Politics

The suspects appearing at a previous session The terrorism case in which 10 suspects are accused of being members of Rwandan armed groups in DR Congo reopened Thursday at the High Court Chamber of International Crimes based in Nyanza district, southern province. The suspects, arrested seperately back in 2017, are…

President Paul Kagame (C) attends the installation of the Archbishop of Kigali Antoine Kambanda in January. The strong comments made by the Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba accusing the Catholic Church of undermining government’s family planning programs are not government policy, according to minutes of a major meeting. On June…

An inmate listens at an event commemorating the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi Some inmates from Mageragere prison located in Kavumu cell, Mageragere sector, Nyarugenge district here in Kigali have yet to be accounted for following an incident that erupted at around 2am on Monday July 8 to Tuesday, according…

The Kimihuru area of Kigali The law governing Kigali City is currently under review in parliament with the objective of what officials say will improve service delivery and make coordination and planning more effective. But some opposition members of parliament say the new law will undermine decentralization and make Kigali…

Above L-R: Yasmin Amri Sued (South Korea), Maj Gen Charles Karamba (Tanzania) and Dr Aissa Kirabo Kakyira (Ghana) Below: L-R: Vincent Karega (DR Congo), Marie Chantal Rwakazina (Geneva) and Lt Gen Charles Kayonga (Recalled) On Monday night, President Paul Kagame made changes to his diplomatic team – sending one of…

Lt Joel Mutabazi during the first original military trial. He was always handcuffed, one of the grounds he has raised in his appeal to demonstrate that he didn’t get a fair trial. Lt Joel Mutabazi, whose case contributed to current Rwanda-Uganda standoff, continues to raise more concerns in the ongoing…

Finance Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana at Parliament on June 13. He did not put any money into sports talent development For the current financial year, government has allocated less money than the previous years for the Ministry of Culture and Sports (MINISPOC) – a ministry charged with overseeing the country’s…

Some of the affected students were studying at campuses of Uganda Christian University and had already paid tuition but cannot go back due to the Rwanda government travel advisory The High Education Council (HEC) did not secure university admission promised to students from Uganda as it had committed. As a…

Dr Naledi Pandor (L) meets with Dr Richard Sezibera Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Dr Richard Sezibera has held talks with South Africa’s minister for international relations and cooperation Dr Naledi Pandor. Rwanda and South African governments have a rather odd relationship. There is a visa ban on Rwandan citizens in…

President Paul Kagame inspects the Guard of Honor mounted by the Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) and Rwanda National Police In his liberation speech today, President Paul Kagame paid tribute to the liberation forces, both the living and the departed, saying that 25 years after, the country is governed according to…

In the wee hours of October 1, 1990, the Rwandese Patriotic Army/Front (RPA/F) rebels attacked the Kagitumba border post and overran it. The troops had mostly drove and walked at night to avoid detection of the Ugandan regular army and causing alarm among the local population. They were about 400…

Like hundreds of thousands in 1959, the toddler was grabbed by his parents as they fled colonial-administration instigated ethnic violence. They ended up in camps in south-western Uganda. That is the humble beginning of Mr. Ndoli James, the founder of the now popular “Ndoli Supermarket”. Before his return home, Ndoli…

Businessman Paul Muvunyi relaxes with his Rayon Sports players RDF firm Horizon-Sopyrwa SARL and its former managing director businessman Paul Muvunyi have been ordered by the Supreme Court to hire an independent auditor in a case where he could pay more than Rwf 8.2billion. The two sides have to agree…

This was the situation inside the facility on June 10 when we first reported The magnificent Cross Border Market in Rubavu district meant to be a one-stop-center for Rwandan and DR Congo traders must be operational next week. Local Government Minister Prof Anastase Shyaka was guest of the district on…

Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba speaking today at the forum of the Network of Rwandan Parliamentarians on Population and Development (RPRPD) The Catholic Church has directed hospitals under its control to send back government funding for family planning programs, says Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba. The Health Minister this Friday…

Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana, speaking at a previous event In attempt to widen the tax base, experts had hoped Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana would announce an amnesty so that those hiding can come out. A tax amnesty is when government offers incentives…

Paul Rusesabagina (L) and Faustin Twagiramungu (R) are trying out a new alliance which observers doubt will survive for long Exiled former Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu has formed a joint platform with Paul Rusesabagina, another Rwandan opposition figure, whose story is depicted in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ movie. The alliance also comes…

Chinese envoy Rao Hongwei after signing of the grant agreenment with Dr Claudine Uwera, the State Minister in Charge of Economic Planning in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Government said Tuesday that loans from China are “still very low” as the two sides signed a new multi-million dollar…

Complaints over noise by the Pope’s Representative and Russian Envoy in Kigali led to the closure of prayer groups at a university college, The Chronicles has established. In January, prayer sessions by different groups which had been taking place at the University of Rwanda College of Sciences and Technology (CST),…

The 2019-2020 budget does not include any allocation to Early Childhood Education – which Finance and economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana said was “very expensive”. Liberal Party lawmaker Theogene Munyangeyo put it to the Minister as to why other levels of educations had been allocated huge resources, yet the…

President Paul Kagame presides over the commissioning of new police officers at an earlier event In some countries, so it emerged yesterday, that nobody is immune from being a victim of corruption even if you are president─as Rwanda’s Head of State found out at an African Airport. Speaking at a…

Lt Joel Mutabazi appearing back in 2014 Lt Joel Mutabazi, whose case is directly linked to the current Rwanda-Uganda fallout, this Tuesday afternoon appeared before the Court of Appeal, to contest his life sentence. Appearing in his military uniform and rank, Mutabazi was with 13 other people, with whom they…

Members of same family living in Kabuga village, Bubazi cell of Rubengera sector in Karongi district. All their neighbours identify themselves as “Twa” queitly, but as ‘Abasigajwe inyuma n’amateka’ in public. (Photo by UMUSEKE) A government policy referring to the Batwa as “Historically Marginalized People” is “damaging and unhelpful” both…

President Paul Kagame addresses RDF troops at a previous event President Paul Kagame and line ministers have dismissed a total of 322 officers and men from the Rwanda Defence Forces and the Rwanda National Police. Kagame for his part fired 5 RDF officers, 20 police officers and an additional 30…

Businessman Paul Muvunyi (C) is a popular name in Rwanda as result of his association with Rayon Sports football team which last week won the local top league The Supreme Court is preparing to decide on a case in which the RDF owned agro-processing firm Horizon-Sopyrwa accuses its former managing…

Dr Frank Habineza From 2006 up until September last year, self-proclaimed environmentalist Frank Habineza has been struggling to join the corridors of political power in Rwanda. This week, he is repeating a demand for more. Luck or electoral power in favour of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) brought…

A case is scheduled to open at the Rwanda Supreme Court in which Jean Pierre Bembe, former DR Congo vice president is seeking to recover what he claims are his father’s properties in Rwanda. On May 30, is when a the trial conference took place at the Supreme Court in…

Ombudsman Anastase Murekezi is also a former Primer Minister and had been in cabinet for many years A new government report released today shows 108 people were convicted last year over corruption, however, nearly all of them are low level officials and ordinary Rwandans with no decision-making authority. When put…

Rwanda’s foreign minister Dr Richard Sezibera and South Africa’s new counterpart Dr Naledi Pandor today engaged in Twitter exchange In an expected move, Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Dr Richard Sezibera has congratulated his new South African counterpart Dr Naledi Pandor. Fresh from reelection as South Africa leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa…

The agencies that did not spend the money they were allocated will not get as much in the next budget The Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA), the agency behind the the recently announced $5billion green city in Kigali, has not spent any of the money allocated to it in the 2018/19…