The budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 took effect starting this July 1, 2022 following parliament passing the bill. The budget worth Rwf4, 658 billion will focus on a number…
environment
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Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Édouard Ngirente and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar K. Jugnauth have jointly inaugurated a hydropower plant which will contribute 5.5megawatts to the country’s electricity demand and protect…
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Economy
Water And Sanitation Corporation Receives 8 M Euros Fund to Construct Waste Treatment Plant
by Williams Buningwire 10:24 pmResearch indicates that 95% of the residents in Kigali use pit latrines, a system which consumes an already scarce land in the capital Kigali. That economic aspect of land also…
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This weekend all roads led to Gakenke on the shore of Nyabugogo river for the launch of Nyabarongo II Hydro power construction project. Estimated to cost Rwf 215 billion, funded…
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National
From the Verge of Extinction to Recovery: The Story of Rwanda’s Crested Cranes
by Daniel Sabiiti 4:46 pmRwanda’s environment conservation is among stories that have been highlighted on regional and global level as being a conjugation of individual and government efforts. No wonder, this approach where a…
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National
Two Children Buried Under Landslide, Finding Bodies Is the Only Remaining Hope
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 6:15 pmOn Thursday, April 28, citizen of Huye village of Nyundo sector in Rubavu district woke up to bad news. Two children of their neighbours were swallowed by landslide and they…
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Technology
WASAC, Singapore’s National Water Agency Sign Partnership Agreement
by Williams Buningwire 9:12 pmWater and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) has signed a partnership agreement with Singapore’s PUB National Water Agency to exchange technical skills on water management systems and distribution in communities. The partnership…
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As the country celebrates World Water Day(March 22), Water Aid and partners have registered success stories that they believe, is a strong foundation to the continued contribution to clean water…
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National
World Water Day 2022: Climate Change Critically Affecting Ground Water
by Williams Buningwire 2:37 pmGroundwater provides freshwater supply particularly in dry regions where surface water availability is limited. However, local experts warn that climate change continues to critically affect its quantity and quality, a…
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The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), Africa’s largest coalition of civil society groups that clamour for just and fair climate regimes has launched a new project to scale up…
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National
World Takes Major Step to End Plastic Pollution As Rwanda-Peru Resolution Is Adopted
by KT Press Staff Writer 10:31 amThe Fifth Session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly has today adopted a historic resolution to end plastic pollution. The resolution, which was co-authored by Rwanda and Peru, sets in…
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African environment experts are meeting in Kigali to plan on a better strategic plan towards creating a change in the continent’s climate resilience approach after Africa failed to benefit from…