Les habitants de Nyagatare réclament aussi l’amendement de la constitution

Les 28 représentants de tous les secteurs du District de Nyagatare ont déposé leurs pétitions au Parlement du Rwanda. Ces pétitions ont été signées  par  plus de 38 milles personnes qui réclament la modification de l’article 101 de la Constitution Rwandaise afin de permettre au Président Kagame de briguer le troisième mandat.

Ces milliers d’habitants signataires comprennent la jeunesse, les femmes, les motocyclistes, les personnes handicapées, le secteur privé, les coopératives agro-éleveurs.

Ces pétitions qui ont été déposées le 29 Mai 2015 viennent s’ajoutent à d’autres millions de pétitions déjà déposées au Parlement.

Nous avons déjà reçu plus de deux millions de demandes de la population pour la révision de l’article 101 de la Constitution portant sur la limitation du nombre de mandats présidentiels. Ce sont les gens qui prennent cette initiative et ne sont pas du tout forcés.  », a déclaré Donatilla Mukabalisa, présidente de la Chambre des députés.

Suite à cette pression exercée au Parlement rwandais due aux demandes qui affluent depuis plusieurs mois demandant l’amendement de l’article 101 de la constitution rwandaise, ces pétitions spontanées seront examinées en séance plénière entre le 5 juin et le 4 août.

The Burera district vice mayor for finance and economic development Joseph Zaraduhaye said that the district is in a renewed bid to attract more contributions towards the Agaciro development fund.

Vice Mayor Joseph Zaraduhaye

While meeting residents of Butaro sector said that the initiative is aimed at making the country self-reliant as far as funding development ventures is concerned.

The initiative, which was launched in August 2012, is Rwanda’s first sovereign fund based on voluntary donations by Rwandans, well-wishers and corporate companies.

Joseph Zaraduhaye also called on ordinary Rwandans in Burera district to make voluntary contributions, regardless of the amount.

Following the launch of AgDF, several corporates announced institutional and individual staff contributions, which together ran into hundreds of millions of Rwandans Francs. Individual Rwandans, including a motorcyclist and cleaner, also took to the floor, and made contributions, with the former doing it through SMS.

Abarokotse jenoside yakorewe abatutsi muri  Mata 1994 bo mu karere ka Rutsiro baratangaza ko gushyingura mucyubahiro imibiri y’ ababo bishwe muri Jenoside ari ukubasubiza icyubahiro bambuwe n’ababishe.

Ibi babitangaje kuri icyi cyumweru tariki ya 31 Gicurasi 2015 ubwo ku rwibutso rw’umurenge wa Musasa hashyinguwe mu cyubahiro imibiri y’abashwe muri Jenoside isaga 2400 ,bakaba bavuga ko mu gihe batari bazi aho biciwe ngo bashyingurwe byababazaga ariko ho bashyinguriwe mu cyubahiro mu rwibutso ngo babona ko babashubije icyubahiro.

Odeta Dusabemariya utuye mu kagari ka Gabiro mu murenge wa Musasa yabuze abavandimwe be 5 yagize ati” kuri njyewe uyu munsi ndishimye kuko tubahaye agaciro bari barambuwe n’ababishe babaziza uko baremwe”

Undi nawe witwa kageruka Emmanuel nawe yemeza ko kuba yarabuze abantu be bose agasigarana na nyirasenge gusa abandi basaga 70 barishwe ,kuba bashyinguwe mu cyubahiro ngo abona ari ikintu gikomeye atazibagirwa kuko ngo yasubije abo bavandimwe be icyubahiro.

Umunyamabanga wa Leta muri minisiteri y’ubuhinzi n’ubworozi akaba n’imboni ya Guverinoma mu karere ka Rutsiro Tony Nsanganira yifatanyije n’abanyarutsiro akaba yihanganishije ababuze abantu babo avuga ko Leta y’u Rwanda itazihanganira upfobya jenoside kandi ngo izaharanira ko itakongera kuba.

Ati” ibyinshi byavuzwe najye icyo nababwira ni ugukomera ku bantu babuze ababo kandi Leta yacu y’u Rwanda ntizihanganira umuntu uhakana ndetse akanapfobya Jenoside”

Uhagarariye Ibuka mu karere ka Rutsiro Ntihinyuka Janvier yavuze ko  imibiri y’abazize jenoside ikigoranye kuyibona kubera imbogamizi z’abantu badatanga amakuru ngo bashyingurwe mu cyubahiro ndetse no kuba abenshi barishwe bakajugunywa mu kiyaga cya Kivu bityo ntibabaoneke umuyobozi w’akarere Byukusenge Gaspard akaba yijeje ko bagiye kongera ingufu ngo indi mibiri nayo iboneke.

Uretse imibiri 2400 yashyinguwe uyu munsi ku rwibutso rwa Musasa,imibiri isaga ibihumbi 20 niyo imaze gushyingurwa mu cyubahiro mu nzibutso 10 ziri mu karere ka Rutsiro.

Gen Patrick Nyamvumba

Presentation by General Patrick Nyamvumba, Chief of Defence Staff, Rwanda Defence Force, at the Kigali International Conference on Protection of Civilians, 28-29 May 2015

I am pleased to have this opportunity to make my humble contribution to the ongoing efforts to take the Protection of Civilians from UN mandates on paper to actual implementation on the ground.

Introduction

When the UN was created far back in 1945, the founders were spurred on by noble ideals that we still cherish to this very day. In particular, the Preamble to the United Nations Charter claims that the founders were motivated by the desire “…to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small…”

Seven decades down the road, innocent civilians are still suffering during armed conflicts in different parts of the world. Seven decades down the road we are still debating what protection of civilians means. Seven decades down the road we are still lamenting the lack of resources and lack of training to protect civilians in danger even with full-fledged UNSC mandates!

It is my hope that this Conference will reflect further and more deeply on how peacekeepers can effectively implement the POC mandate and come up with practical recommendations on the way forward. In particular, the Conference should propose how to effectively implement the protection of Civilians mandate and how to effectively monitor that implementation.

I have been asked to talk about enhancing capabilities, training and commitment of peacekeepers for protection of civilians mandate. I want to make two major points at the outset. The first point is that while equipment and training are essential for a successful peacekeeping mission, they are rendered irrelevant in the absence of the will to use force to protect civilians. The second point is that to be a good peacekeeper, one must first and foremost be a good soldier. The biggest gap that needs to be filled.

Case of failure to protect civilians: Rwanda 1994

Each time a discussion about protection of civilians comes up, my memory quickly revisits the UN peacekeeping scandal of 1994 in this country. The UN Military Observer Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was withdrawn from the country at a time when its services were most needed. Abandoned by the “International Community’ at an our hour of need, the Rwandese Patriotic Army paid a heavy cost but managed to defeat the genocidal regime and to stop the genocide against the Tutsi. That experience left in my memory the image of UN peace operations as a mockery to international peace and security. No amount of philosophizing about mandates, competing demands, lack of capability, inadequate training and inadequate information could erase that bad image from my memory or the memory of Rwandans. And I say this because of the expectations that come with deployment of peacekeepers.

History of POC Mandate

One would have expected that all peacekeeping missions are meant to protect civilians but this has not always been the case. For a period of fifty four years between 1945 and 1999, protection of civilians was never expressly stated in UN mandates. It was only sixteen years ago that POC featured in a UN peacekeeping mandate. This was in the context of United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) that was authorized by the UNSC in 1999.

Since then, all peacekeeping missions authorized by the Security Council have been mandated to protect civilians. In order to facilitate the execution of this mandate, the UN DPKO and DFS have provided troop and police contributors with pre-deployment POC training modules. Am also happy to note that the three-tiered approach to POC outlined in the Operational Concept on POC in Peacekeeping has got well established amongst peacekeeping operations. This concept of operations covers prevention, physical protection and creation of a protective environment. Furthermore, missions implementing POC mandates have demonstrated their resolve by creating a coordination system to bring together the military, police, civilian, and support components of the mission, whether this in practice works is another matter altogether.

Protection of civilians should be a clear and straightforward concept. Surprisingly, debates on its actual meaning continue in the background and do have an adverse effect on implementation of the POC mandate. There are some troop and police contributing countries who interpret their POC mandate as consisting merely of presence in the vicinity of the civilians that need protection. This approach of protecting by presence is defensive and lacks the exercise of initiative. Fortunately, there are many troop and police contributing countries who understand POC for what it really is, namely to be proactive and to exercise initiative by conducting a whole range of operations designed to reassure the civilians, to throw off-balance the would be attackers.

Evaluation of POC implementation

In 2009, a comprehensive review of POC in peacekeeping operations was conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services. The findings are contained in a report called “Evaluation of the Implementation and Results of protection of civilians mandates in United nations peacekeeping operations – Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (A/68/787)”. They concluded that the chain of events to support protection of civilians was broken.

The report further noted a persistent pattern of peacekeeping operations not intervening with force when civilians are under attack. And this is in spite of the fact that the use of force is legally authorized and consistent with the intent of the UN Security Council and the expectations of civilians.

The Report made three recommendations. The first recommendation was to enhance operational control over contingents which, for understandable reasons, was not fully accepted by the DPKO. The second recommendation was to improve the clarity of peacekeepers’ tasks at the tactical level while the third recommendation was to improve the working level relationship between peacekeeping operations and humanitarian entities.

Operational and tactical missions of a peacekeeping force

The subject of capabilities, training and commitment to POC in UN peacekeeping missions is very important but complex. Before we talk about POC, we need first to understand what peacekeeping really entails on the ground as distinct from peacekeeping as a concept on paper. I have been fortunate to serve as Force Commander with UNAMID in Darfur Sudan and now as Chief of Defence Staff of Rwanda Defence Force in Rwanda. This experience on both sides of the peacekeeping job, one as an employer of forces generated by several TCCs and the other as a generator of forces to Peacekeeping missions, allows me a fairly clear understanding of what capabilities, what training and what commitment are required for troops deployed to UN peacekeeping missions.

Authorizing a UN Peacekeeping mission is one thing, translating the mandate into tangible results on the ground is another and often complex matter. The specifics of UN Peacekeeping mandates vary from mission to mission but in general, Peacekeeping forces are required to Provide a secure environment, observation and monitoring, interposition, enforcement of sanctions, restoration and maintenance of law and order, support to humanitarian activities and, last but not least, protection of civilians.

The above operational missions of a peacekeeping force translate into a myriad of tactical roles and tasks including the following: Securing safe corridors and the passage of convoys; establishing safe havens; separating armed elements (especially in relation to border control, IDP camps, and roads); Military observation and surveillance; preventing mob violence and crowd control; Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR); coercive disarmament; seizing arms caches; Demining; facilitating humanitarian access to conflict areas; securing key facilities and cultural properties; enforcing curfews; ensuring freedom of movement; supporting police presence and patrols; protecting VIPs; providing backup for high-risk arrests; eliminating special threats; handling detainees; preventing looting and pilfering; supporting the prosecution of human rights abuses; transmitting information about human rights abuses to monitoring groups; training local security forces; providing intelligence support focused on civilian protection; stopping hate media; direct use of force against killers.

Each of the above military tasks is complex and highly demanding. The tasks can be carried out only by a force that is adequately trained, adequately equipped, sufficiently motivated and disciplined.

Capabilities for Protection of Civilians

Unfortunately, in practice most, deployed units come in with dilapidated CoE, are deficient in logistics, are poorly trained for the job at hand and are usually handicapped by language barrier. Inadequate military aviation capability is a common defining characteristic of PK forces. Allow me to talk briefly about each of the above mentioned deficiencies that compromise preparedness and hamper the effectiveness of deployed PK forces.

The operational worthiness of PK forces is seriously hampered by the dilapidated state of vital equipment, especially vehicles (mobility) and APCs. The response to operational orders from commanders is therefore sluggish, right size of force required for a particular task cannot be grouped at the right time due to equipment deficiencies.

No military operation can be successful without efficient and timely availability of logistic support. The biggest impediment for UN Peacekeeping operations has been fragile logistic system not encompassing operational needs. In the absence of a permanent logistic system, UN PK forces need to be self-sustaining for at least three months in the event of breakdown of logistic chain due to blocked land/air routes either because of weather or operational conditions.

Peacekeeping operations are sometimes conducted in countries/regions with very vast surface area and impassable roads such as in DRC and Darfur/Sudan. Dedicated military aviation assets are therefore critical for speedy transportation and deployment of forces.

Training for protection of civilians

Peacekeeping operations are very complex and sensitive in nature involving both combat and negotiation dimensions. With no formal training regime in place at UN level as well as in TCCs, the military component is inadequately trained as far as PKOs are concerned. It is incumbent upon the commanders to ensure continuous training of their units while in theatre.

Commitment to protection of civilians

This far, I have outlined the existing gaps in terms of capabilities and training for protection of civilians in the context of UN-mandated peace support operations. I have also made a case for enhancing both the capabilities and the training of peacekeepers. I will now turn to a more vital, yet poorly understood, factor called “commitment’. I say poorly understood because some talk of commitment as though it were an attire one could put on before deploying to a peace support operation and which one would take off once the operation was over. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Commitment is a drive that emanates from many years of education, socialization and professional training. It is born of a deep-seated belief that my “Agaciro” or value is dependent upon the Agaciro I give to the rest of humanity. Commitment is premised on a well-grounded culture that values excellence and detests mediocrity. Commitment is a manifestation of selflessness that should characterize each and every peacekeeper worth the name.

Can commitment be taught? Yes. Can commitment be taught in a few months during pre-deployment training? No. The bitter truth is that if we want to have committed peacekeepers today we should have started nurturing them twenty years ago!

Nurturing the spirit of commitment is a heavy responsibility that lies upon the leadership of the UN member states. It calls for a re-examination of the doctrine and ethos of the military and police organizations of our respective states. This is a difficult job but it is necessary and it can be done.

Conclusion and Recommendations

It is my humble submission that if the UN peace operations are to maintain their relevance in this rapidly changing world there needs to be objective and honest discussions between DPKO, DFS and troop contributing countries on the matter of troop and police preparedness for peacekeeping operations. Out of such frank and objective discussion, the following action points could emerge:

TCCS to clearly demonstrate will to protect civilians in danger even at the risk of physical harm to their sons and daughters in uniform. There could be nothing as painful as watching innocent civilians die while armed forces on a UN peacekeeping mission are deployed nearby. In other words self-preservation of troops on a UN peacekeeping mission should be castigated in clear terms.

The UNDPKO and DFS should ensure that pre-deployment and in-theatre inspections of troop preparedness is professionally conducted with the highest levels of integrity. Tough measures should be taken wherever preparedness is found to fall short of the required minimum. Any force found inadequately prepared should be barred from deploying while a deployed force which is found below the threshold of preparedness should be withdrawn immediately without any apologies. Failure to take such stern and decisive action would be tantamount to complicity to harm civilians in danger.

The UN Force commanders should be given more powers especially to take action whenever a force deployed from a particular TCC is found glaringly unprepared for the mission.

The compensation regime for CoE could also be improved. As mentioned yesterday on the tendency to concentrate more on the market value as opposed to what is needed.A need also for the financial and troop contributors to narrow the gap when it comes to CEO reimbursement(s).

Troop and police contributing countries should take tough disciplinary measures against their peacekeepers if the latter fail to protect civilians in danger within their respective areas of responsibility.

I thank you.

Les détenus de la maison de détention de Rubavu évalués à 1724, regroupés au sein du « Club de l’Unité et Réconciliation » ont exprimé leur souhait à travers les pétitions. Ces prisonniers demandent que l’article 101 de la constitution rwandaise soit amendé pour permettre au Président Kagame de se faire réélire par les Rwandais.

Ce Club est composé par les génocidaires et les rescapés du génocide. Ils affirment que non seulement la bonne gouvernance du Président Kagame a permis le développement du pays mais aussi l’abolition de la peine de mort. D’où leur souhait de modifier la constitution pour garder Kagame comme leader.

Ces détenus ont remis leurs pétitions à Mary Gahonzire, Commissaire générale adjointe des Service Correctionnels du Rwanda (RCS, sigle en anglais) pour les transmettre au Parlement. La Commissaire Gahonzire s’est dit étonnée par le fait que même les prisonniers réclament la modification de cet article 101 de la constitution. « Cela montre que la bonne gouvernance arrive même dans les prisons ».

Gahonzire a toutefois rassuré ces prisonniers qu’elle va déposer leurs pétitions au Parlement du Rwanda. Elle a profité de cette occasion pour demander à ces prisonniers de garder la discipline et de participer au développement du District de Rubavu.

« La plupart d’entre nous seraient déjà morts, mais nous sommes toujours en vie. Et nous avons l’espoir qu’un jour nous serons libres pour aller construire notre pays », a déclaré Félix Niyoniringiye, l’un de ces détenus qui était condamné à mort.

Alfred Ruzirabwoba, qui a participé au génocide contre les Tutsis et la destruction de l’Eglise de Nyange, s’est aussi félicité qu’il est encore vivant. «  Je serai  déjà mort parce j’étais condamné à la peine de mort. Mais heureusement que la peine de mort a été abolie et remplacée par la peine d’emprisonnement à perpétuité ».

Frank Habineza (suit) President of the Democratic Green Party with Party members outside Rwanda’s Parliament

President Paul Kagame has said it is a ‘good thing’ for the opposition Green Party to file a law suit against a request by Rwandans pushing parliament to amend article 101 of the constitution to allow him to run for third term.

In his tweet today at 1:35 am local time, Kagame said “They are exercising their right…the Green Party, good thing.”

Yesterday, the Democratic Green Party, an opposition party in the country filed a lawsuit to Supreme Court, demanding the court to block parliament from lifting presidential term limits to allow Kagame to run for another term.

President Kagame’s term of office ends in 2017. However, more than four million Rwandans have flocked parliament with signed petitions pushing for the constitutional amendment to keep Kagame in office.

Despite pressure from Rwandans on Kagame to stay, the President has remained categorical on the matter.

Speaking to journalists during a monthly press briefing at his office in April this year, Kagame said that he has never lost sleep over the matter.

“I want to do my business for which the Rwandans entrusted me to do and when am done I will be done…I can continue to serve my country in very different ways,” he said.

Rwandans say Kagame has given them peace, security and prosperity and thus should stay.

The speaker of parliament, Donathile Mukabarisa, told journalists that parliament is set to launch a debate between June 5 and August 4, where lawmakers will debate on the amendment as demanded by the petitioners.

Article 101 of the constitution stipulates that the President of the Republic is elected for a term of seven years renewable only once.”

Last week, Democratic Green Party President Frank Habineza was hosted on the state television and expressed his Party’s side on the matter.

In a communiqué he issued after filing suit at Supreme Court yesterday, Habineza said that, “The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda demands the Supreme Court to order the Rwandan Parliament not to change Article 101 of the Constitution; to confirm that no referendum is required for those wishing to remove term limits from the Constitution,”

Source: KT Press

Le camp des réfugiés de Mahama ne connaît plus le problème de manque d’eau

Les membres de l’Assemblée Législative de l’Afrique de l’Est (EALA) ont effectué une visite dans le camp des réfugiés Burundais de Mahama situé dans le District de Kirehe. Cette délégation s’est entretenue avec ces milliers de refugiées.

Ces députés ont été choqués par les causes de leur fuite et la vie dans les tentes alors qu’ils avaient leurs maisons dans leur pays. Ces réfugiés demandent au préalable la sécurité et le désarmement des IMBONERAKURE pour retourner dans leur pays.

Le Rwanda compte actuellement 28,868 réfugiés Burundais et 24.000 parmi eux vivent dans ce camp de Mahama, et le nombre augmente chaque jour. Selon Antoine Ruvebana, Secrétaire permanant au sein du MIDIMAR, « ces réfugiés  avaient le problème de l’insuffisance de l’eau, mais ce problème a été résolu. C’était préoccupant par ce que l’on donnait 9 litres au lieu de donner 20 litres par personnes. Mais  WASAC a résolu ce problème en 5 jours. Et pour le moment il n’y a plus problème d’eau ».

La délégation de l’EALA faisant un tour dans le camp pour s’enquérir de la situation

Térence  Nzohabonayo, Représentant du Camp des réfugiés Burundais de Mahama  a demandé à ces députés de l’EALA la «  restauration de la sécurité au Burundi et le désarmement des IMBONERAKURE ».

Ces derniers sont des jeunes du CNDD-FDD, parti au pouvoir au Burundi. Ils continuent à tuer les gens et semer la terreur au sein de la population. Ils ont déjà provoqué la fuite des milliers de Burundais vers les pays voisin dont le Rwanda, la Tanzanie te la RDC.

« Jusqu’à maintenant ils tuent encore des gens innocents. Nous ne sommes pas contents de vivre dans des tentes alors que nous avons notre pays. Vous devez agir très rapidement, stopper ce groupe qui veut se maintenir au pouvoir en tuant les gens. Mais les larmes des femmes et des enfants de ce camp vont attirer la malédiction pour eux », s’est adressé Nzohabonayo à ces députés de l’EALA.

Face à toutes ces doléances et la situation des réfugiés, Hon Hafsa Mossi n’a pas résisté, elle a pleuré. « On est venu voir l’état des réfugiés Burundais, on salue l’effort de l’Etat Rwandais et d’autres instances habiletés ». Elle a promis de plaidoyer pour que tous les réfugiés rentrent à leur pays.

Dr Hon Martin Nduwimana, ancien Vice-président au Burundi, est lui aussi revenu sur l’objet de leur visite. « Nous saluons l’effort du Rwanda et d’autres qui donnent une assistance à ces réfugiés Burundais. Mais en tant que membres de l’EALA, nous devons stopper la cause de leur fuite pour qu’ils puissent retourner chez eux ».

Hon Célestin Kabahizi, qui représente le Rwanda au sein de l’EALA, a regretté de voir ces Burundais dans le camp de réfugiés alors qu’ils ont leur propre pays. « Nous avons visité ce camp de Mahama, bien qu’ils sont bien-encadrés et assistés, mais la vie qu’ils mènent dans le camp des refugiés est difficile ».

Kabahizi a promis qu’ils vont rédiger un rapport qui sera soumis à l’Assemblée Législative de l’Afrique de l’Est (EALA), afin de discuter sur la solution adéquate à ce problème.

Abaturage barishimira ko basigaye bagira uruhare mu mihigo, bareba aho iterambere ry’igihugu cyo rigeze, nk’iyo bamurikiwe imihigo y’uduce batuyemo bakibonera ibyo bahize ko byagezweho.

Kuri uyu wa 3 Kamena 2015, ubuyobozi bw’umurenge wa Gasaka ku bufatanye n’abafatanyabikorwa b’akarere, muri gahunda yo gushishikariza abaturage, kugira uruhare mu bibakorerwa, bamurikiye abaturage imihigo umurenge wesheje n’itarabashije kweswa.

Abaturage bakaba badutangarije ko bishimiye imihigo yeshejwe kandi n’iyo bagizemo uruhare bibereka ko bo ubwabo bamaze gusobanukirwa.

Dominiko nkurikiye inka arishimira umuhigo w’amatara ku mihanda n’amaziko ya rondereza byeshejwe ijana ku ijana ko byabafashije.

Yagize ati: “imihanda yagiye iharurwa no gucana amatara ku mihanda biradushimisha ndetse no kubaka za rondereza mu ngo zose birengera ibidukikije, ubwo rero uwo muhigo twarawishimiye cyane, rero iyo umuturage yagize uruhare mu bimukorerwa bituma arinda ibyo bikorwa”

Belancile Nyirantwali arishimira igikorwa cyo kubereka imihigo nk’abagore kuko mbere wasanga ari ibyabagabo gusa ntibamenye iyo biva niyo bijya ariko ko nabo bahawe akanya.

Yagize ati: “nk’umudamu ukabona nawe ufite uruhare mu bigukorerwa, birumvikana mbere byajyaga bikorwa n’abagabo ntumenye aho byakorewe biba binejeje iyo dutashye natwe twumva dufite uruhare, tugatanga n’ibitekerezo byacu.”

Nubwo imihigo myinshi yarushijeho kweswa muri uyu mwaka wa 2014-2015 ikibazo usanga kigaruka henshi muri aka karere ndetse no mu gihugu muri rusange usanga gahunda yo kugaburira abana kwishuri iri inyuma.

Gitifu w’umurenge wa Gasaka John bayiringire asanga umuhigo wo kugaburira abana bose ku ishuri ugoranye kuko usaba uruhare rw’ababyeyi ariko ko ubuyobozi bufite gahunda zo kuzamura ibipimo.

Yagize ati: “usanga ari ikibazo cy’ubukene bukabije, cyangwa se imibare ikagenda ihinduka, uku kwezi bayatanga ubutaha ntibatange, ugasanga hari n’ababyeyi banga gutanga amafaranga kuko baturiye amashuri, rero ni ugukomeza kwigisha ababyeyi akamaro kurira ku ishuri.”

Ababyi batabonye amafaranga, bakaba basabwa gutanga amaboko yabo bakora imirimo itandukanye, batanga ibiribwa bibikika cyangwa inkwi.

Students of High Hill Academy in Kicukiro District have vowed to kick drug abuse out of their community and actively sensitise residents in the community against the vice.

The students made the commitment on June 4, during their study tour of Rwanda National Police (RNP) Headquarters in Kacyiru.

During their tour, the students were received by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Damas Gatare, Commissioner for Community Policing, who presented the various activities that RNP conducts in crime prevention, capacity building among other.

“Police is not only responsible for fighting crime and arresting suspects, but also has an obligation to support government’s development agenda in the social, political and economic spheres. This is why we have contributed to programmes like, one cow per family, construction of houses for the poor families and many others,” said ACP Gatare.

Derrick Mico, a senior three student, on behalf of students expressed commitment to partner with RNP in crime prevention by being ambassadors to their fellow youth and communities in calling against GBV and child abuse, as well as drug abuse.

“I had a perception that Police is against the public especially the youth; but after visiting the headquarters and engaging in fruitful discussions, I have found out that I was completely wrong. RNP is a very professional force that is open to partnership with the public – and the youth should be ready to collaborate in this initiative,” he said.

He also called upon fellow youth to be active partners in the fight against drug abuse and importantly share information with Police on anyone involved in such criminal acts.

He also commended the force’s efforts to establish facilities like Forensic laboratory, which he noted is a vital and necessary tool to provide actual and scientific evidences and to make justice more efficient.

Another student, Doreen Mukunzi, commended Police for initiating campaigns and operations against GBV and child abuse, noting that they had had a positive influence in communities.

Damien Nkurunziza, the Principle of High Hill Academy, commended RNP’s enormous effort in maintaining security and for engaging students in the fight against drug abuse, which if not attended to could threaten to destroy the future of the youth.

President Paul Kagame greeting Ugandan military and Police chiefs on arrival for the Northern Corridor summit.

President Paul Kagame on Friday arrived in Uganda’s capital, Kampala for the 10^thNorthern Corridor Integration Projects summit.

The meeting is scheduled for Saturday at Munyonyo Speke Resort.  According to organizers, Kagame will be joined by his counterparts; President Yoweri Museveni his host, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and President Salva Kiir of South Sudan.

During the summit, Heads of state will review progress made on projects previously signed to facilitate regional trade and development.

The Northern Corridor is a transport route that connects Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.

Key projects previously signed include a Standard Gauge Railway project and a landmark single airspace deal signed last year during the 8^th summit held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.

The $13.5billion railway project is expected to change the region’s economic landscape by providing efficient and cost effective rail transport for both goods and passengers.

Rwanda highly looks forward to benefit from the project because it’s landlocked and has no access to railway transport system.

Meanwhile, the single airspace agreement implemented early this year, cut flight fares by 40%, ending misery of regional travelers that had complained of high flight tariffs. Previously, an economy class flight ticket from Juba in S. Sudan to Nairobi, Kenya was $700 and $100 for first class ticket.

Rwanda hosted the 9th Northern Corridor Summit late last year. During the summit, heads of state resolved to speed up the Standard Gauge Railway project to boost regional trade and investment.

The first Northern Corridor summit was held in 2013; Then Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda leaders agreed to meet every 3 months to discuss and review progress of regional development projects.

Burundi, a member of East African Community single customs territory, will be represented at the summit.

Rwanda’s Finance Minister Claver Gatete

Rwandans have the final verdict on who rules them and how they should be governed as enshrined in articles 1 and 2 of the country’s 2003 constitution, Rwanda’s Finance Minister Claver Gatete said.

For the past month, more than four million Rwandans from all 30 districts of a country with 11 million-populations have submitted signed petitions to parliament demanding that a constitutional provision on presidential term limits be amended.

However, Rodney D. Ford, spokesman for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, said June 4 that in no uncertain terms, the U.S. , Rwanda’s major ally won’t be supporting a third term for Kagame.

“The people of Rwanda have a say in whoever has to be the leader and also what the constitution should look like,” Gatete said June 4, in an interview at the World Economic Forum on Africa in South Africa.

Article 101 of Rwanda’s constitution says, “The President is elected for a term of seven years renewable only once. Under no circumstances shall a person hold office of President of Republic for more than two terms.”

President Paul Kagame will soon complete his two terms in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for 2017.

However, Kagame has on several occasions made it very clear that he will follow the law.

Most Rwandans have strongly expressed their desire to have Kagame extend his rule after 2017. Some have threatened to take their lives if he doesn’t seek another term.

As momentum to amend the provision on term limits gains pace among Rwandans, several local and international critics are urging for respect of the constitution.

 “The U.S. supports the principle of democratic transition in countries in the region through free, fair, and credible elections, held in accordance with current constitutions, including provisions regarding term limits,” Rodney said.

“It’s us who better know what is good for us. The World should leave Rwandans alone. We know very well the dark days we have gone through,” Maurice Mbarusha, a civil rights advocate told reporters.

In an interview with Jeune Afrique in March, Kagame said this was the right time for Rwandans to debate democratically, calmly and independently on the term limits issue.

“Conclusions will be drawn by Rwandans and only them. We don’t have the pretentiousness to tell France or the United States who should lead them; the same principle should be applied to us,” he said.

President Paul Kagame, the “Digital President”, as described by the International Telecommunication Union, is trending.

His popularity ratings continue to grow day by day. Now the tweep president has more than a million twitter followers, as of Monday June 8, 2015.

The tech-savvy president follows just 55, among them are global figures, such as the Gates, the Clintons, Tony Blair, and interestingly, his children, Ivan Kagame and Ange Kagame.

He has tweeted 2,440 times since May 2009, when he opened the account.

Kagame is indeed an ardent tweep, compared to other regional presidents and has become the first African presidrnt to hit the one million mark.

Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete has 276,000 followers while President Yoweli Museveni totals 118,000 followers.

Close to President Kagame is Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta with now 892,000. Far away, the South African President Jacob Zuma has got 381,000 followers.

Kagame’s tweets tend to sweep the public off the ground.

He comments on all subjects. On Feb 9, he surprised the public, and congratulated Ivory Coast’s soccer national Les Eléphants “for winning the AFCON2015 trophy and to all teams for a good show.”

Kagame poses for a Selfie with a fan.

Source: KT Press

Immaculee Mukankiriho

Ubwo mu Karere ka Huye bibukaga abagore n’abana biciwe ahitwa mu Muyogoro ho mu Murenge wa Huye, kuri uyu wa 5/6/2015, ubutumwa bwahawe abana bari bahari ni uko ugira nabi ukabisanga imbere, wanagira neza ukabisanga imbere.

Mu gakino aba bana bakiniye imbere ya bagenzi babo babifashijwemo na Madamu Immaculée Mukankiriho, umukozi muri komisiyo y’igihugu  y’abana, umwe yatangiye abwira mugenzi we ngo ndakwanga, uwo abibwiye na we abibwira undi, biza kurangira rya jambo ribwiwe uwaritangiye. Ni na ko byagenze ku ijambo “ndakwanga.”

Ahereye kuri ako gakino rero,  Mukankiriho yagize ati “bana rero mujye mwirinda ikibi, kuko iyo utangije igikorwa cy’urwango birangira nawe ugikorewe, kandi ko iyo utangije igikorwa cy’urwango nawe ugikorerwa.”

Mu butumwa Eugène Kayiranga Muzuka, umuyobozi w’Akarere ka Huye, na we yabwiye aba bana, kimwe n’abandi bantu bari bitabiriye iki gikorwa cyo kwibuka abagore n’abana biciwe mu Muyogoro, ni uko abantu bishe abandi muri jenoside na bo biyishe ubwabo, ndetse bakica n’u Rwanda.

Yagize ati “iyo urebye mu jisho rya mugenzi wawe, wibonamo. Ni ukuvuga ko iyo umwishe nawe uba wiyishe. N’ubwo wowe uba umeze nk’ukiriho, uba warapfuye uhagaze. N’iyo wishe umunagihugu na cyo uba ucyishe kuko ubundi igihugu kigizwe n’abantu.”

Yasabye abana rero kuzakurana umuco w’urukundo, bakirinda kumvira abababwiriza ikibi kuko gukora ikibi nta we byagize icyo bimarira.

Ababyeyi na bo basabwe kuzajya batoza abana umuco mwiza w’urukundo, kuko ngo “ubundi abantu bose bavuka basa, uburere bahawe n’ubuzima babayemo bukaba ari bwo butuma batandukana.”

Aha ni na ho Mukankiriho yahereye avuga ko ubusanzwe abana batozwa imico myiza n’ababyeyi, ko abana bitwaye nabi bigaragaza uburere bubi bahawe, cyane cyane na ba mama wabo.

Yunzemo ati “ubwicanyi bwabereye mu Rwanda ni ikimenyetso ko abagore batsinzwe.”

Itsinda ry’Ihuriro ry’abafatanyabikorwa mu Ntara y’Amajyepfo rifatanyije n’ubuyobozi bw’iyi Ntara bakoze isuzumabikorwa ry’ibikorwa  by’abafatanyabikorwa mu iterambere ry’Akarere ka Ruhango.

Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w’Intara y’Amajyepfo, Izabiriza Jeanne, wari uyoboye iri tsinda tariki ya 02/06/2015, akaba n’Umuyobozi w’iri huriro, avuga ko muri iki gihe ihuriro ryitegura kwizihiza isabukuru y’imyaka icumi, iri suzuma rikorwa bitandukanye gato n’uko ryari risanzwe rikorwa.

Ngo icyibandwaho ni ukureba uruhare ibyagezweho bifite mu guhindura ubuzima n’imibereho by’ababikorewe cyangwa abagenerwabikorwa babyo.

Uyu muyobozi akaba asobanura ko ariyo mpamvu hibandwa ku buhamya bw’abagenerwabikorwa, bakivugira ibyo bagezeho, n’uburyo imibereho yabo yaba yarabashije guhinduka bitututse kuri ibyo bikorwa.

Ibikorwa byasuwe biherereye mu Mirenge ya Kinazi, Ntongwe na Ruhango, Nzabahimana Alexis, ni Perezida wa Koperative CODERIKA, Avuga ko umufatanyabikorwa UGAMA yabafashije kugera kuri byinsh,  ngo mbere bezaga toni 3,5 z’umuceri kuri hegitari imwe, ariko ngo nyuma y’amahugurwa bahawe na UGAMA CSC, bitabiriye gukoresha imbuto nziza n’inyongeramusaruro none bageze kuri toni 6,5.

Ngo banabonye amahugurwa ku buringanire n’ubwuzuzanye, bituma imibanire mu ngo ihinduka. Ndetse ngo insimburamubyizi bahabwaga muri ayo mahugurwa bayihereyeho bashinga ikimina cyo kubitsa no kugurizanya, ubu bakaba bafite amafaranga ibihumbi 600, mu isanduku hatabariwemo ayo bagurije abanyamuryango.

NZABAHIMANA avuga kandi ko bamaze kubona ko umusaruro wabo ari mwinshi, bakabona ko wangirikira ku mbuga kubera kutagira ubuhunikiro, ndetse ibi bigatuma bahendwa n’ababagurira, bahisemo kubaka ubuhunikiro, iki gikorwa nacyo bakaba bagifashwamo na UGAMA. Ngo ubu buhunikiro buzuzura butwaye miliyoni 32, uruhare rw’abanyamuryango rukaba ari ikibanza n’inzu yubwiherero, amfaranga asigaye akazatangwa n’uyu mufatanyabikorwa.

Mu murenge wa Ruhango, hasuwe rimwe mu matsinda y’intambwe ryitwa TUZAMURANE. Amatsinda y’intambwe ahugurwa kandi agakurikiranwa na   CARE International, akaba agamije gutoza abagore n’abagabo bafite ubushobozi buke umuco wo kwizigamira, gukora udushinga duto n’uduciriritse, byose bakabikora mu bushobozi bwabo kuke.

Mukashyaka Jeannette ni umwe mu bagize iri tsinda. Hamwe na bagenzi be, bavuga ko bageze kuri byinshi babikesheje kwishyira hamwe. Avuga ko batangiye muri 2011, batangira bazigama amafaranga ijana buri cyumweru. Ngo baje kugera ku bushobozi bwo kuguriza umunyamuryango amafaranga ibihumbi 50, none uyu munsi babasha kuguriza umunyamuryango ibihumbi 500. Ngo ushaka inguzanyo ahabwa inshuro eshatu z’ubwizigame bwe.

Ubuyobo bw’akarere ka Gisagara buremeza ko imihigo y’ingo ifasha mu iterambere, atari mu ngo gusa ahubwo  ari mu karere, ndetse n’igihugu cyose muri rusange.

Imihigo y’urugo ni uburyo abagize  umuryango biha gahunda y’ibikorwa bagamije kuzageraho mu gihe runaka, ikaba ifasha ifasha abagize umuryango gushyira umuhati mu bikorwa bahigiye gukora bityo iterambere rikihuta.

Nk’uko Nyiramubyeyi Beata utuye mu murenge wa Muganza abivuga, ngo iyo imihigo itabaho ngo amenye ko hari ibyo agomba kwiyemeza kandi akabigeraho, ntiyari kuzigera atera imbere.

Nyiramubyeyi avuga ko ibyo yoyemeje mu ntangiriro z’uyu mwaka w’imihigo 2014-2015 turi hafigusoza, byose yabigezeho. kuri we ngo asanga ari igikorwa gikomeye kuko kuba yariyemeje korora inka akaba yarabigezeho ni umutsindo.

Ati “Iyo ntagira ibyo niyemeza sinari no kubikorera, ariko ubu niyemeje ibintu bitandukanye none mbona binzamura, iyi gahunda izakomeze”

Ubuyobozi bw’akarere ka Gisagara bwo buvuga ko iyi mihigo y’ingo itarangirira mu ngo gusa kuko ari nayo ituma igihugu cyose kizamuka.

Innocent Mvukiyehe umunyamabanga nshingwabikorwa w’akarere ka Gisagara avuga ko imihigo y’ingo ariyo akarere gakesha kuzamuka kuko gahunda zose zitangirira mu ngo, bikazamuka ku rwego rw’umudugudu, akagari, umurenge n’akarere, uturere twazamuka n’igihugu kigatera imbere.

Ati “Ibikorwa binini byose biba byahereye ku bito, n’iterambere ry’akarere rihera mu ngo, abantu bakiyemeza gukora umurimo wabo ukazamura abandi, akarere kagatera imbere n’igihugu kigatera imbere”

Kuri uru ruhare rw’imihigo y’umuryango mu iterambere, Mvukiyehe atanga urugero kuri gahunda yo guhuza ubutaka, akavuga ko ntaho akarere kagira hegitari 100 cyangwa 500, ko ubutaka buba mu baturage, ari nabo biyemeza kubuhuza bakanabuhinga maze hakaboneka umusaruro utubutse.

Buri ntangiriro y’umwaka w’imihigo, kimwe n’uko abayobozi batandukanye bahiga, abaturage b’akarere ka Gisagara nabo bagira amakaye bandikamo imihigo yabo biteguye guhigura uwo mwaka, bakayisinyira imbere y’umukuru w’umudugudu.

Ubuyobozi bw’akarere bwemeza ko buri gihe abaturage imihigo yabo bayihigura ku kigereranyo kiri hejuru ya 80%.

Rwanda-Zambie : Vers l’arrêt et l’extradition des génocidaires à Kigali

Les deux Ministres des affaires étrangères du Rwanda et de la Zambie déclarent qu’ils préparent une convention d’extradition des criminels entre les deux pays. Cette déclaration est intervenue après la signature de cette convention qui sera appliquée sur les génocidaires Rwandais qui se cachent encore en Zambie.

Ces génocidaires pourront désormais être arrêtés et extradés au Rwanda. Cette convention ne concerne pas les refugies Rwandais qui n’ont pas commis aucun crime.

Le Ministre Zambien, Harry Kalaba a parlé de la convention sur l’extradition. « Mon gouvernement va continuer à collaborer avec le Rwanda pour que cette convention d’extradition soit signée le vite possible et que les deux pays réalisent ce qu’ils se sont convenus ».

Ministre Louise Mushikiwabo a fait savoir qu’arrêter les criminels ne devrait pas se baser seulement sur les papiers signés. « La signature de ce traité avec la Zambie est la meilleure façon d’arrêter les génocidaires qui s’y cachent ».

La Ministre Mushikiwabo a révélé cette information après ses entretiens fructueux avec son homologue de la Zambie le 7 Juin 2015 à Kigali. « Nos deux pays sont en train d’analyser le projet en cours concernant la convention d’extradition des criminels et cette convention sera bientôt signée ».

Mushikiwabo a ajouté qu’après la signature d’extradition, les deux pays vont continuer d’assurer la bonne coopération déjà existante. Leurs entretiens ont aussi porté sur d’autres sujets comme le développement de la coopération commerciale, la collaboration dans le maintien de la paix sur le continent Africain et l’échange d’expériences en matière d’éducation.

Les deux pays vont échanger les enseignants et le Rwanda enverra les enseignants de Français en Zambie tandis que la Zambie enverra au Rwanda les enseignants de différentes professions techniques.

When the so called counter-Arab spring swept Egypt, ushering in Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, reports at the time said “millions” of protestors had flocked the streets. On face value, he emerged as a leader the country had been waiting for.

The same happened with Senegal. The most recent case is that of Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria. New leader Muhammadu Buhari has come along in Uncle Sam media as the angel Nigerians deserve. During the grueling campaign, Buhari came out as somebody who is going to wish away the terror group Boko Haram.

Not so fast! But then how come the Egyptian and Nigerian leaders have remained on the back-banner on the world biggest nations; Twitter and Facebook.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, the punching-bag of western journalists and agenda-driven “human rights” groups, who have branded him with all sorts of names, is the preferred choice for ordinary people who are tired of the status quo. The latest Twitter stats show Kagame is the first leader on the entire 54-nation continent to attract more than a million followers.

Compare him to Egypt’s President Sisi has less than 500 followers on Twitter, while Buhari can barely raise 300,000. Even his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan was unable to woo as many followers.

Why would the “dictator” be the best choice all the ordinary folks out there want to associate with? Why do Kenyans want him for “just a year”, as one put it. How come the Burundians are running to Rwanda in their tens of thousands because their leaders cannot provide them what Rwandans take for granted.

In Congo, the villagers who go daily to rotting and dilapidated facilities their government calls “hospitals”, the thought of Rwanda where treatment is free, makes them detest their leaders. Save for the internet hooligans, a vast majority of Congolese cry to have Kagame in Kinshasa bringing some sanity into the nation.

With the Kenyans, perhaps some may be writing “Kagame” on their ballots instead of wasting their votes. Kenyan media cannot have enough of the Rwandan leader. West Africans, who have to travel long distances to get to Dubai – then came RwandAir, wonder why they cannot have a Kagame-photocopy.

For Tanzania, recently, two commenters including one of the 20 presidential candidates got to social media to pour out their frustration with the current dispensation. The presidential aspirant put it to those in the discussion that Kagame can manage Tanzania with just the economy of Dar es Salaam. What he was saying is imagine if Kagame can have resources like Tanzania does, suffering would be a thing of the past.

A Tanzanian businessman went an extra mile. He knows how much the Kagame brand rings with ordinary you and me; he named his 8-storeyed hotel “Kagame Hotel”. When the news emerged recently, it was no brainer why the businessman took up the choice.

Kagame may be the subject of intense scrutiny from the few noisy voices, but walk around Rwanda or to places that have heard about the transformation he has brought, and if you are Rwandan, will know why this country is lucky.

It is that a media in Rwanda rightly called; Kagamecracy!

Au milieu, le Gén. James Kabarebe, Ministre de la Défense de l’armée rwandaise (RDF)

RDF Senior Command and Staff College (RDFCSC), l’Ecole Supérieure Militaire située à Nyakinama dans le District de Musanze au nord du Rwanda, a procédé à la clôture d’une formation d’une année pour 47 officiers supérieurs venants de différents pays africains.

Au cours de cette formation, ces officiers supérieurs ont appris différentes leçons militaires et la façon d’assurer la sécurité, afin de pouvoir analyser scéniquement les problèmes de la sécurité et de trouver les solutions.

Cette troisième promotion comprend des officiers provenant des pays d’Afrique de l’Est (EAC) dont le Rwanda, le Burundi, la Tanzanie et l’Ouganda, et le Soudan du Sud. Depuis 2012, cette école militaire a formé 138 officiers Supérieurs de la région de l’Afrique de l’Afrique.

Lors de son discours de la clôture le 5 juin 2015, le Gén. James Kabarebe, Ministre de la Défense de l’armée rwandaise (RDF) a demandé ces officiers d’utiliser le savoir-faire acquis lors de cette formation, en changeant  le mode opérationnel préexistant dans leurs pays, afin de faciliter la population d’atteindre leurs objectifs.  « Je vous demande de changer votre mode opérationnel ordinaire et ayez cet esprit d’initiative nécessaire afin de permettre d’atteindre vos objectifs ».

Le Gén. Kabarebe a promis que dans les années à venir, ces officiers seront promus aux  hauts rangs /grades militaires. Ils seront aussi confiés des hautes responsabilités militaires qui demande d’être caractérisé par l’intégrité et la discipline pour s’acquitter de  leurs obligations.

Avant de terminer, Kabarebe a rappelé que les connaissances acquises constituent un grand patrimoine pour leurs pays, et qu’ils doivent se servir de ce savoir-faire pour atteindre les objectifs de leurs pays respectifs.

Brig. Gen. Charles Karamba, commandant de cette Ecole Supérieure Militaire, affirme que les leçons données aux militaires au cours de cette formation sont prometteuses. D’où les officiers militaires des pays comme le Nigeria, la Zambie et le Malawi ont demandé de suivre cette formation, et le Rwanda est prêt pour les accueillir l’année prochaine.

Le Major Déo Mutabazi, un officier de RDF, qui a terminé cette formation a gagné un prix d’excellence. Maj. Mutabazi affirme qu’il a acquis beaucoup d’expériences et du savoir-faire, d’où la confiance totale d’assurer efficacement n’importe quelle responsabilité qu’on va lui confier.

Le Major Peter Oyoo, de l’Armée Ougandaise (UPDF), a gagné un prix d’excellence. « Le fait de suivre la formation ensemble et d’échanger les instructeurs parmi les  pays de l’EAC, témoigne de la collaboration étroite entre les pays dans les activités d’assurer la paix à travers la région ».

RDF Senior Command and Staff College ouvre grandement ses portes pour les armées des pays de la région, mais prend en considération la qualité des leçons dispensées. Raison  pour laquelle cette école va travailler davantage en collaboration avec des grandes universités comme, Stanford, Accra et Makerere dans le cadre d’améliorer la qualité et l’efficacité de la formation.

Urwego rwunganira ubuyobozi bw’akarere mu gucunga umutekano DASSO mu karere ka Nyaruguru kuri uyu wa kabiri tariki ya 09/06/2015 rwibukijwe amwe mu mabwiriza agenga imyitwarire yabo mu rwego rwo kurushaho kunoza akazi bakora.

Ubuyobozi bw’akarere ka Nyaruguru bwashimiye abagize uru rwego uburyo mu gihe bamaze bakora akazi ko gucunga umutekano bitwaye neza, hakaba ngo nta makosa bagiye bagwamo ajyanye n’imyitwarire mibi.

Nyuma yo kugezwaho ayo mabwiriza, umuyobozi w’akarere ka Nyaruguru Habitegeko Francois yasabye aba ba DASSO ko intwaro bakwiye kwitwaza ari ubunyangamugayo, kuko ngo aribwo pfundo ryo kwirinda kujya mu bintu bidakwiye.

Umuyobozi w’akarere kandi yabibukije ko nibitwaza ubu bunyangamugayo bizatuma bagaragaza itandukaniro hagati yabo n’urwego basimbuye rwa Local Defence rwavugwagaho imyitwarire mibi.

Ati:”Ubunyangamugayo ni ikintu gikomeye cyane kuko burinda ko umuntu yajya mu bintu bidakwiye. Kandi dufite n’urwego basimbuye abaturage bari bamaze gutakariza ikizere. Iyo habuze ubunyangamugayo rero nibwo wumva ngo abantu bagiye muri za ruswa n’ibindi, akazi kakaba karapfuye kandi ubundi bagomba kurarama bagakiranura abafite ibibazo”.

Abagize urwego rwa DASSO nabo biyemeje gukurikiza amabwiriza bagejejweho kandi biyemeza kwitwararika mu kazi kabo bakora ko gucunga umutekano.

Umuhuzabikorwa wa DASSO mu karere ka Nyaruguru Gasana Isaie yasabye abagize DASSO gukurikiza aya mabwiriza kandi bakongera ikinyabupura mu kazi kabo.

Ati:” Icyo tubasaba cya mbere ni ugukurikiza aya mabwiriza uko ameze kandi bakongera ikinyabupfura (discipline) mu kazi kabo kuko aribyo bizabagirira akamaro kandi bikabafasha kukanoza”.

Aya mabwiriza urwego rwa DASSO rwagejejweho ni ayatanzwe na Minisiteri y’ubutegetsi bw’igihugu ari nayo ifite mu nshingano uru rwego, ubusanzwe rukaba rwakoraga akazi nta mabwiriza abagenga bafite.

A delegation of five parliamentarians from Zanzibar, on June 8, visited Isange One Stop Centre at Kacyiru police hospital and appreciated the achievements registered by the centre as far as addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child abuse is concerned.

The delegation is in the country for a three-day study tour aimed at learning best practices from Rwanda.

Mgeni Hassan, the head of delegation commended Rwanda National Police (RNP) for its significant efforts in addressing GBV issues by providing timely and cost-free medical and psychological needs to victims.

“We came here to learn from what the center has achieved. We are very impressed with the manner in which a GBV case is responded to and how victims are treated. This should be a model to other African states on how to handle GBV cases,” said Mgeni.

She further noted that the experience offered by Isange One Stop Centre will undoubtedly help a great deal to effectively and efficiently help victims of GBV and thus cement Rwanda’s position as a leading champion of gender equality and empowerment.

Mgeni also appreciated the manner in which RNP works closely with its partners and the public in particular, to respond to GBV issues in the country.

“This is a very good example and I think other countries have a very big lesson they can learn from Rwanda. GBV is a serious issue that needs concerted efforts from different players. What is being done in Rwanda is amazing. We shall ensure that we propose this to our government,” said Mgeni.

Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Shafiga Murebwayire, the Coordinator of Isange One Stop Centre at Kacyiru Police Hospital, briefed the delegation on the services offered at the Centre, which include medical and legal services, as well as psychological treatment to victims in a confidential and safe manner.

The delegation later visited the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion and Kigali Memorial Centre to pay tribute to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Established in July 2009, at the Police Hospital in Kacyiru, Isange One Stop Centre currently operates in 16 District Hospitals countrywide.

Plans are underway to increase the number of these centers to 44 hospitals by the end of this yea