Politics

On June 30, the selection committee in charge of submitting candidates for the most important job at the International Criminal Court – the Prosecutor – has released a short-list of four names. None of the “big shots” are among them. It caused shock, surprise, concern, hope, and all sorts of…

Dr Kayumba Christopher, co-founder of The Chronicles and Senior Lecturer at School of Journalism and Communication, University of Rwanda In a virtual court session this Friday, prosecution sought for the maximum possible jail sentence for Dr Christopher Kayumba in a case where he denied all the charges. Kayumba, co-founder of…

Local reporters struggle for the best spot at an outdoor media briefing Two government bodies that oversee the media sector in Rwanda have been allocated a combined Rwf 338.8m in the new budget to fulfill that mandate. The agencies are the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) and the Media High Council…

Reclusive industrialist Mironko François Xavier Industrialist Mironko Francois Xavier is fed up, at least going by his unusual public outburst – alleging a plot involving government agencies to destroy him. For starters, Mironko is a well-known household name in Rwanda. He owns Mironko Plastics Industries, maker of most of the…

A graduation at the University of Rwanda. Parents will no longer be worried their children won’t go to university Cabinet has approved a comprehensive review of the social economic categories that made it impossible for children from supposed “rich” families to access government university scholarships. Known as “Ubudehe”, they were…

The map of Rwanda showing the flow of Nyabarongo River from the west to north, down south to Lake Rweru There is a standard for drinking water in Rwanda recommended by the Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RSB). However, chemicals being pumped into Rwanda’s single biggest river, Nyabarongo, may be slowly…

President Paul Kagame is welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II for the CHOGM dinner in London during the 2018 CHOGM. Is at this summit that Rwanda was selected to host CHOGM 2020 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came through with his campaign pledge to merge the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)…

Moscow: In December 2018, Rwanda’s Infrastructure Minister Claver Gatete signed nuclear deal with Alexey Likhachev, the director general of Russia’s ROSATOM. It is from this deal that the Center is going to be established in Rwanda The Lower Chamber of Parliament on Monday unanimously voted to ratify a deal allowing…

President Paul Kagame addresses the UN General Assembly last year. With COVID-19, world leaders may address the summit via recorded video from the home capitals The president of the U.N. General Assembly announced on Monday that world leaders will not be traveling to New York for their annual gathering in…

Inside the 80-member Chamber of Deputies, the lower House of Parliament. Both Houses will be observers in how the executive manages some key affairs Parliament will no longer have any role in the establishment or disbandment of government agencies, once a new amendment bill becomes law. Both the Chamber of…

On May 23, Police paraded 20 men and women who were found in a sauna against the COVID-19 measures barring being in such places Since March 15, cabinet imposed nationwide total lockdown, which was later modified to night curfew and a host of other measures. While all questions around the…

Despite Burundi and Rwanda having unusually close bond dating back centuries, the current leaders President Paul Kagame and his outgoing Burundi counterpart Pierre Nkurunziza last met on April 13, 2015. Here was Nkurunziza paying courtesy call on Kagame in Huye district, Rwanda, near the Burundi border Rwanda, through the Foreign…

Two judges and a court registrar in southern Rwanda have been jailed for up to eight years after rendering favorable rulings for people who had given them bribes. Those jailed are Muhanga district intermediate court judges Mubabotwaza Munyeshyaka and Mushimiyiryo Pacifique, and court registrar Banashenge Victoire. In the charge sheet,…

This building located in Musanze town, Musanze district, northern Rwanda, was auctioned last week as a result of a genocide verdict now at the center of RIB investe The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) has arrested at least two people alleged to have been part of a network that fabricated a…

Gishwati Forest National Park is a relatively new tourist destination with a variety of bird species Police in Rubavu district is holding 13 suspects alleged to be involved in destruction of a forest reserve, to face at least five year in jail if convicted. Separate Police operations against environment degradation…

The “Ntarane” sect members arrested outside President Paul Kagame’s home in 2013. Here they were in court defending themselves The Catholic Church has distanced itself from a catholic sect called “Ntwarane” in Rwanda, and in Uganda as Monastic Sisters and Brothers/Monks of Reparation and consolation of the sacred Heart of…

Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza speaking during the interview Investigating prosecutors in The Netherlands are currently determining whether elderly Therese Dusabe, the mother of opposition politician Victoire Ingabire Umuboza, was involved in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Her father Gakumba Pascal, also died before he could clear his name…

The government of Rwanda and the United States on Thursday concluded a ‘Status of Forces’ (SOFA) – signed at a function in Kigali. A SOFA is a multilateral or bilateral agreement that generally establishes the framework under which U.S. military personnel operate in a foreign country and how domestic laws…

President Paul Kagame joined the UN Secretary General António Guterres inside the General Assembly Hall April 12, 2019 for the commemoration of the “International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda” If anyone is celebrating the two letters that have been published outlining US and…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit in London In a rare shift of policy, both the United States and the United Kingdom are fiercely opposed to referencing the genocide which took place in Rwanda in 1994 as “1994 genocide against the Tutsi”,…

Inmates inside Mageragere Prison in Kigali President Paul Kagame has pardoned another lot of 50 women serving time in prison for abortion – the latest of such actions since last year. The President informed Cabinet of his decision in their meeting this Monday, which also reviewed the COVID-19 control measures.…

The headquarters of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) The Auditor General of state finances has revealed that USD 408,486 (equivalent to Frw 363,303,364) paid by tourists is missing on the account of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). This money was paid as permits for access to national parks between August…

This house belongs to a genocide survivor located in Rugarama village, Mugobore cell of Simbi sector, Huye district. There are hundreds of other houses in other regions with worse conditions Twenty-four (24) districts are keeping hundreds of millions of taxpayers money on their accounts as target beneficiaries, genocide survivors, languish…

The Auditor General has found that the taxman required trailers to pay an exorbitant and illegal road toll – putting the government at risk of unnecessary and costly legal challenges. In a wide ranging audit report to a Parliament this Friday, AG Obadiah R. Biraro says the Rwanda Revenue Authority…

Well protected by heavily armed commando-like forces, Guidon Shimiray Mwissa here speaks from one of his bases in Mweso on May 13. He has evolved from donning military fatigue to business suits. He also wore a face mask, clear indication of a man well-connected to current happenings in the world…

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. The new warning comes as Rwanda reports zero infection today Thursday, with…

students at a morning parade in one of the schools in Rwanda In Rwanda and other countries, restarting schools once the COVID-19 pandemic recedes will pose unprecedented challenges that need new policy responses, says the World Bank. For Rwanda, government in its economic recovery plan released last month estimates that…

President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame bid farewell to President Andry Rajoelina and First Lady Mialy Rajoelina ending their two-day visit to Madagascar on the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of Independence, June 2019 (Photo by URUGWIRO Rwanda) On May 1, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina announced with photos on…

Images of the chaotic scenes at the border. Tanzanian drivers can be seen jumping on to trucks, blocking Rwandan from driving on Chaotic scenes erupted on Monday at the Rusumo border as Tanzanian drivers blocked Rwandan counterparts from taking their cargo trucks. As part of measures to stop the sudden…

Advocate Gasarabwe Claudine is the only female Rwandan lawyer on the rankings. Her name made headlines in 2009 in case involving former Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba and former Prosecutor General Jean Bosco Mutangana Are you looking for the finest lawyer to handle your case? The 2020 ranking by Chambers…