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  • IGAD Kampala Meeting To Discuss DRC Crisis

    Uganda capital Kampala is currently hosting a critical high level meeting of the eight member states of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

    The meeting is aimed at discussing challenges and solutions to cross-border conflicts in the Horn of Africa region.

    It’s being held under the sidelines of IGAD’s Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) committee.

    Although the Democratic Republic of Congo is not a member of the IGAD, officials admitted yesterday that recent hostilities in the country, which borders Uganda to the west, would be up for discussion – given the vast effects such conflicts have on regional peace and stability.

    Dr Martin Kimani, the CEWARN director, told reporters that IGAD “is looking towards the conflict because it is causing insecurity in member states.”

    Envoys representing member states from Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea, South Sudan and host Uganda, observed a minute of silence in honour of former Ethiopian leader, Meles Zenawi, who at the time of his death on August 20, was IGAD chairperson.

  • MINAGRI Staff Contribute Frw420M to Agaciro Fund

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    The Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI)has contributed over Frw420 Million to the Agaciro Development Fund. The money is total contribution from the staff of the Ministry.

    Each staff agreed to pledge money equivalent to each of their monthly salaries but in installments for a period of 10 months.

    The staff of MINAGRI presented a Frw 420 Million cheque to the Minister of Finance John Rwanngombwa on Monday.

    The minister of Agriculture Dr.Agnes Kalibata thanked staff of the ministry for this great contribution and also urged other citizens to make their contributions saying the contributions to the fund are a signal that Rwandans can achieve a lot together.

  • 53 Idlers Arrestred in Rusizi

    Police in Rusizi has arrested a group of 53 suspected idlers, prostitutes and street children. This operation follows the August 23, operation in which over 110 people suspects were arresred in the district.

    The operation has been possible due to the cooperation between Police and district authorities.

    Among the arrested include confessed sex workers, idlers,thieves and illegal drugs users and others whose activities in the area are not well known.

    The operation is aimed at isolating such persons who indulge in activities that negatively affect security of the area.

    Rukazambuga Gilbert, The Executive Secretary of Kamembe Sector says there will be more such operations until such crimes are totally wipedout from Rusizi town.

    “There have been increasing cases of theft in the town. But with this operation such crimes will be reduced substantially.”

  • Three Robbers Arrested

    Three suspected robbers including Selemani Rutaremara, Christophe Nsengumuremyi and Ignace Nkundabo are being held at Muhima Police station.

    The buglers allegedly broke into Faraz Ismail’s shop in Kiyovu cell, Nyarugenge sector, Nyarugenge District on Sunday 02/09/2012.

    Faraz is a Pakistan national.

    The trio is alleged to have stolen different items including eight Samsung mobile phones and six laptops among others.

    According to Nyarugenge Police sources, the three destroyed the shop’s roof, creating passage to jump into the shop with the help of ropes.

    After being informed about the robbery, Police immediately intervened and stopped the first suspects who were three persons, working for Faraz Ismail in the shop.

  • Ashley Cole to miss England-Moldova Tie

    Ashley Cole will miss England’s World Cup qualifying match against Moldova on Friday because of an ankle injury.

    The Chelsea left-back, 31, returned to his club shortly after joining up with Roy Hodgson’s squad.

    The injury is described as “minor”, and he will be assessed on Sunday over his availability for the qualifier against Ukraine on Tuesday, 11 September.

    Striker Andy Carroll has already withdrawn from the squad with a hamstring injury.

    The 23-year-old striker, who joined West Ham on a season-long loan on Friday, withdrew from the squad on Saturday after picking up a hamstring injury in the 3-0 win over Fulham.

    Hodgson, who was at St Mary’s as Manchester United came from behind to beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday, waited until the weekend’s Premier League programme had concluded before deciding not to replace Carroll.

    Arsenal’s Theo Walcott, who has been named as a midfielder, is likely to provide cover.

    Leighton Baines started England’s 2-1 win over Itay in August at left-back, where he was replaced with 12 minutes remaining by Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand, also in the squad for Moldova and Ukraine.

    Had Cole played in both matches, he would have won his 100th cap against Ukraine, having made his debut against Albania in March 2001.

    England’s road to Brazil 2014 begins at the Zimbru Stadium in Chisnau before Hodgson’s men face Ukraine four days later at Wembley.

  • Frw7 Billion Deposited in Agaciro Development Fund

    Frw 7 Billion has been already deposited into the Agaciro Development Fund, the Minister of Finance, John Rwangombwa has announced.

    This mentioned during a press conference at PrimeHoldings which was aimed at explaining the resolutions of a recent cabinet meeting.

    Rwangombwa has noted that contributions to the Fund are voluntary and that no public official should force citizens to contribute to the fund.

    The minister praised Huye, and Kicukiro districts for making the largest contributions to the Fund.

    The Diaspora is collaboration with Rwanda’s embassies abroad are studying a way they will make their contributions to the Fund.

    The Agaciro Development Fund (AgDF) was set up to raise more domestic resources to help accelerate economic development.

    President Paul Kagame previously noted that the Fund would not replace traditional sources of state revenues, including donor aid, but will supplement them.

    “Aid is never enough, we need to complement it with home-grown schemes,” He said, urging Rwandans and Africans, in general, to work harder with a view to sustain themselves.

    “We are not changing our relations with our partners, but rather adding value. More dignity can only help.”

  • Residents Panic as Policeman Shoots in Air

    This afternoon residents of Sonatube at Rukiri 1 in Ubumwe cell were thrown into panic when multiple gunshots rocked the area.

    This is a rare incidence.
    It was a policeman who was shooting in the air for an unknown reason. Witnesses said that two policemen were as usual on foot patrol in the area.

    One of the policemen branched off leaving his colleague behind and entered a compound of nearby church of the Presbyterian sect.He later the shooting began.

    IGIHE reporter immediately rushed to the scene and found that a Policeman had entered the compound of Presbyterian Church at Sonatube and began shooting in the air.

    An eye witness told IGIHE that “He (policeman) entered and sat in the church compound. He started shooting in the air over five times.

    Meanwhile immediately other policemen surrounded the area and approached, asking him to stop shooting .

    The shooting policeman demanded that they call ‘someone’ who has not yet been identified. Threatening that if that ‘someone’ doesn’t come he (someone) will be responsible for his life. Fortunately the shooting policeman didn’t take his life.

    Later the shooting policeman dismantled the gun into separate parts as a sign to show that he had wasn’t going to shoot again. He was later arrested and taken to an unspecified location.

    Our reporter tried to speed towards Remera police station but couldn’t find the shooting policeman nor the Police commander at the station for comment.

    Nsengimana Thomas a guard at the church narrated with fear, “When we heard the rapid sound of bullets we got scared.”

    Twagizimana Maurice a singer at the church said that he passed the policeman before he began shooting but minutes later he heard gun shots outside the church.

    When people came close to the shooting policeman, he told them to leave.

    When contacted for comment, Police Spokesperson Supt.Theos Badege remained non committal.

    More to follow

  • Youth to acquire Essential ICT, Business SKills

    Digital Opportunity Trust Rwanda DOT is slated to train 11,000 youth in essential ICT and Business Skills.

    DOT will deploy a fourth team of 108 Interns who will reach out to over 11,000 youth and women in the next 9 months under the ReachUp! Program.

    The DOT Interns are fresh graduates recruited from local universities and colleges then offered the opportunity to empower their communities.

    Speaking at the Intern Learning Experience closing ceremony, on Friday August 31st 2012, the Head of the Human Capacity and Institutional Development Department at the Rwanda Development Board, Appollo Munanura, stated, “DOT is a unique organization because it is changing youth to go out and change others.”

    He added, “These young people recruited as Interns are going to bring about social economic change in their communities, and in the process identify opportunities from themselves.”

    “The interns have completed 3 weeks online learning experience and 10 days face to face where they have acquired skills in facilitation, coaching, project management, and advocacy.”

    “Throughout this learning experience the Interns have demonstrated great commitment to be lifelong learners and develop practices related to that in order to become leaders in their communities,” noted Ndekezi Maarifa, DOT’s Regional Learning Coordinator.

    The Intern Learning Experience (ILE) took place at the Kicukiro Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre.

    Interns were introduced to the ReachUp! curriculum and equipped with facilitation techniques and approaches that they can model when empowering their peers in their communities.

    Violette Uwamutara, Country Director DOT Rwanda explains, “Technology is an asset to bridge the skills and information gap in developing communities.”

    She adds that technology gives people easy access to information, a voice to reach others, facility to create solutions for their own challenges and serves as a bridge between communities, which would have otherwise not been able to connect.

    Uwamutara said that DOT’s ReachUp! Program helps people adopt technology to their daily life needs and learn essential business skills.

  • Congolese Soldiers Defect to New Rebel Movement

    A new armed group has formed just a few weeks ago has attracted more officers from the Congolese army.

    They claim the district Commissioner and prosecutor have since joined the group.

    The New group is known as the Popular Resistance Movement of Congo (MRPC) in Ituri district in Orientale Province.

    The group accuses Kinshasa government of diverting taxes paid by some mining companies including AGK and Mwana Africa.

    MRPC is also demanding for an investigation into the death of Floribert Kisembo, a FARDC general who died in 2011.

    Congolese Military officials say they are aware of the existence of new armed group and promise to neutralize it.

    Eric Dedonga, lawyer and Jules Musafiri of former UPC militia UPC, respectively are President and Chief of General Staff of the new rebel movement.

    The inhabitants of several villages Djugu reported seeing columns of fighters of a new armed group since the beginning of last August.

    Coalition armed groups in Ituri (Cogai) created in May claimed an amnesty for all militias operating in Ituri and the recognition of this district province of the DRC as well as the departure of Col. Fal Sikabwé, current head of the military region of Ituri, accusing him of murdering Gen. Floribert Kisembo.

  • Miss Rwanda 2012 Crowned

    Kayibanda Mutesi Aurore has been crowned miss Rwanda 2012.
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