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Uganda: The Anatomy of a Mass Kidnap
We went searching for Rwandans who lost everything in Uganda. Where are they? And how did we end up here? Left-Right; Dr Fassil Hahom, minister and legal advisor of Ethiopia, Eng. Michael Kamau, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for transport and infrastructure, and Presidents Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Paul Kagame and…
Read More »The Wheelchair Fidel Gatsinzi is Alive But More Grave Health Complications Still Emerging
A jovial Fidel Gatsinzi at home with his visiting daughters and grandchildren. The Chronicles asked for this photo among many in his phone and Gatsinzi agreed to share it Three years after Fidel Gatsinzi, widely known in Rwanda as Mzee and Chairman, was left for dead, he is still battling…
Read More »Dina Kamikazi’s Mother Directed All Her Children ‘Never to Leave Rwanda’
Dina Kamikazi When any of Dina Kamikazi’s brothers and sisters plan to travel out of Rwanda, they will usually not inform their mother. The elderly woman maintains she doesn’t want any of her children to go missing without trace like it happened to Kamikazi, who is 42. The mother developed…
Read More »Ugandan Family Employed Eric Manishimwe, They Refused To Pay His 350,000 UG Shillings
Eric Manishimwe with his mother Florence Imananiyibizi Twenty-one-year-old Eric Manishimwe is back to the same village he had attempted to leave in April this year. At their dilapidated one-roomed house in Nyabagobe village, Nengo cell, Gisenyi sector, Rubavu sector, the young man lives with his mother Florence Imananiyibizi. Manishimwe crossed…
Read More »No Local Official Has Bothered To Find Out Dismas Nsengimana’s Story
Dismas Nsengimana and his wife Elizabeth Muragujimana with their daughter at home. Since returning to his home village about three weeks ago, Dismas Nsengimana, 30, and his wife Elizabeth Muragujimana, 27, have not had any encounter with the local authorities. Yet, under normal circumstances, they should have been registered.…
Read More »Emmanuel Cyemayire Abominates Churches or Pastors, Wants 200m Shillings Compensation from Uganda
Self-styled ‘Bishop’ Deo Nyirigira, the cultic head of AGAPE Church Have you been hurt, disenchanted, disappointed, or even harmed by a spiritual leader? Cyemayire Emmanuel has been through it all. The pastoral failings created a lingering distrust towards spiritual leaders and places of worship. Despite human flaws, everyone needs a…
Read More »Rutayisire Augustin: Not Only Does Family Need Help, Children Require Psychosocial Intervention
Rutayisire Augustin at home with his daughters and son (extreme left). The Chronicles asked for this photo from their mother’s photo archive and she agreed When Rutayisire Augustin, 40, arrived home, he found his three children (girl 11, girl 10 and boy 8) had prepared a welcome surprise in his…
Read More »Nelson Mugabo’s Mother Was Nearly Conned out of Rwf 500,000 To “Release Son”
Nelson Mugabo is an adult with his own children, but his mother still considers him her baby. When you ask Nelson Mugabo, 44, how is he doing, his response with a nod, is; “Ndaho bisanzwe” – literary meaning ‘I’m OK, nothing unusual’. But the father of six: 2 girls, 2…
Read More »Jean-Claude Iyakaremye: He Would be Dead Had It Not Been For…
At their home in Kamonyi district, Jean-Claude Iyakaremye and wife Beatrice Nyirahabimana accepted to share their story Had Jean-Claude Iyakaremye, 39 remained longer than he already had in Ugandan military intelligence facilities, his 7-year-old son would have developed permanent mental problems. Iyakaremye found the boy could not speak to anyone,…
Read More »Muhongerwa Jessica: Very Thankful to Government for Free House, YES. But….
We visited Muhongerwa Jessica in the Rwimbogo model village, located in Nyakaliro sector, situated in the rural part of Rwamagana district Muhongerwa Jessica, left Rwanda in early 2014 to seek greener pastures. The single-mother of 3 daughters, at the time, after discussions with her sister who lives in Lukaya (central…
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