Winning Team : President Paul Kagame speaks to PM Pierre Damien Habumuramyi at an event in Kigali (Photo : PPU)

When Rwanda’s first dollar bond was announced last year, little did government economic planners know it would sell like cake on international money markets. The issue rate was set at $400m, but at today’s debut, investors put together more than US$3.5billion.

The successful issuance of Rwanda’s first international bond is a sign that the country is on the path to economic maturity, said Finance Minister Amb Claver Gatete in a statement Thursday evening.

“The bond, which was oversubscribed, signals that international investors have confidence in African beyond the usual commodity growth story.”

The US$400 million bond, which is payable beginning May 2023, carries a coupon (interest rate) of 6.625 per cent. The oversubscribed order book developed momentum over the course of Wednesday to hit $3billion, and later closed at over US$3.5 billion with 250 investors participating, officials announced.

Previously, the yield (interest return) had been set at 7%, but massive enthusiasm from investors settled it at 6.625%.

Government engaged US banking giant CitiGroup and France’s BNP Paribus to work on the bond issuance. The bonds were distributed to investors globally, including in the US, Europe and Asia. Rwandan officials met key emerging market fixed income investors in Boston, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York and Singapore.

Ratings from agencies had given the bond minimal backing. But a roadshow launched last week allowed Rwandan officials from the finance ministry, central bank and Rwanda Development Board to convince investors that the only place to put their money was Kigali.

Fitch Ratings however gave the bond a clean bill of health affirming that as a result of political and economic stability ushered in by President Paul Kagame in the past decade, investors had nothing to worry about as their money would be in the right hands. Economic policies set in motion by planners with IMF backing have allowed the country to live tough but within its means.

“Rwanda’s intentions are to invest in infrastructure as part of building a modern, dynamic, service-based economy that is connected to international markets and that allows for rapid development,” said minister Gatete.

A large portion of the bond proceeds will be used to complete the construction of Kigali Convention Centre. It will also help finance the 28 megawatt Nyabarongo hydro power project, which will allow Rwanda to switch off diesel generators currently in use and reduce the country’s import bill.

The issuance of the bond reflects Rwanda’s push to become less dependent on international aid, say officials in Kigali.

Having grown consistently at an average of 8.2 per cent over the past five years, the government’s ambition is to become a middle-income country by 2020.

The cabinet meeting of April 24, 2013 has approved veteran journalist Arthur Asiimwe to head the newly formed Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) which comes to replace Rwanda Bureau of Information and Broad­casting (ORINFOR).

Asiimwe was until last night the Rwanda Health Communication Center Division boss, an arm of the Ministry of Health, a position he has held since 2011. He replaces Willy Rukundo who has been the Acting Director of ORINFOR for some time.

Asiimwe who is also the current Board Chairman of the Media High Council was Managing Editor of the English Daily, The New Times before heading to the Ministry of Health.

He comes in to head RBA at the time when the institution is being revamped to become a public broadcaster which sets a broad challenge ahead of him to transform the former ORINFOR.

Following the announcement of his appointment, many congratulatory messages poured in via Twitter where a big number of people expressed optimism for Asiimwe’s administration at RBA.

According to available information, the bill that puts in place RBA has been approved by the senate and is awaiting the president’s signature to become a law.

Orinfor which is being replaced by RBA has been a gov­ernment run institution which means that its content and editorial policy were set and closely watched by government.

According to the new RBA law, the institution will be autonomous. Article 5 of the law says that the agency’s responsi­bilities will include being a broadcaster providing the pub­lic with impartial and accurate national and international news as well as recreational programs.

RBA will according to the law have its own bud­get, hire workers without gov­ernment influence as well as broadcast content for public rather than government inter­est.

In order to promote good governance among local leaders in Kamonyi district, district authorities are visiting and talking to sector leaders advising them on good governance.

The event was started in Runda and Rugarika sectors on April 22^nd 2013.

The visiting team included the district mayor, Police and Army chiefs who held the talks with sector council members, presidents of the cell councils, sector and cell workers and heads of public institutions.

During the meeting Jacques Rutsinga, mayor of Kamonyi district had with higher authorities, he told them that good governance is delayed by the cell leaders.

“A king is judged by his army,” the mayor added.

Superintendent Francis Muheto, the district Police Commander said that some cell executive secretaries do not report in time in addition to bad customer care and corruption.

Superintendent Muheto reminded them to work for development and change the way they serve people because local leadership is the foundation of good governance.

Members of Rugarika sector and cell councils were cautioned over not following up on workers performance when it’s their responsibility.

The district mayor reveals that this program is carried out once a year before celebrating Labour Day on May 1^st 2013.

Every member of the district administrative council is accompanied by some of the workers visits 4 sectors out of 12 sectors that make Kamonyi district.

Igitekerezo cy’uko abantu badakwiye kwibuka abazize jenoside mu gihe cyo kwibuka gusa cyatanzwe na Siboyintore Theodate, umuyobozi wa Ibuka mu Murenge wa Tumba, ubwo abaturage bo muri uyu Murenge bari bateraniye ku rwibutso rw’ahitwa ku Gateme, mu gikorwa cyo kwibuka abazize jenoside.

Siboyintore ati “Abantu bacu, iyo tubibuka tuba turi kumwe na bo igihe cyose, no mu buzima bwacu bwa buri munsi. Nk’uko dushima ubuyobozi bwa Leta kuba bwaraduhaye uyu mwanya wo kwibuka, ndasaba nshikamye ko tutazajya twibuka muri iki gihe gusa.”

Yakomeje asaba ko kwibuka byajya biba no mu minsi isanzwe, yemwe no mu birori byo mu ngo: igihe abantu bashyingije, igihe babatirishije, …

Yunzemo ati “Igihe twabatirishije, aho wicaje umuntu wumva w’icyubahiro, ukavuga uti hariya hakagombye kuba hicaye papa kanaka, … cyangwa mama runaka, … mukuru wanjye runaka, … “

Na none ati “Ibyo bizajya bituma n’abitabiriye ibyo birori bumva ko abo bantu tukiri kumwe na bo mu buzima bwacu bwa buri munsi.”

Rwanda’s Minister for Labour and Public Service

Anastase Murekezi (Standing) as he spoke to a gathering during the Labour Day ceremony at Amahoro Stadium 2013

The world’s most dependable population (workers) have celebrated Labour Day this 1May 2013, a day that Rwandans find as the most momentous due to the fact that the country’s fast growing economy has been a lecture among other developing and developed countries.

This year’s Labour Day is being considered one of prospects for Rwandans to improve productivity in the country, an economical significance that will be manifested if Rwandans prefer to increase working hours especially in the government and private sector according Anastase Murekezi; Rwanda’s Minister for Public Service and Labour. The Minister remarked while standing as the guest of honour during the workers day ceremony that held at Remera Amahoro Stadium.

While it was earlier declared that the average working hours among workers in both formal and informal sector is 39 hours per week, the International Labour Organisation suggests that the average number of hours worked per week, over the number of weeks covered by any such agreement, must not exceed 48 hours.

It is estimated that Rwanda has about 280,000 employees, having about 85,000 of them in public service, and education field particularly teachers are approximately  more than 50,000 active workers.

Following massive applauses about the country’s improvement in fighting child labour and emphasis in Youth and women empowerment, solving unemployment crisis through programs like Hanga Umurimo (Job creation), SSACOS and such initiatives, The government is not happy with the statistics that more than 89 per cent of employees work less than 26 hours per week, a factor that is a hindrance to the required speed of nation’s development according to the Public Service and Labour Ministry.

Minister Murekezi who previously addressed miners in Nyabihu District located in the Western province of Rwanda, elaborated why every Rwandan need to review the working schedule. He suggested to Rwandans to work at least for a period between 35 and 45 hours a week, arguing that development of the country’s economy depends on hard working.

UN Great Lakes Special Envoy Mary Robinson meeting the Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Louise Mushikiwabo has said that Rwanda is committed to the successful implementation of this peace framework that will bring peace and stability not only in the DRC but in the whole region.

Mushikwabo said this following a meeting with the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mary Robinson.

Robinson was in Rwanda on Wednesday in her continuation of a regional tour to encourage the implementation of an 11-nation peace agreement she has called a “framework of hope” for ending the conflicts and suffering in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The framework known as the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for DRC and the region was signed in Addis Ababa in February this year. Signatories to the framework include; Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.

According to Mushikiwabo, what is good for the DRC is even better for Rwanda and the region.

“We will work very closely with the Special Envoy and other regional partners to see the implementation of this framework that will bring peace and hope to the people of Eastern DRC and the region,” she said.

The UN Special Envoy said that she is aware of the huge responsibility that her role carries but that she was ready to work with partners like Rwanda and other countries in the region to achieve a lot in terms of implementing the framework.

“This framework needs all signatories to work together to achieve its objectives. As the UNSG Special Envoy, I will focus on people affected by the instability in Eastern DRC and I hope that this framework will bring back hope to them,” said Mrs. Robinson.

While in Kigali, the Special Envoy spoke on telephone to President Paul Kagame who is traveling outside the country, and held high level meetings with other senior officials.

She also met with civil society organizations, including women’s groups, members of the diplomatic corps, and the UN country team.

The Special Envoy said she was encouraged by her conversations with both President Kagame and Foreign Minister Mushikiwabo.

Earlier in the Robinson began by visiting and laying a wreath at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in memory of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide against Tutsis.  Here she said she hoped that by next year, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, “we could finally move forward in peace in the region”.

This regional tour will also take her to Uganda, Burundi, South Africa and Ethiopia.
Robinson was appointed by the UN Secretary General as the UN Great Lakes Special Envoy on 18 March 2013. She previously served as Irish President from 1990 to 1997 and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002.

Nyuma y’uko bigaragaye ko bamwe mubaturage bo mu mujyi wa Muhanga mu murenge wa Nyamabuye badohotse kugikorwa cy’umuganda rusange, ubuyobozi burababurira ko nibatisubiraho bagiye guhagurukirwa maze bagacibwa ibihano biteganywa n’itegeko.

Bimwe muri ibyo bihano ni gucibwa amafaranga ibihumbi bitanu kumuntu utitabiriye umuganda no gucibwa amafaranga yongeweho igifungo kugera kumezi 6, kumuntu ugandisha abandi kujya mu muganda.

Bwana Harerimana Providence uhagarariye imiryango itegamiye kuri leta mu karere ka Muhanga akaba n’umwe mubantu 8 bashinzwe gukurikirana ibikorwa by’umuganda mu karere akaba avuga ko abaturage benshi basigaye bafata umunsi w’umuganda nk’ikiruhuko biboneye cyane cyane abakozi.

Uyu muyobozi atanga urugero rw’umwe mumidugudu igize akagari ka gahogo yakoreye mo umuganda yheruka, ubundi ubarurwa mo byibura abantu 350 bagombye gukora umuganda ariko akaba yarahasanze abatarenga 40.

Uretse abantu bakorera umuganda mumatsinda ahanini ashingiye kubikorwa bahuriye ho nk’abacuruzi, abatwara ibinyabiziga n’abandi usanga bitabira umuganda kuko uwusibye ahanwa mwitsinda rye, abandi baturage ngo baradohotse. Ibyo kudohoka kumuganda ariko abayobozi bo muri komite z’imidugudu nabo ngo bakaba babigiramo uruhare kuko usanga ibikorwa byose babiharira umuyobozi w’umudugudu.

Mugihe bamwe mubaturage batanga impamvu yuko batamenya aho umuganda wakorewe, harerimana akaba avuga ko icyo kibazo cyakemuwe n’ubuyobozi bw’akarere bwemeje ko nyuma y’umuganda abawitabiriye bazajya batandukana bamaze kumvikana aho uwubutaha uzabera. Uretse umuganda, ikindi gikorwa abaturage badohotseho muri uwo mujyi ngo ni ugutanga imisanzu yo guhemba inkeragutabara zirara irondo nabyo bikaba bikwiye gukosorwa.

Over 1200 remains of 1994 Tutsi genocide victims have been laid to rest in Gashari sector after being collected from different parts of Karongi district.

The burial ceremony was held on April 27^th 2013 at Saint Joseph secondary school – Birambo.

Over 1200 bodies were found in Mutuntu, Mwendo, Bwishyura sectors and among the victims are nuns and monks killed at Birambo parish.

Genocide survivors testified that monks were killed in their rooms while nuns were killed from outside their accommodation facilities.

Their bodies are buried it the memorial site at the catholic church premises while other bodies have been laid to rest near Gashari sector premises.

The event was attended by Deputy Ezechias Rwabuhihi, the guest of honour accompanied by other parliamentarians.

Karongi district was represented by Sebastien Hakizimana, vice mayor for economic affairs.

Umushumba wa diyoseze EAR Gahini akaba n’umwe mu bagize komite y’ijisho ry’umuturanyi igamije kurandura burundu ibiyobyabwenge mu Rwanda, Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo, avuga ko ibiyobyabwenge biri mu nzira yo gucika burundu mu Rwanda n’ubwo bitaragezwa ku ndunduro ya byo.

Agira ati “Ibiyobyabwenge birimo biragenda bigendesha umugongo, turagenda tubisunika tubisunika, ntibiragera ku mbibi neza ngo tubyambutse umupaka, ariko turagenda tubisunika. Aho habaye ubufatanye hagati y’inzego zitandukanye, abakorerabushake n’amadini usanga intambwe ikomeye cyane yaratewe, ababicuruza bagiye bacika intege”

N’ubwo Bishop Bilindabagabo avuga ko ibiyobyebwenge biri gusunikwa byerekezwa hanze y’imipaka y’u Rwanda kandi hakaba hari intambwe ishimishije, ntabwo agaragaza ikigereranyo cy’uko bihagaze mu Rwanda nyuma y’amezi icumi gahunda y’Ijisho ry’umuturanyi itangiye mu Rwanda.

Ati “Kujanisha biragoye kuko birasaba kugira ngo negeranye, ubu turimo turagerageza kwegeranya ibituruka hirya no hino, biragoye rero. Hari hamwe usanga biri hejuru cyane bigeze nko muri 70%, hakaba ahandi usanga bikiri hasi bitewe n’abakorera bushake bagiyeyo n’abayobozi bagiye bafatanya”

Gahunda y’ijisho ry’umuturanyi ari na yo yari yashyizweho mu rwego rwo guhashya burundu ibiyobyabwenge yatangiye mu kwezi kwa 06/2012. Byari biteganyijwe ko mu mezi atandutu uhereye icyo gihe ibiyobyabwenge bigomba guhashywa burundu mu Rwanda, ababikoresha n’ababicuruza bagashyirirwaho ibihano bikomeye.

Tariki 01/08/2012 mu nama yahuje abayobozi b’akarere ka Kayonza n’abafatanyabikorwa ba ko mu iterambere, Bishop Bilindabagabo yavuze ko guhashya ibiyobyabwenge burundu bitagoranye kuko “ababicuruza nta mbunda cyangwa izindi mbaraga bafite zatuma badahagarikwa”

Yasabaye buri wese mu karere ka Kayonza kugaragaza ubushake, anasaba ko ibiyobyabwenge byaba bitakibarizwa muri ako karere bitarenze ukwezi kwa 10/2012 bitewe n’uko ako karere “gafite amahirwe yo kugira abantu bari muri komite yashinzwe kurandura ibiyobyabwenge ku rwego rw’igihugu” nk’uko yabivugiye muri iyo nama yo ku itariki 01/08/2012.

Mu karere ka Kayonza by’umwihariko bahise batangira gukora ibiganiro by’ubukangurambaga ku biyobyabwenge, hanifashishwa ibiterane by’amasengesho mu rwego rwo gusengera abacuruza n’abakoresha ibiyobyabwenge kugira ngo babireke.

Hari abagiye batura bakemera kubivamo bakanabatizwa, ariko hari n’abinangiye bagikomeje gucuruza no gukoresha ibiyobyabwenge n’ubwo ibyo biganiro n’ibiterane by’amasengesho byabakanguriraga kubireka byakozwe.

Igihe cyari cyagenwe cyo guhashya ibiyobyabwenge mu Rwanda kimaze kurengaho amezi agera kuri ane. Kuba hari ahakigaragara ibiyobyabwenge hirya no hino mu gihugu, ahanini ngo biterwa n’imbogamizi yo kubura amafaranga ahagije nk’uko Bishop Bilindabagabo abivuga.

Avuga ko kugira ngo ibiyobyabwenge bicike burundu bisaba amahugurwa kandi abantu bakigishwa neza kugeza bamenye ububi bwa byo, kandi bakiyumvisha neza ko ibiyobyabwenge bishobora gucibwa mu Rwanda.

Yongeraho ko ikigamijwe muri gahunda y’Ijisho ry’umuturanyi ari ugahangana n’abacuruza ibiyobyabwenge kuko abana bo bagerwaho n’ingaruka z’ibiyobyabwenge kuko baba bashutswe. Ben’icyaha gikomeye ni ababicuruza kuko ni bo babifitemo inyungu, ijisho riragenda ribabona kandi ribasunika nk’uko Bishop Bilindabagabo abyemeza.

Mu kwezi kwa Mata habaye ibyaha 22 mu Karere ka Gakenke bitandukanye n’ukwezi kwa Weruwe habaruwe gusa ibyaha 11.  Ngo uko kwiyongera kw’ibyaha byatewe n’uko abaturage babonye amafaranga bakuye ku musaruro w’ibigori n’ikawa.

Mu nama y’umutekano yaguye yabaye tariki 29/04/2013, yagaragaje ko icyaha cyo gukubita no gukomeretsa  cyiza ku isonga kubera ubusinzi. Abitabiriye iyo nama  bagaragaza ko ubusinzi byiyongereye bitewe n’uko ibigori n’ikawa byeze,  abaturage bakaba bafite amafaranga yo kunywera.

Umuyobozi w’Akarere ka Gakenke, Nzamwita Deo, avuga ko abaturage bagize umuco gusinda igihe babonye amafaranga, bikaba bisaba kubigisha kuzigama amafaranga bakayoshora mu mishinga ibyara inyungu aho kuyanywera.

Agira ati: “… tugiye kujya tubereka ko iyo umuntu abonye amafaranga cyane cyane ubu abaturage bacu baba bejeje ibigori ahubwo bayashora mu yindi mishinga yunguka aho kugenda ngo yose bayamarire mu kabari…

Noneho bikaba bitangaje aho umuntu afata amafaranga ye, yakoreye, yamuvunye yajya mu kabari bakamukubitaramo. Ngira ngo icyo ni ikintu gikomeye kwigisha abantu ko ibintu byo kunywa no gusinda bitakigezweho rwose mu gihe abandi barangamiye iterambere. ”

Uretse n’amafaranga menshi,   ngo ubusinzi bushobora kuba bufitanye isano n’ibihe by’imvura bituma  abaturage batinda mu kabari bugamye imvura bikabaviramo kunywa cyane. Inama y’umutekano yanzuye ko ba nyir’utubari utubari bagomba kubahiriza amasaha yo gufungura no gufunga.

Icyaha cy’ubujura na cyo  cyaje ku isonga muri uku kwezi kwa Mata. Abasore babyukira ku dusentere tw’ubucuruzi batagira icyo bakora bashyirwa mu majwi ko ari bo bakora ubwo bujura. Umuyobozi w’akarere avuga ko abo basore bagiye kubafata bagashyirwa mu kigo ngororamuco.

Ati: “ ubujura twasanze bukunda gukorerwa ahantu hari udusentere , ku dusentere ni ho hari abantu b’insoresore . Aha twavuze ko mu gihe gitoya tuzaba twabanyujije muri transit center y’akarere, ubwo twizera ko ba bandi bigize baruharwa  abo ngabo turabanyuza aho ngaho tukaba akazi , ibyo bijyanye no kwiba bihagarara.”

Ikindi, muri uku kwezi, abantu barindwi bitabye Imana kubera ibiza mu gihe abandi batanu bapfuye bagwiriwe n’ibirombe mu murenge wa Ruli na Coko.

Samuel Sembagare, mayor of Burera district

Samuel Sembagare, mayor of Burera District has revealed that means are being devised to increase the districts revenue in order to accomplish planned development projects.

This comes after Burera district has on many occasions failed to successfully implement the pledged performance contracts due to insufficient funds.

Mayor Samuel Sembagare explains that Burera district gets up to Rwf400 million annually and decisions are being taken to increase the income.

He asserts that most of the revenue is expected from mines of precious stones since a new policy has been made regarding the mines generating income for the district.

Burera district has two mines that is Gifurwe mine in Rugengabari sector and New Bugarama mining in Kagogo sector, the mayor adds.

In addition, residents will be educated and to seek contribution of entrepreneurs born in Burera district as one way of increasing the district revenue.

Sembagare points out all will be done so that Burera district achieves fast development.

Mu kwezi  kwa Mata 2013, abantu barindwi bitabye Imana bahitanywe n’inkuba ndetse n’imvura nyinshi yaguye mu bice bitandukanye by’Akarere ka Gakenke. Iyo mvura yasambuye  n’amazu arenga 33.

Abantu babatu  bakubiswe n’inkuba barapfa mu mirenge ya Rusasa, Minazi na Muzo kandi zinica n’inka ebyiri mu Murenge wa Muzo, Akagali ka Rwa. Undi muntu  yitabye Imana aguye mu nzu yaguye nyuma yo kuridukirwa n’inkangu.

Iyi mvura  ivanzemo umuyaga mwinshi yabaye nyinshi muri iki gihe cy’itumba ugereranyije n’umwaka ushize isambura  amazu arenga 30 mu mirenge ya Gakenke na Nemba,  bamwe mu basizwe iheruheru n’iyo mvura  bagicumbitse mu bavandimwe.

Ibi biza byatumye  imigezi yuzura itwara abantu aho batatu na bo bitabye Imana batwawe n’imigezi ya Base na  Cyacika ndetse n’Uruzi rwa Nyabarongo. Ngo abatwawe n’amazi  byatewe n’ubusinzi no gusugura amazi kandi aba ari menshi.

Ubuyobozi bw’akarere buvuga ko abantu batuye ahantu hashyira ubuzima bwabo mu kaga  (high risk zone)  bagomba gukangurirwa  kuhava n’ibiraro byo kwambukiraho bikongerwaho ibiti kugira ngo abantu batagwa mu migezi kubera kwambukira ku giti kimwe cyangwa bibiri.

Jean Maria Rugerero Runiga, former M23 rebel president (net photo)

The former M23 rebel president, Jean-Marie Runiga, has openly renounced all political activities and any issues that can be affiliated to armed groups.

“I, Jean-Marie Rugerero Runiga, hereby willingly and permanently renounce all political activities that can be associated to armed groups…,” he swore during an event attended by members of the diplomatic mission in Rwanda and international agencies.

Runiga signed the oath willingly while requesting for refugee status from UNCHR.

He and other rebel members fled to Rwanda in March 2013, after serious fighting broke- out between M23 two rebel factions. A group of 1,500 fighters led by Brig. Gen. Sultani Makenga, pushed Runiga’s group of 682 rebel fighters to neighbouring Rwanda.

Runiga and other former rebel officers, Colonel Innocent Zimurinda and Brig. Gen Baudoin Ngaruye, also asked the UN to speed up the process of granting them refugee status, saying that they felt uneasy staying in camps.

The event was also witnessed by Rwanda’s Minister for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, Seraphine Mukantabana, who said that Rwanda would respect the international convention governing refugees. The Minister was responding to questions by diplomats on what would be the implication of status change by the ex-combatants to the DRC.

She dismissed as untrue reports alleging that some former rebels had fled back to the Eastern Congo to join DRC rebels.  The minister told diplomats and reporters that all ex-rebel members that fled to Rwanda were still in the camp, including former leader Jean Maria Runiga.

On receiving refugee status, the ex-combatants will be granted permission move freely or be taken to suitable refugee camps across the country.

Rwanda has been ranked top in the World Bank’s “Doing Business in the East African Community (EAC) 2013” report.

Rwanda has been ranked top in the World Bank’s “Doing Business in the East African Community (EAC) 2013” report.

This was announced at the launch of the report on Wednesday in Kigali and indicates that Rwanda is the top EAC economy to introduce regulatory reforms that have improved the business environment between 2005 and 2012

In the report, Rwanda ranked 52nd globally out of 185 countries. Uganda and Kenya were ranked 120 and 121, respectively, while Tanzania came fourth, at position 134 globally. Burundi came last in the region.

The report also highlights Rwanda’s success in cutting red tape and encouraging private sector led growth.

According to the report, Rwanda’s commitment to private sector development has facilitated growth in exports, domestic investment and foreign direct investment inflows and the implementation of effective fiscal policies supported by structural and institutional reforms.

Rwanda was also ranked the second economy globally to advance in closing the gap to the frontier.

The frontier is the highest performance observed on each indicator in the report. The better an economy is doing, the closer it is to 100. Rwanda has gone from 38 in 2006 to 64.5 in 2013.

This, according to the government was facilitated by the implementation of 23 regulatory reforms since 2005 to facilitate a competitive and easy business process.

In her remarks during the report launch, Minister Monique Mukaluriza called on EAC member states to harmonise policies and laws.

“Policies and protocols to improve the business environment for our entrepreneurs should be fast tracked,” she said.

She also urged partner states to copy each other’s best practices so as to improve the region’s competitiveness and attraction of investors.

The report says that over the last year, improvements were seen in all five EAC countries. The report also highlights that e-government initiatives in the region provide an opportunity for easy access to information as well as increasing transparency.

The report also ranked EAC as a regional bloc higher, on average, than COMESA, SADC and ECOWAS.

Mu ijambo umuyobozi w’Akarere ka Huye, Kayiranga Muzuka Eugène, yagejeje ku bari bateraniye i Kinazi ubwo abaturage bo muri uyu Murenge bashyinguraga bakanibuka jenoside yakorewe abatutsi, kuwa 28/4/2012, yibukije ko uretse kuba FPR Inkotanyi baratabaye abatutsi bicwaga, banatabaye n’abahutu babicaga.

Uyu muyobozi yagize ati “igihe twibuka jenoside, ni n’umwanya wo kwibuka ubutwari, n’ingufu abasore b’Abanyarwanda, abasore b’Inkotanyi, bakoresheje kugira ngo tugire n’urokoka, kugira ngo barokore Abanyarwanda”.

Yakomeje agira ati “Nkunda kuvuga ko uretse ko barokoye n’abatutsi bicwaga, ariko n’abahutu nta wari gusigara. Kuko iyo bamara kwica abatutsi, turahamya ko bari gusubiranamo barwanira ibisahurano.”

Uyu muyobozi yakomeje avuga ko ikimutera guhamya ko abahagaritse jenoside batabaye n’abicanyi ari ukubera ko bamaze kwica abatutsi batangiye gushinga imbago mu masambu yabo. Agahamya rero yuko na bo ubwabo bari gusubiranamo bapfa ayo masambu kubera ko hari uwari kuvuga ngo “njyewe naramwishe none ni wowe uri guhinga iyi sambu? “Na we akamuhindukirana akamwica.

Yunzemo agira ati “Turahamya ko n’imbunda bari bamaze kubaha batari kubasha kuzibambura, ahubwo bari guhindukira bakazibicisha. Ibyo byari ngombwa. Ingabo za FPR rero turazishimira ko u Rwanda ubu rutekanye, ko Abanyarwanda babanye neza, ko dufata umwanya tukibuka abacu.”

U Rwanda nk’Igihugu cyashegeshwe na jenoside ku buryo bukomeye rukeneye gutera intambwe ndende cyane kugira ngo rubashe kugera ahashimishije mu iterambere kandi buri wese akaba asabwa kubigiramo uruhare.

Ibi byasabwe na Visi Perezida w’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko/Umutwe w’Abadepite, Kankera Marie Josée ubwo, tariki ya 30/04/2013 yifatanyaga n’abaturage bo mu murenge wa Shangi mu karere ka Nyamasheke mu muhango wo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 19 jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, by’umwihariko abaguye kuri Paruwase ya Kiliziya Gatolika ya Shangi.

Umuhango wo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 19 jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu murenge wa Shangi wo mu karere ka Nyamasheke waranzwe no gushyingura mu cyubahiro imibiri 6 mu Rwubutso rwa jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi rwa Shangi, abantu bunamira imibiri isaga ibihumbi 13 irushyinguyemo.

Uyu muhango kandi waranzwe no kwibukira ku Cyobo cyitiriwe “Croix-Rouge” cyajugunywemo Abatutsi benshi bashukwaga ko bahungishirijwe kuri Croix-Rouge maze bakahicirwa. Bamwe mu bajugunywe muri iki cyobo bakaba ari ababaga biciwe hafi aho cyangwa se abandi bicirwagaho, ndetse n’abajugunywagamo ari bazima, nk’uko byatangajwe n’abaharokokeye.

Visi Perezida w’Inteko Ishinga Amategeko mu Mutwe w’Abadepite, Kankera Marie Josée wari waje kwifatanya n’abaturage kwibuka ku nshuro ya 19 jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi yihanganishije ababuriye ababo mu murenge wa Shangi kandi abakangurira kurushaho guharanira kwigira.

Visi Perezida w’Inteko, Kankera yabwiye abaturage ko u Rwanda nk’Igihugu cyashegeshwe na jenoside ku buryo bukomeye, gikeneye gutera intambwe ndende cyane kugira ngo kibashe kugira aho kigera hishimirwa mu nzira y’amajyambere; bityo abana b’ahazaza h’u Rwanda bakazabasha kubaho neza.

Visi Perezida w’Inteko Kankera yabwiye abari bateraniye i Shangi ko kugira ngo ibyo bigerweho bisaba abaturage bose bafatanyije gukomeza kubaka ubumwe n’ubwiyunge bw’Abanyarwanda, bima amatwi abashaka kubatesha umurongo kandi abantu bose bagaharanira gukomeza kubaka ubufatanye ndetse no kuba hafi ya bagenzi babo bacitse ku icumu  bacyugarijwe n’ubukene.

Umuyobozi w’akarere ka Nyamasheke, Habyarimana Jean Baptiste na we yihanganishije ababuze ababo kandi avuga ko amateka ya jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi akwiriye kwigishwa mu bana bato kugira ngo hirindwe uwabayobya.

Habyarimana avuga ko igishimishije ari uko urubyiruko rugenda rusobanukirwa neza n’amateka ya jenoside kandi rukaba ruharanira kurwanya ingengabitekerezo yayo rwivuye inyuma. Ibi kandi byagaragariye mu gihe cy’icyunamo cyo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 19 jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, aho urubyiruko rw’Intore zo ku rugerero rwatangaga ibiganiro.

Umuhango wo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 19 jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi ku rwego rw’umurenge wa Shangi wabimburiwe n’urugendo rwo kwibuka ndetse hakaba habayeho gutura igitambo cya misa yabereye muri Paruwase ya Kiliziya Gatolika ya Shangi, na yo yiciwemo Abatutsi ubwo bari bahahungiye bizera ko bari buhakirire nko mu nzu y’Imana.

Urubyiruko rwo mu karere ka Burera rwibumbiye mu ma-Club yo kurwanya ibiyobyabwenge ruributswa ko rugomba kuba jisho rya bagenzi babo mu kurwanya ibiyobyabwenge cyane cyane kanyanga ikunze kugaragara muri ako karere.

Tariki ya 30/04/2013 ubwo urwo rubyiruko rwagiranaga ibiganiro n’abayobozi batandukanye bo mu karere ka Burera, barusobanuriye ko urubyiruko arirwo rugize igice kinini cy’abaturage banywa  kandi bakinjiza muri ako karere ibiyobyabwenge byiganje mo kanyanga.

Ngo urwo rubyiruko rufashe iya mbere mu kurwanya ibyo biyobyabwenge, byacika burundu. Ikindi ngo ni uko urubyiruko ari imbaraga z’igihugu. Ruramutse rwishoye mu biyobyabwenge izo mbaraga ntizaba zikibonetse. Byatuma iterambere ritagerwa ho.

Nirere Laetitia, umukozi ushinzwe gahunda y’Ijisho ry’Umuturanyi mu karere ka Burera yasabye urwo rubyiruko kuba ijisho rya bagenzi barwo n’abandi baturanyi barwo, rumenya kandi rutanga amakuru y’abanywa ibiyobyabwenge nka kanyanga.

Yakomeje asobanura ko gahunda y’Ijisho ry’Umuturanyi igamije kurandura burundu ibiyobyabwenge mu Rwanda buri wese abigize mo uruhare.

Inzego z’umutekano mu karere ka Burera zahanuye urwo rubyiruko zirusaba kwihesha agaciro mu kurwanya ibiyobyabwenge. Barusobanuriye amoko y’ibiyobya bwenge n’uburyo bwo kubirwanya.

Urwo rubyiruko kandi rwasobanuriwe amwe mu mategeko ahana abanywa, abatwara n’abacuruza ibiyobyabwenge ndetse n’ingaruka  zabyo ku iterambere ry’igihugu.

Urubyiruko rwo mu karere ka Burera rwiyemeje kugira uruhare mu kurwanya ibiyobyabwenge rukangurira bagenzi babo baba babinywa kubireka ndetse batanga n’amakuru y’aho biri.

Akarere ka Burera kari mu turere two mu Rwanda  twinjira mo ibiyobyabwenge byinshi kubera  igice kinini cyako gikora ku mupaka. Ako karere gahana imbibi n’igihugu cy’Ubugande. Muri icyo gihugu niho haturuka kanyanga igaragara muri ako karere.

Abanyarwanda baherutse kurangiza amasomo ya mbere yo gusubira mubuzima busanzwe, baravuga ko bamaze igihe kinini bizera ikinyoma, cy’uko mu Rwanda nta mutekano uhari, nyamara bagasanga igihugu kimaze igihe kinini gitekanye bidasubirwaho.

Nyuma y’uko abagize icyiciro cya 46 cy’abitandukanyije n’imitwe yitwaje intwaro yo mu mashyamba ya Congo bashoje amasomo bahabwa mbere yo gusubira mubuzima busanzwe I Mutobo mu karere ka Musanze, baravuga ko ubu batekanye kuruta cyane uko bumva bameze bakiri mu mashyamba.

Aba bantu bagera ku 126 bose bahoze ari abarwanyi ba FDLR, basubijwe mu buzima busanzwe, nyuma yo guhabwa amasomo azabafasha gutangira ubuzima busanzwe ndetse no kwihuta mu iterambere kimwe n’abandi banyarwanda.

Aisha Nyiraminani, umubyeyi w’ abana batatu, avugako bakiri mu mashyamba bahoraga babwirwa ko umuntu ugeze mu gihugu atabasha gukomeza kubaho, nyamara ngo yasanze ibi atari ukuri kuva igihe kirekire.

Ati: “Nyuma yo kuganirizwa n’abantu batandukanye nasanze ibyo kwica ugeze mu gihugu bitarigeze bibaho”.

Asoza amasomo y’ikiciro cya 46, perezida wa komisiyo yo gusubiza mu buzima busanzwe abahoze kurugerero, Jean Sayinzoga yashimiye aba bantu kubera icyemezo cyiza bafashe cyo kugaruma mu gihugu cyabo, ngo bafatanye n’abandi bagisanze mo kugiteza imbere.

Yabasabye kandi gukomeza gukangurira abo basize inyuma gutaha mu gihugu, bakava mu mashyamba cyane ko ntacyo abagezaho.

Security officials explaining to the youth consequences of drugs and how to fight drugs

Security officials in Burera district have asked youth in Anti-drug clubs to strive for dignity as they fight drugs that retard the country’s development.

The remark was made on April 30^th 2013 during the meeting of different leaders and youth members of Anti-drugs clubs in Burera district.

During the meeting, Youth were reminded to spearhead the fight against drugs because they are the future leaders.The officials added that youth make the biggest number of drug users and dealers especially dry gin in Burera district.

Laetitia Nirere, in charge of ‘neighbours eye’ program in Burera district asks youth to be their neighbours keepers and report people who use drugs such as dry gin among others.

She explains that ‘neighbors eye’ program aims at eradicating drugs in Rwanda with every residents’ participation.

Security officers explained to the youth types of drugs, legal punishment of drug dealers and users and its dangers on the development of the country.

Burera youth promised to take on the struggle against drugs through sensitizing other youth on the dangers of drug use and to report such crimes.

Burera district is one of the places with many drug issues because it neighbors with Uganda where dry gin is exported from.

Abahagarariye ibihugu byabo mu Rwanda n’abandi banyapolitiki basuye inkambi y’abahoze ari abarwanyi muri M23, mugihe u Rwanda runyomoza ibitangazamakuru mpuzamahanga biherutse gutangaza ko hari bamwe muri aba basirikare basubiye kurwana muri Congo.

Aba bashyitsi b’abanyapolitike basuye iyi nkambi y’abahoze ari abarwanyi muri M23 igice cya Runiga, bari bayobowe na minisitiri w’u Rwanda ushinzwe ibibazo by’impunzi.

Nkuko minisitiri w’ibiza no Guscyura impunzi ,Mukantabana Seraphine yabitangaje ngo uku gusura iyi nkambi byatumye amakuru amwe n’amwe y’ikinyoma ko ingabo za M23 za Runiga zasubiye kurwana muri Congo ari ibinyoma.

Yagize ati ”Nta muntu n’umwe muri aba bahoze ari abasirikare bahungiye mu Rwanda wigeze uva aha,mwabiboneye na Runiga mwamubonye kandi baravuze ngo yasubiyeyo, Abakwirakwiza ibyo bihuha ni abashaka gusiga isura mbi u Rwanda muruhando mpuzamahanga.”

Minisitiri akomeza avuga ko u Rwanda rushyigikiye ko amahoro aboneka mu karere bityo ko rutareka abantu batera igihugu bavuye mu Rwanda.

Ikindi ngo ni uko abahoze ari abarwanyi  muri M23 bahungiye mu Rwanda ubu bamaze kwamburwa intwaro ndetse n’imyenda ya gisirikare ubu bakaba baramaze gusinya amasezerano avuga ko baretse ibikorwa bya gisirikare.

Abagera kuri 682 nibo bari muri iyi nkambi iri mu karere ka Ngoma. Nkuko bagiye babyivugira ngo ubuzima bariho ntabwo ari bubi ngo ariko hari igikwiye kongerwa.

Umwe muri bo yagize ati” Tubona tubayeho neza ugereranije n’ubuzima bw’ubuhunzi. ntitubayeho nkuko twaba turi iwacu ariko nanone ntabwo umuntu yavuga ko tuayeho nabi.”

Minisitiri w’ibiza no gucyura impunzi avuga kukibazo cy’uko aba bantu babayeho,ngo ubu u Rwanda nirwo rubamenyera imibereho bityo anasaba ibindi bihugu kuba byafasha u Rwanda mu kubafasha ubuzima bwabo.Yavuze ko mubushobozi bw’igihugu bubabonera ibigori n’ibishyimbo.

Aba bantu uko ari 682 bari abanyapolitike,abahoze ari abasirikare ari nawo mubare minini urimo ndetse n’abagore batatu bari abanyapolitike.

Nyuma yo gusinya amsezerano y’uko baretse ibikorwa bya gisirikare, ubu bahawe amezi ari hagati y’ abiri n’atanu ngo hagenzurwe niba koko ibyo basinyiye byabavuye ku mutima ubundi babone kwitwa impunzi babe banakwaka kujya aho bashaka kwaka ubuhungiro.

Bamwe mu bahagarariye ibihugu byabo mu Rwanda bari basuye iyi nkambi y’impunzi bahise batangaza ko nyuma yo kureba ubuzima bw’aba bantu bagiye kubimenyesha ibihugu bahagarariye ngo bibe byagira icyo bikora bifashe u Rwanda gutunga abo bantu.

Impunzi zisanzwe zitari abasirikare zahungiye mu Rwanda zivuye muri RDC, zahitaga zijyanwa munkambi ziri Kigeme n’ahandi mu Rwanda.

Abahunze ari abasirikare kuruhande rwa Runiga ubwo umutwe urwanya leta ya RDC wacikagamo ibice bibili (igice cyiyobowe na General Makenga ndetse n’ikiyobowe na Runiga) bo bahise bajyanwa munkambi iri I Ngoma muntara y’Iburasirazuba bw’u Rwanda kure y’igihugu bavuyemo nkuko amategeko mpuzamahanga abiteganya.