A19-year old girl Philomene Tuyisenge has been arrested for using a stolen cheque which belonged to Quincaillerie Eco-Marche to withdraw Frw 200,000 from Rwanda Commercial Bank (BCR) on October 17 in Nyarugenge District.
Tuyisenge is currently detained at Muhima Police Station to help in Investigations.
However, she claims to have been duped by her friend Angelique Vumiliya, 25, and an unknown man but denies having any role in pinching of the cheque book.
Rwanda is demanding an investigation into the October 15 murder of Theogene Turatsinze, a Rwandan who was found dead in Maputo, Mozambique.
Tthe High Commission of Rwanda to the Republic of Mozambique said in a condemnation statement,“The Government of Rwanda has called upon the Government of Mozambique to investigate the case and bring the culprits to book and is committed to follow it up and support the family during this trying time.”
“He was an active member of the Rwandan Diaspora in Mozambique…had become a role model for a …. number of young Rwandans who had got employed in his consultancy firm,” it added.
Turatsinze Last Moments
According to the Rwandan Mission in South Africa, On 12th October 2012, after dropping some of his business partners at hotel,Turatsinze went home for few minutes and then left for another meeting following a phone call that he received.
Turatsinze had another meeting with the wife who called him to find out why he was not coming.
She called him only to find out he was not free to talk and apparently close to sea. She could hear the wind of the sea.
It is alleged that Later on,she called him again to find out but the phone was off.
An sms was later sent to her saying ” Darling, you know i love you. Please pray for me. I am in a difficult situation.”.
As time clocked away, she decided to contact the police with her family. Patrol was conducted throughout the beach until his car was found about 7 kms from the beach in a good condition.
On sunday 14th October 2012, in the wee hours of the morning, a body was found on the ocean and dropped to the mortuary and the family identified the body.
The body is to be flown for burial to Rwanda. Arrangments are being finalized.
Investigations are going on to determine the culprit.
East African Community (EAC) member states have been urged to conclude all negotiations and ratify regional defence protocols.
The call was made by Rwanda’s Defense Minister Gen. James Kabarebe while officially opening ‘Ushirikiano Imara 2012’ -the the joint EAC military field training exercise at the Rwanda Military Academy-Gako.
About 1,680 armed forces personnel and civilians will be held at Rwanda Military Academy-Gako, in eastern province as well as Lake Kivu in Rubavu District in Western Province.
Ushirikiano Imara 2012 exercise is aimed at improving capabilities of EAC partner states’ armed forces to combat complex security challenges that might besiege the region.
The Supreme Court Thursday rejected an application filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging the constitutionality of the Genocide Ideology Law.
A panel of nine judges announced, “The court finds no contradiction between the law and the constitution. it is true the constitution grants freedom of expression and speech, but the Genocide Ideology Law puts limitations to avoid abuse of those freedoms.”
Ingabire had filed the suit claiming that the constitution grants her the right to freedom of expression.
The Supreme Court cited the international law and several cases related to hate speech, including that of a Canadian teacher, James Keegstra, who was charged with teaching anti-Semitism.
In her trial, which began in September 2011, the High Court found her statements at Kigali Memorial Centre – Gisozi to be in clear violation of the Genocide Ideology Law of July 2008.
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA)has contributed over Frw166,229,084 to Agaciro Development Fund.
Minister Kamanzi Stanislas said the contribution was a way of MINIRENA staff expressing their self worth and supporting the development of the country.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (MINICOFIN) Sayinzoga Kampeta commended the MINIRENA staff for their contribution.
President Barack Obama will nominate a new leader for the Pentagon command in charge of Africa.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday the president is picking Gen. David Rodriguez to replace Gen. Carter Ham as head of the U.S. Africa Command.
Rodriguez is the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, responsible for the training, equipping and oversight of active duty, National Guard and reserve soldiers.
The choice comes during a turbulent time across the continent. Political turmoil rages in Libya, fighting continues to engulf the fractious state of Somalia, a militant presence has emerged in Mali, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has made its presence known in northern Africa, and sectarian strife plagues Nigeria.
The command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of six geographic commands operated by the Pentagon. Djibouti hosts the only U.S. forward operating base the United States has on the continent with 3,000 U.S. service members at Camp Lemonier.
The command was created by presidential order and officially activated in 2007.
It became fully operational in 2008. Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward served as its first commander. Ham, a U.S. Army general, became the second commander in 2011.
The U.S. Africa Command is responsible for all military activities and military relations with 54 African countries, including the islands of Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe, along with the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.
U.S. Central Command maintains a traditional relationship with Egypt. Africom says it works with Egypt “on issues relating to Africa security.”
“The command has no plans to move its headquarters from Stuttgart and will be located here for the foreseeable future.
In addition, USAFRICOM is not seeking the establishment of bases in Africa or anywhere else,” the command said on its website.
Leaders of the European Union in Brussels have agreed October 18, to a deal for a eurozone-wide banking supervisor in 2013 that is designed to help prevent future catastrophic bank failures that could threaten the monetary union.
The agreement sets the stage for development of a legal framework to allow the European Central Bank to give emergency funds to ailing banks directly without going through national governments — bailouts which, in turn, have required bailouts for the nations themselves, as was seen in Greece and Ireland.
The move is necessary to “break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns,” said European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in a press conference early Friday.
“Next hurdle to set up a single supervisory mechanism to prevent banking risks and cross-border contagion from emerging … built with the integrity of the single market in mind.”
The leaders set a goal of approving the legislative framework by January 1, with the new supervisory mechanism “operational in the course of 2013,” Van Rompuy said.
According to the Portuguese consulate in Maputo, there is a rise in experienced, university-educated Portuguese migrating to Mozambique looking for a brighter future.
“In the last two or three years, people began to come increasingly,” she says. “Lots of people for small investments, some others working with the companies, some others working contract by other people.”
According to the African Economic Outlook,Mozambique’s real gross domestic product grew by 7.2%, boosted by the country’s first overseas export of coal, as well as strong performances by the transport, communications, construction and financial services sectors.
Portugese couple Bruno Gabriel and his girlfriend, relocated to the southeastern African country a few months ago, making a deliberate career move to swap the economic uncertainty of their crisis-hit country for the prospect of a better future abroad.
They are part of a growing Portuguese community fleeing the severe eurozone crisis in search for jobs and economic opportunities in their country’s former colony.
“In Europe everybody is a little bit afraid with their own future because (of) the crisis, worldwide crisis, in terms of economics,” says Gabriel, a marketing director who has head-hunted to work in Maputo.
“Once we start to enter the labor business, once we start to work, we understand that to plan the future is a little bit more difficult than what you expected.”
Rwanda is among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council.
Rwanda won a two-year non-permanent seat on the council, starting in 2013.
Other nations joining the Security Council in 2013 include Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg and South Korea. Each gained the required two-thirds majority in the General Assembly.
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo thanked UN members for the faith they have shown in Rwanda.
“We are grateful to have won the support of so many of our fellow member states who responded to our message Rwanda Values Peace, and we are honored to serve. We particularly thank our friends and allies throughout Africa for their overwhelming support,” Mushikiwabo said.
Rwanda, which enjoyed unanimous backing of the African Union, last served on the Security Council in 1993-94 during which period the country endured a genocide against Tutsis that saw more than one million victims.
In eighteen years of focused nation-building, Rwanda is an active member of the UN, on track to meet or surpass all the MDGs and the sixth largest contributor to peacekeeping worldwide.
“The contrast could not be sharper between that previous tenure — when a genocidal government occupied a prized Security Council seat as its agents waged genocide back home — and the Rwanda of today: a nation of peace, unity, progress and optimism,” Mushikiwabo said.
Mushikiwabo stressed how this troubling recent history allows Rwanda to offer a unique perspective on matters of war and peace at the Security Council.
“Working with fellow members, Rwanda will draw on its experience to fight for the robust implementation of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine that demands that the world takes notice — and action — when innocent civilians face the threat of atrocities at the hands of their governments, with the understanding that situations have specificities that need to be taken into account.” Mushikiwabo said.
Mushikiwabo also promised that Rwanda would seek opportunities to work with fellow UNSC members to ensure it is responsive and reflective of the views and aspirations of the developing world, in particular the African continent.
“The world is undergoing a period of exciting but uncertain change. Africa is not just growing economically, but our vision of ourselves and the contribution we can make to the world is also expanding. Over the next two years, we hope to ensure that this new reality is reflected in the way the UN Security Council conducts itself in the 21st century,” Mushikiwabo said.
Proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tana River clashes were adjourned for 30 minutes on Thursday when a green snake appeared at the roof of the Maridhiano Hall at Minjila, Tana River sending officials scampering for safety.
Trouble begun with an unusual chirping of birds at the roof of the hall. It attracted those in the hall to look up whereupon they noticed the green serpent coiled on the makuti fronds.
At that time, the advocate for the Pokomo Council of Elders (Gasa) Mr Joel Obura was in the middle of making an application for the council to be granted full standing to give evidence on the clashes.
Joint secretary Mr McDonald Oguya sent a notice to the Commission chair Lady Justice Grace Nzioka.
Lady Nzioka gave the ‘warning snake note’ to Ms Emily Ominde, the assisting commissioner who was sitting beside her. They then waited nervously for Mr Obura to end his submission.
When he finished, Ms Nzioka gave the assisting counsel Mr Wamuti Ndegwa the opportunity to respond to the application, after which the hearing was adjourned.
“This Commission adjourns for two or three minutes,” she announced, and with her colleagues quickly dashed out to safety with tension building among participants who had now spotted the reptile.
Administration Police officer Mr Amin Hussein, from the Minjila DC’s office, climbed on the roof to battle the snake. But it slithered and disappeared into the makuti roofing.
But that was not the end of drama. The serpent re-appeared after about five minutes causing another round of anxiety.
The three commissioners, Ms Nzioka, Ms Ominde and Mr Abdulkadir Lorot, were still at their rooms a few meters from the hall and were alerted not to come out yet.
Pokomo elders present and staff of the Maridhiano CBO Center volunteered to pursue the snake on the roof with sticks. One of them managed to hit it. It was then dumped in a pit latrine ending the drama and to the relief of all.
The commissioners were called in after at the end of the 30-minute interlude.