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The office of the prime minister has turned down the request to allow the start of a Police Radio station saying the government has no money to finance the radio.

A source quoted by Great lakes voice says, “Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi argues that the radio will need staff and budget which adds more burden to the government in terms of expenses.”

According to the greatlakesvoice website, Police radio equipment had already arrived in the country and that a Rwanda utility Agency, RURA had automatically granted a frequency to the Police radio.

However, the website says that Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana is taking the matter to the cabinet with prospects of securing a greenlight.

Souces quoted by greatlakesvoice claim the IGP has prepared a document to present his argument to the cabinet to secure the radio which is seen as a booster in community policing.

“The radio Project is still there. We’re in administrative issues,” said Supt. Theos Badege.

The Rwandan troops deployed in Darfur, Sudan, UNAMID have contributed over US$120,000 (Frw 75 Million) for the Agaciro Development Fund.

One hundred twenty thousand US Dollars (above Rwf 75 millions)were
raised September 27, by Rwandan peacekeepers in Darfur at a
fundraising dinner organized at the mess hall of Rwanbatt 33 in El
Fasher for Agaciro Development Fund (Ag DF).

The ceremony was attended by civilians, police and military officers from all the corners of
Darfur.

At the beginning of the fundraising event, the gathering watched and
listened to a video of the statement made by HE Paul Kagame, President of the republic of Rwanda, on the occasion of formally launching the Agaciro Development Fund on 24 August 2012.

Speaking at the end of the fundraising function, Lt Gen Patrick
Nyamvumba, UNAMID Force Commander, expressed his appreciation for the enthusiasm displayed by all Rwandans at the event who contributed to the Agaciro Development Fund.

General Nyamvumba reminded the jubilant gathering that Rwandan peacekeepers in Darfur have up until now been known for promoting the dignity of Darfuris by way of committed and professional peacekeeping even at the cost of many lives.

“Tonight”, General Nyamvumba reiterated, “you have taken the battle for agaciro to another level”.

Present at the event was the Head of Rwanda’s Diplomatic Mission in
Sudan, Colonel Muzungu Munyaneza, who thanked the organizers of the event and also made a contribution to the fund.

The event was also attended by seven officers from RDF headquarters headed by Brig Gen Dr. Charles Rudakubana, head of Peace Support Operations Department at RDF Headquarters in Kigali.

The team, which is in Darfur for routine inspection, also made a contribution to the Agaciro Fund. The Agaciro fundraising event was accompanied by ibyivugo and traditional dance performed by women and men of Rwanbatt 31 and Rwanbatt 33.

One child was killed and three others were seriously wounded on Sunday morning when a blast ripped through a church in Nairobi in a suspected grenade attack, police said.

“One child has died and three others have been seriously injured,” said Moses Nyakwama, Nairobi police chief. “We suspect it was a grenade.”
The explosion targeted the part of the church set aside for children.

“I just heard two loud explosions and then everything went quiet before screams erupted,” said Faid Kassim who resides in an estate near the church.

A dozen worshippers were also injured in the blast or while trying to help the victims at the ACK Saint Polycarp church on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital.

Churches in Kenya have become increasingly targeted by the terrorists, mainly in Nairobi and at border towns near Somalia.

The attacks, which have not been claimed are thought to be in retaliation for the Kenyan army’s intervention in neighbouring Somalia, where it is fighting the country’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab Islamist fighters.

The church blast came a day after the Shabaab abandoned their last stronghold in Somalia, retreating from the southern port city of Kismayo in the face of an assault by African Union troops.

Police have urged members of the public to remain vigilant and volunteer any information to authorities.

Pupils of Kabagera primary school have been given shoes as an appreciation to their better performance.

Kabagera school is located in Gahara Sector of Kirehe district. The shoes were handed to the pupils on September 29.

The Donation was made possible through the colaboration of a non governmental organisation (Partners in health) and the district authority