that Rwandan children don’t deserve to live in orphanages.

“Orphanages will be closed gradually. It will be done with the help of health experts such as psychiatrists, and social workers. We will take time to analyse each children individually, get to know their background and place in appropriate families. We will also monitor them whether they are staying in those families”.

Claudine Nyinawagaga, the country director of hope and homes for children, said that the first phase of placement will be according to their status, that is those with parents or either parent and those without parents.

The last alternative will be adoption when deemed necessary.

“There is what we call international adoption. It comes as a second option, but the first step to have children brought up in families. We have seen that 72% of the children in orphanages have parents or at least one parent, that’s where we are putting our efforts”.

In a move to have ‘orphanage-free’ Rwanda close to 200 children have been placed in Guardian Angels or Malayika murinzi families.

The Hybrid Peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) has been blamed for delaying implementation of the security arrangements as provided in the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) Sudan.

The head of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Tijani el-Sissi pointed out that the UNAMID did not honor its commitments in the implementation of the security arrangements.

UNAMID also has been slammed for failing to map rebel positions and areas they control.

Rwanda troops are involved in peacekeeping mission UNAMID in Darfur.

The UNAMID established the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) one month after the signing of the DDPD in Doha on 22 August 2011.

Chaired by UNAMID Force Commander and comprising Sudan, Qatar and Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) officials, the CFC is tasked with the monitoring violations of the ceasefire and support of the disarmament of former rebels.

Speaking after a meeting with a delegation of the Council of States, the upper house, visiting El-Fasher in Friday, Sissi who is also LJM chairman, reiterated his commitment to implement the security arrangements as provided in the peace document.

In accordance with the DDPD, the CFC chaired by the UNAMID has to ensure the effective implementation of these measures including military disengagement, redeployment of forces and limited arms control.

UNAMID had to start on 25 February the verification of positions occupied by the two signatories of the DDPD, after what the peacekeeping operation has to assemble the LJM troops in assembly points agreed by the parties.

The new CFC chaired by the peacekeeping mission is mandated to monitor the implementation of all ceasefire and security agreements signed since 2004. But currently it includes only LJM and Sudanese government.

Before the defection of Sudan Liberation Movement – Minni Minnawi from Abuja peace agreement of May 2006, the UNAMID after the take over from the African Mission was blamed for not establishing a ceasefire mechanism to implement the security arrangements.

Police in Kicukiro district is investigating the case of Jean-Marie Vianney Sebagenzi and his wife Jacqueline Nyirajyambere who sold their house to two different buyers.

On October 10, 2011, Sebagenzi and his wife received 10 million Rwandan francs $ 8,000 (U.S. dollars) from Jackson Kazayire payment for the house he had just bought.

Under the agreement, the couple was supposed to go home after three months Kazayire.

Kazayire had earlier requested among the witnesses to the purchase agreement include the signature of the Niboye Sector Executive Secretary Jean-Marie Ngamije.

The house is located at Niboye cell, Niboye sector in Kicukiro District,

However, two months later, Sebagenzi and his wife sold the same house to another client Clementine Nyiradende at FRW 8 Million.

Yet again Ngamije signed as a witness to the purchase agreement this time not as executive secretary of Niboye Cell because he had been transferred to the cell Kagunga in Gikondo Sector.

Realizing that his decision would trigger trouble, Sebagenzi wrote to the Niboye sector authorities asking that his purchase agreement with Nyiradende be canceled. However, authorities have rejected the suggestion.

Sebagenzi has directly decided to flee, leaving his wife. However, he left the keys of the house with his friend and asked he calls Kazayire to hand him the keys.

Ngamije currently detained at the police Kicukiro, admitted that he signed for two different buyers.

He however, said he had agreed to re-sign him after Sebagenzi was reassured that he had found his house after paying Kazayire.

If found guilty Ngamije risks embezzlement, a crime punishable by six months to five years imprisonment under Article 424 of the Rwandan penal code.

Sebagenzi is also likely to be accused of fraud and sentenced from six months to five years imprisonment under Article 428 of the Rwandan Penal Code

Today a commuter taxi burst into flames at ETO Muhima. The taxi was plying between Remera and Nyamirambo.

While he was driving the car he realized the car was losing forward motion and decided to park it at a Bus stop and ordered passengers to exit the car.