Before the Kicukiro Primary Court on Tuesday, fashion designer Moses Turahirwa admitted to using cannabis but disputed the quantity he was allegedly found with. Turahirwa, owner of the renowned Rwandan…
KT Press Staff Writer
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National
Kigali City Terminates Garbage Companies, Cooperatives Taking Over
by KT Press Staff Writer 11:46 amKigali City has reportedly terminated contracts with several sanitation companies and replaced them with newly formed youth cooperatives, sparking confusion and concern among affected workers and company owners. CLICK HERE…
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Uncategorized
Exiled in Belgium, ex-Pentecostal Church Leader is Wanted for Genocide
by KT Press Staff Writer 8:51 pmIn the quiet rural region of Gihundwe, in Rusizi District, western Rwanda, memories of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi remain painfully vivid. Survivors remember not only the horrors they…
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National
Parliament Gives Prime Minister Six Months to Approve Media Policy
by KT Press Staff Writer 11:38 amIn a sign of growing urgency to fix Rwanda’s struggling media sector, Parliament has given the Prime Minister, and by extension the executive, a six-month deadline to approve the long-delayed…
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Uncategorized
Komini Giti – Claim That There Was No Genocide Is a Myth, Tutsis Were Killed
by KT Press Staff Writer 12:55 pmFor past three decades after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the former Giti commune, now part of Gicumbi District, in northeast Rwanda, was often cited as a rare exception…
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This Friday was the signing of the “Declaration of Principles” at the State Department in Washington by Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner…
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National
Bill in Parliament: No Need for Written Contract to Sue for Breaching Agreement
by KT Press Staff Writer 8:27 amA new draft law being discussed in Rwanda’s Parliament could bring big changes to how people solve disputes over agreements. If the bill is passed, you will no longer need…
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Government has officially scrapped Value Added Tax (VAT) on commissions charged on remittances sent into the country. This major policy shift was published in the Official Gazette n° Special of…
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Companies
BK Group, Sonarwa Set to Reshape Rwanda’s Insurance Sector with Proposed Merger
by KT Press Staff Writer 5:27 pmIn a landmark move that promises to reshape Rwanda’s financial services landscape, BK Group PLC and the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) have announced their intention to form a new…
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National
Rwanda and Burundi Catholic Bishops Condemn Border Closure
by KT Press Staff Writer 5:18 pmThe Catholic bishops of Rwanda and Burundi have strongly condemned the continued closure of borders between the two nations, calling for urgent diplomatic efforts to normalize relations. The ordinary plenary…
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Economy
Reflecting on 2024: Bank of Kigali’s Contribution to Business and Community Growth
by KT Press Staff Writer 11:57 amWith a 21.8% year-on-year increase in net income and continued expansion across SME, retail, agribusiness, and corporate lending, Bank of Kigali remains at the forefront of fueling national development. Kigali,…
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Society
A Haunting Chronicle of Pre-Genocide Rwanda: A Review of the Novel “Avant la nuit”
by KT Press Staff Writer 1:28 amMaria Malagardis’ novel Avant la nuit (Before the Night) is an unflinching exploration of the period leading up to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This investigative novel,…