The death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody has sent shockwaves through Kenya, plunging the country into protests and placing the spotlight squarely on the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Kipkoech Lagat. The high-ranking police official, who filed the complaint that led to Ojwang’s arrest, has now resigned amid growing public outrage, […]
April 11 1994: A Dark Day When the International Community Abandoned Rwanda.
On April 11 1994, Belgian troops under the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Rwanda (UNMIR) withdrew from the ETO school in Kicukiro in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, abandoning thousands Tutsi from the area who had sought safety at a UN base. This was during the 1994 genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. As they sped off, the […]
Rwanda Registers Improvement in Corruption Perception Index
Rwanda has managed to secure an improved ranking in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), amidst a low performance among Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Countries compared to other regions. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the globe by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to […]
Rwanda Takes Issue with British Court Ruling that Country is not Safe for Asylum Seekers
Kigali, Rwanda Press, 29 June 2023 –The government of Rwanda on Thursday took an issue with a British court, ruling over the relocation of UK migrants to Rwanda, rejecting the court’s decision that the East African nation is not safe for asylum seekers and refugees. The UK government has been trying to send asylum seekers to […]
Former Gasabo District Leaders Granted Bail
Kigali, Rwanda Press, June 29, 2023 – The Higher-instance court in Gasabo District has granted bail to former Mayor Stephen Rwamurangwa, Raymond Chretien Mberabahizi, Former Vice Mayor Gasabo District, Jeanne d’Arc, Nyirabihogo, former Director of One Stop Center and Jean Baptiste Bizimana, the Gasabo district Engineer. The quartet were arrested in April this year, on […]
Nudity, Public Indecency Spark Parliament Debate Amid High Crime Rate
Kigali, Rwanda Press, 27 June 2023 – A debate intensified among Rwanda’s MPs on Monday, June 26, 2023, when the Government proposed an amendment of the Laws determining offences and penalties in general and criminal procedure to reduce heavy punishments. The proposal came through the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) criminal report presented to parliament this […]