The morning of Monday September 30, 2019 was characterised by heavy dark clouds that were followed by heavy rain that started around 7:50am and persisted for the better part of…
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The questioning of the validity of Rwanda’s development figures is now a dead letter, discreetly forgotten by those who feverishly promoted it, and shouted it most loudly. It needs not…
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Rwanda’s monthly cleaning exercise, Umuganda, this Saturday took a twist towards promoting a reading culture for both children and their parents. Usually, during Umuganda, parents come alone with tools like…
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In spite of government efforts, conditions especially hygiene, in many schools remains poor. This became apparent during a surprise inspection of Karaganda school, in the District of Burera. Conditions left…
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Rwanda Welcomes Decision to Reject Ngirabatware Appeal to Overturn Sentence
by Edmund Kagire 12:49 amRwanda has welcomed a decision by the United Nations International Residual Mechanism of the Criminal Courts to reject a request to review the conviction of one of the 1994 Genocide…
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District Officials Among the First to Fall Victim of Mismanaged Community Projects
Ruhango District official is confirmed among the first persons to fall victim of a Parliamentary Accounts Committee’s (PAC) investigation into gross mismanagement of public projects as cited in the Office…
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More Government Officials to be Prosecuted Over Mismanagement of Funds
by Daniel Sabiiti 3:41 pmMore government officials could be prosecuted over mismanagement of funds meant for major development projects, the Parliament Accounts Committee (PAC) has said. This comes after the PAC, on Tuesday, discovered…
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Few days after the Kigali Arena was filled to capacity during the National Basketball Championship Playoffs last weekend, President Paul Kagame now wishes the state-of-the-art sports facility had been built…
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Poor Standards of Schools in Gicumbi District Irk REB Officials
by Williams Buningwire 8:27 amTop officials at Rwanda Education Board (REB) say they are shocked by the alarmingly low levels of student attainment, and poor teaching standards found in many schools in Gicumbi…
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King Faisal Hospital, Kigali (KFH), Kibagabaga and Masaka district hospital on Tuesday conducted simulation exercises aimed at preparing for a possible outbreak of the Ebola virus and managing it. The…
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Over 1000 embattled Kigali residents living in the disputed Kangondo and Kibiraro – a slum adjacent to Kigali’s posh residential areas of Nyarutarama and Kibagabaga in Remera sector, Gasabo district,…
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Baboon Attack Hastens Realisation of Idyllic Vision of the Future
by Vincent Gasana 6:02 amThey are strong, can be aggressive, fearless, completely lacking in empathy, and they make the worst possible neighbours, as residents of Nyagatare district, in the Eastern province, are finding out.…