judiciary
Rwanda Announces ‘Out of Court Mediation’ to Reduce Court Cases, Prison Congestion
Five courts in the City of Kigali will this week pilot a new model Rwanda has taken to replace a jail sentence with other forms of punishment for convicted felons…
Judiciary to Start Blacklisting Convicts of Sexual Abuse
The Chief Justice Dr. Faustin Ntezilyayo has said that plans to publish names of persons who sexually abuse children is under consideration as requested by the parliament. Dr. Ntezilyayo said…
President Kagame Hails Courts for Delivering Amid COVID-19
President Paul Kagame on Monday commended the country’s Judiciary for continuing to deliver justice during the New Coronavirus pandemic, pointing out that courts should continue doing even more using…
Rwanda: Property Auction, Judgement Execution Go Digital to Curb Corruption
In a bid to make bidding and auctioning of property of loan defaulters more transparent, the Ministry of Justice and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) on Wednesday launched a digital bidding…
Abunzi: The Legacy of Mediation Justice Made-in-Rwanda
Jacques Rwisebura Hakizimana, 57 years, has been a community mediator for 15 years in Kigombe cell of Muhoza sector, Musanze district. He also has his full time job as a…
A Big Round of Applause to Community Mediators in Rwanda Senate
Verediana Nyirabarigendera, 34, a resident from Nganzo village located in Gakenke district, Rushashi sector of Northern Province was married to a man who woke up one day of 2017 and…
RIB Arrests Two Judges, Court Officials Over Corruption
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested two judges and one court registrar over allegations of corruption in a move to crackdown on the vice in the justice sector. The arrest…
“You served the country with integrity” President Kagame to Rugege, Kayitesi
President Paul Kagame has commended the outgoing Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court Prof. Sam Rugege and his Deputy Zainabu Sylvie Kayitesi who have completed their mandate, for…
Rwanda’s Greatest Risks
The 15 Risky Projects That Could Have Brought Down Government When the late founding father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew took over power in 1959, a simple but radical formula…
