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Police is looking for a man who is suspected to have murdered his roommate last night at Nyarutarama surburb commonly refered to as ‘bannyahe’,Remera.

Munyeshuri Theogene was aged between 25 and 30. He was found dead in a rented house. The roommate of the victim also whom area residents say was in the same age group has already vanished.

The Cell leader Valence Twagirimana, told IGIHE that residents noticed smoke from the house and came to offer help only to find a dead body covered with burning clothes.

Twagirimana said that the suspected murderer only identified as Emmanuel had been around the house upto 10:00 Am.

Police was notified and later arrived at the scene of crime with an ambulance and discovered exibits including, a Machette stained with blood.

The body of Munyeshuri was transported an unidentified hospital for postmoterm. The Body was found to have been hacked by the neck.

Emmanuel and his slain room mate had been involved in hawking roasted groundnuts—a popular business around city surburbs.

Both hailed from Cyangugu to start business in Kigali to earn a living.

Ghana’s New President, John Dramani Mahama, Monday promised to strengthen the countrys Judicial system calling upon the Judiciary not to hesitate to outline challenges, impeding progress of its daily activities.

Dramani said that government would do everything possible to enhance the development and growth of the Judiciary, to enable that arm of government to execute its mandate.

Meanwhile Ghana’s Members of Parliament today suspended sitting to console the former First Lady, Ernestina Naadu Mills at her residence, as part of the one week celebration of the demise of President John Evans Atta Mills in Accra.

Cletus Apul Avoka, the Majority Leader, who announced the suspension on the floor of the House immediately sitting began, said some members had already left the House earlier to console the relatives of the late President Mills at Otuam, his hometown in the Central Region.

He said they were expected to return to the House to observe the minute’s silence at 14:15 hours, the exact time President Mills passed on at the 37th Military Hospital on July 24, 2012.

South Sudan is upbeat on receiving the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

She is on an 11-day Africa trip starting this week aimed at igniting economic growth, peace and security, according to a US official.

Clinton will Tuesday arrive in Senegal and later travel to South Sudan, the world’s newest nation. The trip will also cover Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

Clinton noted earlier that South Sudan had made strides in nation-building and on building a legal framework. Yet “despite the progress, significant challenges remain that threaten stability and prosperity,” she warned.

Meanwhile, Sudan’s President Omer al-Bashir declined to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in a last chance summit to overcome divergences over outstanding issues before the 2 August deadline.

Sudan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, el-Obeid Morawah, released on Monday (30th July) evening a statement saying that Bashir turned down an invitation by the chief of the African Union mediation Thabo IMbeki to meet President Salva Kiir on Tuesday “due to previous engagements”.

Bashir is scheduled to travel to Doha Tuesday for a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani,.

“The government prefers to hold such a summit after good preparation and arrangements as it should not be intended to enter into details of the negotiations but to resolve certain issues so that (the summit) impacts positively the situation between the two countries,” Morawah further said.

It is believed that Bashir’s decision to not attend the presidential summit was triggered by Kiir’s statements on the martyr day on Monday where he accused Khartoum of seeking to collapse South Sudan and urged the Security Council to impose sanction on the “intransigent party”.

On oil transportation fees, Khartoum demands US$32 per barrel as Juba offers an average of US$8.18 per barrel, $9.16 and US$7.2. for each pipeline.

On the security arrangements Khartoum’s position is more against the mediation than Juba, because the former was not seen neutral after considering a “Sudanese” location as a disputed area.

The South Sudanese president said Juba delegation refused Khartoum’s demand accusing Sudan of intending to loot the oil of his country despite the financial package offered to cover the debit in Sudan’s budget.

Coup d’état in Juba

Several days ago, rumours of failed military coup attempt in Juba cause panic among the citizens of africa’s newest nation.

It is said that loyalists of late SPLM leader, Gen. John Garang, sometimes known as the ‘Garang’s Boys’ who are high-ranking officers in the army, were plotting to capture power from Kiir by military coup.

Specifically it was rumoured Sunday, that the deputy commander of the Military Intelligence (MI), Major General Mac Paul, from Bor community, was arrested with 15 other officers the following day and were taken to Yie military prison accused of actively participating in the plot.

Monday 30 July, a week later, for the first time President Salva Kiir came out publicly to denounce the rumour of the coup d’état, accusing Khartoum of being behind the instigation.

The rumour of a failed coup attempt against Kiir is the third of its kind and has always been linked to the same group of officers.

Local Government Minister James Musoni has urged government local leaders to reside in their areas of jurisdiction full time 24hours a day and 7days of the week unless on authorised ‘Work Leave’.

‘’The Government expects much from you. The population expects alot from you. You must reside in your areas of jurisdiction closer and responsive to the community needs”, Musoni stated.

Musoni made the remarks while presiding over the closlusion of the Mayors’ Retreat (28th July 2012) at Musanze.

The retreat was organized by Rwandese Association of Local Government Authorities(RALGA) .

The leaders in question are governors, members of district executive committee, executive secretaries of Provinces and Kigali city, districts, sectors, and cells.

The Minister warned those who don’t follow such instructions, adding that measures will be taken against those who trespass them.

The chairperson of RALGA Justus Kangwagye said local leaders already reside in their areas of operations full time at 95%, and few leaders who do not follow the instructions will change their mind thanks to the reminder by the minister.

Police is holding two men suspected of beating to death a 51 year old man Erade Nkerabahiz while in a bar in Muhanga district.

Jean Baptist Mbonyumugenzi was beaten by a reveler at the bar and Azalias Mutsindashyaka, the bar owner.

The incident took place at Cyeza Sector, Kivumu Cell at about mid night.

Police investigation revealed that Nkerabahizi died on his way to Kivumu health center following a savage beating after misunderstandings over payment developed between him and Mbonyumugenzi.

The quarrel reached a climax when Nkerabahizi accidentally broke a bottle, then the bar owner who was in the next room quickly intervened forcing Nkerabahizi to pay.

Other clients in the bar tried to calm the two without success.

Eye witness accounts indicate that the victim was hit twice in the head before he was whisked to the health center.

Witnesses further said the three were under alcohol influence.

Police Spokesperson Superintendent Theos Badege regrets the incident saying that abuse of alcohol and drugs must be avoided because it affects people’s emotions, sensibility and thinking and makes them susceptible to violence.

Aimed at improving performance in their areas of jurisdiction, all District Mayors in the country met on 27th -28th July 2012 at La Palme Hotel, Musanze District.

The meeting was in the context of the regular fora organized by the Rwandese Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA) to allow its members to share experience and to devise ways to improve their performance.

During the meeting, for local leaders were able to interact with Central Government officials and exchanging on how to improve their collaboration.
Participants discussed the decentralization policy and agreed there exisits challenges affecting implementation process.

Key challenge identified was that some civil servants from Ministries and public institutions do not yet have enough understanding of decentralization principles sometimes working outside its framework.

District Mayors recommended there should be continuous sensitization initiatives for such people and institutions.

As one of the guest speakers during the meeting, the Minister of Local Government, James Musoni, commended Mayors for “dedication and impressive professionalism” in terms of planning, monitoring, performance indicators, and mass mobilization.

He encouraged them to build team work and abide by a set of values that upgrade the quality of a good Mayor in general.

He gave them hints for effective team work such as mentoring, information sharing, continuous coaching, and empowerment for collective delivery.

Joseph Bahenda also presented. He is the Director General of ASSETIP, an association bringing together various actors in the field of implementation of public infrastructure projects in Rwanda.

Considering the benefits some Districts got from their collaboration with this association under the completed PIGU Project, Mayors strongly recommended the government to adopt a framework that would allow all Districts to work with ASSETIP to speed up the implementation of infrastructure projects in Local Governments.