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The first batch comprising of 177 students have graduated at the Kicukiro College of Technology since the institution was revived to contribute to the country’s vocational skills gap.

Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi that was the chief Guest at the ceremony advised granduates to create jobs instead of seeking jobs.

“You will be defined by your hard work. Your work is what will give you the dignity you deserve and build your country,” He said.

This is the first graduation conducted at Kicukiro College of Technology. Graduates have completed bachelor’s degree programs in engineering, electrical engineering, Information Communication Technology and mechanics.

Education Minister Dr. Vincent Biruta urged graduates on entrepreneurship. He told them to strive and become employers.

“After graduating from your respective institutions, what follows is not flipping through the newspapers looking for jobs. You should leave this place to be entrepreneurs and becoming employers.” Biruta said.

During the graduation ceremony, 9 outstanding students received special recognition.

Kicukiro College of Technology was established in 2008 and currently has 1586 students.

Special recognition was also accorded to partners of the College that have played a vital role in the daily running of the college.

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Some residents in Murambi sector Gatsibo district formerly living grass thatched houses(Nyakatsi) have sought government intervention due to terrible conditions they are living.

Michel Habarurema one of those former tenants of Nyakatsi decried his house’s one side knock down with his family sleeps opposite their livestock that include goats and hens.

The toilet hole not covered and only a hole with pieces of banana stems laid on it.

Speaking to Invaho Nshya, Habarurema said that the house is not his and he can’t afford renovation by his own.

He said, “I am worried about the conditions I am living in with my family.” And has no medical insurance.

“I have been registered among people to be paid for by the government but I am not on the published lists.” Habarurema decried.

District authority confirmed the development but said that they have handed the matter to relevant authorities to correct the lists.

Tharcisse Nizeyimana, in charge of social affairs in Murambi sector said that they started with the poorest people.

“Since poor people were very many, we began with people terribly in need.” He said,

In the program of helping poor people especially those from Nyakatsi, only 2000 sheets metals were provided whereas the total number needed was exceeding 4000.

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Rwandan rapper MJ, commonly known as John Mutabazi will be singing his popular songs “Sigaho” and “Ubuzima” for the first time at tomorrow’s
concert.

Mutabazi a 22 year old musician in his debut is scheduled to sing two of his biggest hits at one of Rwanda’s local star’s miss Knowless.

The singer who was raised up as an orphan says he had always wanted to be a rapper adding; “Music is my life”.

He started singing at the age of ten and ever since then his destiny is to become one of the great rappers of his generation.

From his album titled “sigaho” the name of his hit track that he will perform at tomorrow’s concert, said that he was very excited for the concert because it will be the first time that he will perform the track in front of a big crowd.

Mutabazi started off with his first producer called Dr. Jack who was the former producer and manger of the studio F2K which has helped him to fame.
Now Mutabazi is working with producer Davedenko, the current producer of the F2K studio.

His songs are commonly played on stations like the voice of Africa, Isango Star and City Radio among others.

He says that apart from his music, he simply like to hang out with friends.

Tharcisse Shamakokera a member of lower Chamber of Parliament reportedly died of lung disease mid this week.

According to a communiqué from the parliament, Shamakokera,68, was being treated at King Faisal Hospital and got to his last hour around 9AM Wednesday.

Shamakokera was a member of the commission in charge of Education, Technology, culture and Youth in the lower chamber of parliament.

He performed many activities before assuming his duties in the parliament including teaching while in Uganda and Burundi and different others.

Shamakokera started working in the parliament since 2008 when RPF-Inkotanyi in which he was employed, asked him to submit his candidacy.

The deceased legislator was in charge of social affairs in the office of the President, in office of the prime minister and then worked in the secretariat of RPF-Inkotanyi.

He had a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the National University of Rwanda, becoming the third Legislator to die after Aimable Nibishaka who died in July 2011 and Judith Kanakuze in February 2010 since their elections in 2008.

A resident of Kimironko sector, Gasabo District in Kigali city has survived a wife and four children, 2 sons and 2 daughters.

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More Rwandan refugees have continued to visit their mother country, Rwanda to obtain the truth about the progress made and thus help them decide on returning to settle in Rwanda.

The Visits are arranged under a program entitled “Come and See, Go and Tell”. The program is managed by the Ministry in charge of Disaster Management and Refugees.

After 18 years, Gerardine Mukakabego, a lecturer in Zambia has met his relatives including her mother resident in Huye district in the southern province.

Mukakabego is a lecturer at two universities in Zambia namely national University of Zambia and Gavendish University.

She arrived with fabrice Habinshuti and Marie Christine Ineza all from Zambia.

Habinshuti, 20 said that he is happy to come back to Rwanda because it had been difficult for him to come. “I am happy to visit Rwanda after 10 years; it was hard for me to get a visa and I don’t know why I am a refugee.”

He added that he faces many obstacles as a football player. “I cannot obtain a passport as a Zambian citizen. This prevents me from attending specific games.”

Placide Bernard Ndayambaje in charge of helping refugees’ repatriation said that the program helps them to know the current status of Rwanda.

He added that it also help refugees know the exact truth of Rwanda contrary to some people who blackmail Rwanda.

He said, “those who don’t refugees to come are those who are Genocide suspects who fear to remain alone abroad once other refugees are repatriated.”

The government of Rwanda has decided to send possible documents wishing to come to visit Rwanda and it also provide the ticket for those who are completely returning from exile to reach their homes.

This triple visited different places including Huye town, the National University of Rwanda and a family of one of them residing at Sovu in Huye sector.

They fully appreciated the achievements of Rwanda as some of them like Mukakabego went in exile during 1994 Tutsi Genocide.

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Yvonne Uwayisenga vice chairperson Political Affairs and Gender Committee in the lower chamber of deputies described Tharcisse Shamakokera as honest with integrity.

Uwayisenga worked with the late Shamakokera at the Prime Minister’s office and later at the Parliament. She says he will be missed by former co-workers, friends, family and the nation.

“He was an honourable man and hard working. May God rest his soul in peace,” Uwayisenga said.

Shamakokera Represented Nyarugenge District in Parliament. He died Tuesday night at King Faisal Hospital after prolonged illness.

Francis Kaboneka also a member of parliament said Shamakokera was a very hard working man who had the country at his heart.

“To some of us, he has been an advisor. We are going to miss him very much”. Kaboneka said.

MP. Henriette Sebera Mukamurangwa said it was so sad especially now that, in this mandate, again they have lost another colleague. “It is a tragedy.”

“The late honorable Shemakokera was a very humble man, very kind and social. Let him rest in peace, is all I can say.” Mukamurangwa added.

Joseph Desire Nyandwi says that although their late colleague had been hospitalised for long time, his death came as a shock.

“He was more than a colleague. He was hard working and selfless,” Nyandwi said.

The late Shamakokera was a Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) party representative at parliament House.

He died at age of 68 survived with a wife and four children, as well as grand children. His mother too is still alive.

Police in Burera district yesterday arrested five men for allegedly attempting to smuggle 2,055 kilograms of fertilizers into Uganda.

According to Police sources in Burera, the five men were arrested by security forces at around 10PM near the Cyanika border post while trying to cross the fertilizers to Uganda using a Daihatsu truck.

Police investigations indicate that, the smugglers had planned to drop the fertilizers at Mugo trading center where it would later be taken to Uganda by one Rukara who had acted as a middle man in the crime.

The arrested have been identified as; Gilbert Nzabarinda, Pierre Serugendo, Jean Bosco Mbarimombazi, Damascene Biziyaremye and Innocent Tuyiringire. They are all detained at Gahunga Police station.

Police Spokesperson Superintendent Theos Badege condemned the criminal act and warned that those involved in siphoning goods meant for common interest shall be dealt with.

Badege stressed that the arrest should be a warning to whoever harbours thoughts of committing the same crime that Police will never tolerate them.

“Fertilizers are meant to help local farmers increase farm production and thus improve their standards of living but not for private interests”, Badege noted.

Referring to fertilizer thieves as anti-development, he called on the public to shun people with such ideas and instead share information about any dubious activities so that they can be apprehended and brought to book.

Police is doing investigation to apprehend two more persons still on the run one of them according to Police had working agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute fertilizers to both Nyabihu and Rubavu district.

Police in Ruhango District on Tuesday, arrested a man accused of raping a neighbour’s wife. The suspect, John Singirankabo, is being held at the police station in Nyamagana.

According to reliable sources in Ruhango sector, the victim Nyiramutarambirwa invited Singirankabo as a traditional healer to administer remedies because she could not get pregnant after two years of marriage.

Dusabimana, the victim’s husband, had gone to work, but on his return at home an hour later, he was surprised to find his wife being raped by Singirankabo. The healer had used substances that made Nyiramutarambirwa asleep.

Acting spontaneously, Dusabimana locked the two in his house and then called the police and neighbours who immediately intervened.

The victim was taken to Kabgayi hospital, where preliminary tests confirmed she had been raped. Meanwhile, Singirankabo denies allegations of attempted rape.

Once convicted of rape, Singirankabo is likely to be sentenced to imprisonment from 5 to 10 years in accordance with Article 336 of the Penal Code Rwanda.

Police Spokesman Superintendent Theos Badege urged Rwandans to see doctors instead of using witchcraft.

“The decentralization of health services of our time allows easy access to healthcare and health insurance. One should not opt for witchcraft as healing method,” advised the Superintendent
Badege.

Badege said the police will track criminals of any kind and that the law will be enforced against them.

The mayor of Kigali city, Fidele Ndayisaba has requested EPA pupils to embrace cleanliness and always struggle for it.

Ndayisaba said, “cleanliness does not depend on the age but it makes proud anyone exhibiting it; that’s why cleanliness should be a characteristic of anyone.”

He told pupils that they have to participate in the sensitization on the cleanness during this month set aside for Hygiene.

He said, “let’s stand for loving cleanliness and teach each other about it; don’t dispose rubbish anywhere but put it in bins in order required for rubbish disposal.”

Kigali city launched the Hygiene month on 15 February 2012 where city authorities visited Kimironko market, Bloom Hotel and Kibagabaga Hospital.

On 8th March 2012, celebrations to mark Women’s day will be held at the cell level while the national festivity will be held at a yet to be indentified venue at Rubavu district.

Egidia Rukundo the focal point at the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, reminded Kicukiro district leaders that celebration to mark Women’s day should serve as a wakeup call to empower women in their various occupations.

Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8.
Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.

In this respect, Rukundo noted that the celebrations will start a whole month awareness on how to empower women and girls on how to improve their welfare, the campaign is also in line with this year’s theme (empower rural women-end hunger and poverty).

She further rebuffed misconceptions from some women who tend to harass their men during women’s day, thinking that it’s their time to relax while the man does all the chores.

“This kind of reasoning is funny since it doesn’t address the meaning of women’s day, rather this is a day a man and his wife should analyze the welfare of their family, which helps the two to combine efforts in solving some of the challenges affecting them, I think by doing so that would bring some relevance to this day,” said Rukundo.