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  • Urwishe ya nka !Ibya Ladies Empire ya Oda Paccy byabaye agatereranzamba,umuhanzikazi Eva mu rujijo #rwanda #RwOT

    Ubusanzwe Ladies Empire yari inzu itunganya umuziki mu buryo bw’amajwi n’amashusho ikaba yarashinzwe n’umuraperikazi Uzamberumwana Pacifique wamamaye nka Oda Paccy.

    Uyu muhanzikazi kuri uyu wa Gatatu yanditse ku rukuta rwe rwa Instagram ko “Muyoboke Alexis na Dusabe Eric uzwi nka Alto bagifitanye amasezerano na Ladies Empire.”

    Oda Paccy yabanje gushinga Empire Records mu 2019, nyuma y’umwaka umwe [ubwo ni mu 2020] yaje kubona abafatanyabikorwa mu buryo bw’ubushobozi bahita bamufasha kuyivugurura ndetse ihabwa izina rishya rya Ladies Empire Records.

    Ku Kabiri tariki 10 Ugushyingo 2020, ikinyamakuru UKWEZI, cyatangaje inkuru ivuga ko 'Akasongoye ihwa !Ibitaravuzwe ku igurishwa rya Ladies Empire ya Oda Paccy', igaragaza ko umwuka utari mwiza muri iyi isigaye yitwa Classic Empire.

    Muri iyi nkuru havugwamo ko Oda Paccy aherutse kugurisha Ladies Empire Records ndetse igahindurirwa izina ikitwa Classic Empire Records.

    Abakozi n’abahanzi ba Ladies Empire nabo baragurishijwe ?

    Ku wa 14 Kanama 2020, nibwo Oda Paccy yatangaje byeruye ko yagurishije Ladies Empire Records [iyi ni studio] abayiguze bahita bayihindurira izina yitwa Classic Empire Records.

    Ibi ariko amakuru aturuka imbere avuga ko ibi byatangajwe na Oda Paccy byari ukuyobya uburari kuko iyi studio atayigurishije ahubwo ari uko yari yatsinzwe mu nkiko bityo agahitamo kubwira itangazamakuru ko yagurishije studio.

    Iyi ntabwo ariyo nkuru ! Inkuru kugeza ubu ni uko abahanzi n’abakozi bagiranye amasezerano na Ladies Empire batigeze bamenyeshwa ibijyanye n’imikoranire bazagirana na Classic Empire ari isanzwe.

    Iki kibazo nicyo gifitwe n’umuhanzikazi Eva umwe mu bari basanzwe babarizwa muri Ladies Empire ari nayo yagiranye nayo amasezerano muri Werurwe 2020.

    Mu kiganiro yagiranye na UKWEZI, yavuze ko kugeza ubu atazi neza niba akiri umuhanzi wa Ladies Empire cyangwa Classic Empire.

    Ntabwo twabashije kubona kopi y’amasezerano umuhanzikazi Eva yagiranye na Ladies Empire ariko yaduhishuriye ko ahari ndetse n’umubyeyi we [Se] yayasinyeho cyane ko ariwe umushyigikira mu bikorwa bye bya muzika.

    Yavuze ko 'Njyewe nagiranye nabo amasezerano muri Werurwe uyu mwaka, ariko kuva icyo gihe bagiye bansaba guhora kuri studio ku buryo twari tumaze gukora indirimbo zigera kuri eshanu, gusa ntan’imwe irajya hanze.'

    Umuhanzikazi Eva utarashyira hanze indirimbo ye n’imwe ariko akaba ari umunyempano ndetse witabiriye amarushanwa ya I AM THE FUTURE akagera kure, yavuze ko ajya kujya muri Ladies Empire yari yijejwe gufashwa mu iterambere ry’impano ye ariko ntibyakorwa.

    Yakomeje agira ati 'Ejo bundi hasohoka indirimbo 'feedback’ nibwo bambwiye ngo ninyigaragaramo nibwo bizoroha kugira ngo izindi ndirimbo zanjye zisohoke mu buryo bworoshye abantu bahite bazimenya.'

    Uyu muhanzikazi avuga ko nyuma yo gukora iyi ndirimbo ndetse na nyuma yagiye kuri studio asanga barimutse aho bakoreraga harafunze, agerageje guhamagara Oda Paccy ntiyamwitaba ndetse n’Umujyanama we, Nadia nawe ntiyitaba.

    Gusa ngo nyuma y’igihe aba bose batitaba uyu muhanzikazi cyangwa ngo basubize ubutumwa bwe, yagiye kubona abona indirimbo 'feedback’ irasohotse.

    'Twamaze igihe twarayikoze muri studio nyuma baduhamagara tugiye kwifotoza baraduhamagara ngo tujye kwifotoza ariko nabwo ntitwamenye ibyabaye twashidutse indirimbo yasohotse.'

    Yakomeje agira ati 'Indirimbo nayo imaze gusohoka ntabwo bigeze banshyira ku mbuga nkoranyambaza zabo ahubwo bafataga agace Oda Paccy aririmbamo akaba ariko bashyiraho. Niba bankeneye nk’umuririmbyi badashaka ko nzaza nk’umuhanzi mushya bari kujya banshyira ku mbuga zabo no kunyamamaza n’ibindi byose ariko ntabyo bakoze.'

    Eva avuga ko uretse kuba aba barakomeje kwanga kumwitaba no gusubiza ubutumwa bwe, byageze aho umubyeyi we atangira kumubaza impamvu atakijya kuri studio ndetse n’indirimbo ze zidasohoka, umukobwa akabura icyo amusubiza.

    Ati 'Urumva Papa wanjye niwe unshyigikira yarambazaga nkabura icyo musubiza, ariko ikintu cyambabaje ni uko nawe ubwe yabahamagaye bakanga kumwitaba.'

    Ikinyamakuru UKWEZI cyamanye ko uyu muhanzikazi ateganya kwandika ibaruwa isezera muri Ladies Empire cyane ko ibyo yagombaga guhabwa nayo atigeze abibona. Oda Paccy yavuze ko Muyoboke Alexis na Alto bagifitanye amasezerano na Ladies Empire kandi aherutse gutangaza ko yagurishijwe, haribazwa niba nabo baraguzwe

    Soma inkuru bifitanye isano : Akasongoye ihwa !Ibitaravuzwe ku igurishwa rya Ladies Empire ya Oda Paccy

    Reba hano indirimbo feedback, imwe rukumbi umuhanzikazi Eva agaragaramo

    Source : http://www.ukwezi.rw/Imyidagaduro/article/Urwishe-ya-nka-Ibya-Ladies-Empire-ya-Oda-Paccy-byabaye-agatereranzamba-umuhanzikazi-Eva-mu-rujijo

  • USA: Imbonerahamwe y’ibikurikira nyuma y’Amatora muri America #rwanda #RwOT

    Ibyavuye mu matora yo kuwa kabiri ushize biracyari kubarwa muri leta za Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina na Alaska.

    Muri leta ya Georgia, aho Biden akiri imbere ya Trump, ushinzwe ububanyi n’amahanga yasubije ku byanenzwe n’Abarepubulikani bagenzi be ku buryo ari kwitwara mu matora.

    Uyu witwa Brad Raffensperger, ibiro bye nibyo bishinzwe amatora muri Georgia, yagize ati: “Habaye gutora kunyuranye n’amategeko? Yego byarabaye, kandi ibiro byanjye biri kubigenzura byose.

    “Bizazamura ikinyuranyo gikenewe mu guhindura aho Perezida Trump ubu ari, dushingiye ku majwi y’intumwa (16) za Georgia? Ibyo bisa n’ibidashoboka.”

    Imbonerahamwe y’ibikurikira nyuma y’Amatora ya

    • 08/12: Buri leta igomba kuba yarangije gusubiramo kubara no kwemeza ibyavuye mu matora
    • 14/12: Intumwa zitora zizahurira mu mirwa mikuru ya buri leta zitore perezida na visi perezida
    • 6/01/2021: Inama y’imitwe yombi y’inteko, sena n’abadepite, ngo babare amajwi y’intumwa zatoye
    • 20/01/2021: Kurahira kwa perezida mushya

    Source : https://www.imirasire.rw/?USA-Imbonerahamwe-y-ibikurira-nyuma-y-Amatora-muri-America

  • Tundu Lissu wahatanye na Perezida Magufuli mu matora yongeye guhunga igihugu #Rwanda #RwOT via @kigalitoday #rwanda #RwOT

    Tundu Lissu
    Tundu Lissu

    Mu Bubiligi ni ho n’ubundi yari yarahungiye mu minsi ishize, akaba ari na ho yari ari kwivuriza ibikomere by’amasasu 16 yarashwe n’abageragezaga kumwica mu mwaka wa 2017.

    Nk’uko umunyamakuru wa BBC muri Tanzaniya abitangaza ngo Tundu Lissu yari yahungiye mu rugo rwa Ambasaderi w’u Budage i Dar es Salaam mu cyumweru gishize avuga ko afite ubwoba ko hari abashaka kumwica.

    Uyu muyobozi w’ishyaka rya Chadema na bagenzi be benshi bari barafunzwe kuva amatora yo ku ya 28 Ukwakira 2020 yaba, kimwe n’abandi bagize ishyaka ritavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi rya ACT Wazalendo.

    Polisi yabashinje gutegura imyigaragambyo itemewe n’amategeko no kwigomeka, bamwe muri Chadema bakaba barashinjwaga gutegura gutwika sitasiyo ya lisansi n’amasoko muri Dar es Salaam.

    Abatavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi basabye ko amatora yakongera gukorwa, U Bwongereza na Amerika byahamije ko ibirego by’abatavuga rumwe bifite ishingiro.

    Ariko komisiyo y’igihugu ishinzwe amatora muri Tanzaniya ivuga ko nta buriganya bwabayeho.

    Tundu Lissu uvuga ko avuye mu gihugu kubera impamvu z’umutekano we, yasangije amashusho ku rubuga rwe rwa Twitter avuye aho ambasaderi w’u Budage yari atuye aherekejwe n’abadipolomate ku kibuga cy’indege:

    ✌🏾🇹🇿 pic.twitter.com/8qOQf6nAk0

    — Tundu Antiphas Lissu (@TunduALissu) November 10, 2020

    Umuyobozi w’ishyaka rya Chadema ibitangazamakuru bisubiramo amagambo ye byanditse ko avuga ko adahunze igihugu, ariko ko azakomeza guharanira demokarasi n’ubutabera ari mu Bubiligi, aho azaba yongeye guhungira ku nshuro ya kabiri nyuma yo kuvayo mu kwezi kwa karindwi 2020 agarutse kwiyamamaza.

    Hagati aho Umuvugizi wa Guverinoma ya Tanzaniya yavuze ko nta kimenyetso cyerekana iterabwoba ku buzima bw’abayobozi batavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi, ahubwo abashinja gushyira ibirego bidafite ishingiro ku nzego z’umutekano mu rwego rwo guhisha no kuyobya uburari ko batsinzwe amatora.

    source https://www.kigalitoday.com/politiki/amakuru/article/tundu-lissu-wahatanye-na-perezida-magufuli-mu-matora-yongeye-guhunga-igihugu

  • Imbere y’Urukiko i La Haye, Kabuga Felecien yavuze amazina ye gusa #Rwanda #RwOT via @kigalitoday #rwanda #RwOT

    Kabuga Felicien mu rukiko i La Haye
    Kabuga Felicien mu rukiko i La Haye

    Urubanza rwa Kabuga rwatangiye ku isaha ya saa munanu ku isaha y’i La Haye, saa cyenda zo mu Rwanda.

    Urubanza rugitangira, Umucamanza Iain Bonomy, yabajije Kabuga niba yitabira iburanisha mu rurimi yumva neza, Kabuga Felicien asubiza mu rurimi rw’Igifaransa ati “Ndabumva! Nitwa Kabuga Felisiyani”.

    Kabuga yari yambaye ikoti ry’umukara, ishati y’umweru na karuvati irimo amabara y’umukara n’umweru. Yari yicaye mu igare ryagenewe abafite ubumuga, yambaye agapfukamunwa, imbere ye hateretse agakombe k’umweru.

    Umuvcamanza yibukije ko Icyahoze ari Urukiko Mpuzamahanga Mpanabyaha rwashyiriweho u Rwanda (ICTR), rwakoreraga Arusha muri Tanzaniya, mu 1997 ari bwo rwashinje Kabuga ibyaha birimo ibya Jenoside, ibyibasiye inyoko muntu n’ibindi.

    Yabajije abunganira Kabuga niba yarashyikirijwe inyandiko ikubiyemo ibiregoashinjwa kandi mu rurimi yumva, ubwunganizi bwe buvuga ko yayishyikirijwe, gusa buvuga ko ananiwe cyane.

    Umucamanza yahise asaba ubushinjacyaha gusoma ibirego Kabuga Felicien ashinjwa, uko byakozwe ndetse n’igihe byakorewe.

    Nyuma y’iminota isaga 20 umushinjacyaha asoma ibyaha Kabuga ashinjwa, umucamanza yamuciye mu ijambo, ategeka ko habaho ikiruhuko cy’iminota 30, nyuma y’uko umwunganizi wa Kabuga yari asabye akanya ko kuruhuka kuko uwo yunganira ananiwe cyane.

    Nyuma y’iminota 30, iburanisha ryakomeje, ubushinjacyaha bukomeza gusoma ibyaha Kabuga ashinjwa, birangiye hongera gutangwa iminota 30 y’ikiruhuko.

    Nyuma y’iki kiruhuko, abunganira Kabuga bahawe umwanya, maze bavuga ko bavugishije umukiriya wabo, akavuga ko bitewe n’uburyo yiyumva, atameze neza ku buryo yagira icyo atangaza ku byo ashinjwa.

    Umwe muri bo yagize ati “Twavuganye na Kabuga mbere y’iburanisha, ntabwo yiteguye kuvuga bitewe n’uburyo ameze. Twasaba ga ko mwakwemera guhitamo guceceka kwe”.

    Ubushinjacyaha bwavuze ko bugikomeje iperereza ku byaha Kabuga ashinjwa, buvuga ko bugikomeje kubaza abatangabuhamya, ku buryo bugikeneye nk’amezi atandatu ngo bube bwamaze kwegeranya ibimenyetso.


    source https://www.kigalitoday.com/ubutabera/jenoside/article/imbere-y-urukiko-i-la-haye-kabuga-felecien-yavuze-amazina-ye-gusa

  • Bwa mbere Kabuga Félicien yagaragaye mu rukiko #rwanda #RwOT

    Urugereko rwa Mbere rw’Iremezo rugizwe n’Abacamanza Iain Bonomy, Graciela Susana Gatti Santana na Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya, ni rwo rumuburanisha.

    Source : http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/3/article/Bwa-mbere-Kabuga-Felicien-yagaragaye-mu-rukiko

  • Ibinyamakuru byo muri Uganda bikorera mu kwaha kwa CMI bikomeje guhindanya isura y'u Rwanda ku bwicanyi bwabereye muri Kongo #rwanda #RwOT

    Ibinyamakuru bishinzwe gukwirakwiza ibihuha muri Uganda biterwa inkunga na CMI byongeye gusiga u Rwanda icyasha birutwerera ubwicanyi buherutse kubera muri Kongo babifashijwemo n'Urwego rw'Ubutasi mu gisirikari rwo muri Uganda (CMI) n'Umuyobozi warwo Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho. Binyujijwe mu binyamakuru nka Commandonepost ikinyamakuru cyo muri Uganda cyashinzwe mu rwego rwo rwo kwandika ibinyoma ku Rwanda bashinje ibinyoma u Rwanda bahereye ku bwicanyi buheruka kubera mu gihugu cya Kongo.

    Hari amakuru y'ubwicanyi yabereye aho abantu bari kuri moto bishe Ngezayo Simba mu gitondo cyo kuwa kabiri ushize mu mujyi wa Goma muri Repubulika iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo. Abayobozi ba Kongo batangaje ko umwe mu bakekwa ngo amazina ye ari 'Mutabazi' yafashwe. Ibinyamakuru byo muri Uganda bihembwa na na CMI byibagiwe ko muri Kongo hari abavuga ikinyarwanda kandi bafite amazina y'ikinyarwanda nkuko bimeze mu gihugu cyabo cya Uganda.

    Nk'uko amakuru yizewe aturuka i Goma abitangaza avuga ko Nyakwigendera yaba yarazize amakimbirane ashingiye k'umutungo hakaba hakekwa ko ari yo nyirabayazana w'ubwicanyi bwahitanye Simba mu mugi wa Goma. Abasebya u Rwanda baba mu nzego z'ubuyobozi za Uganda bati byanze bikunze ni u Rwanda rubiri inyuma kuko ntacyo badashinja u Rwanda.

    Abashinzwe umutekano muri Kongo batangaza ko ababikoze batawe muri yombi, ndetse n'umuyobozi wa gisirikare yavuze ko ubwenegihugu bw'abakekwa butaramenyekana. Kurundi ruhande izina Mutabazi risanzwe muri ako karere. Muri Uganda kandi, abantu benshi bitwa izina Mutabazi. Urugero, umwe mu bayobozi bakomeye i Kampala ni Godfrey Mutabazi akaba ari n'umuyobozi wa komisiyo ishinzwe itumanaho muri Uganda.

    The post Ibinyamakuru byo muri Uganda bikorera mu kwaha kwa CMI bikomeje guhindanya isura y'u Rwanda ku bwicanyi bwabereye muri Kongo appeared first on RUSHYASHYA.

    Source : https://rushyashya.net/ibinyamakuru-byo-muri-uganda-bikorera-mu-kwaha-kwa-cmi-bikomeje-guhindanya-isura-yu-rwanda-ku-bwicanyi-bwabereye-muri-kongo/

  • Un don de 4 millions de Rotary Club pour construction d’ablutions dans les Groupes scolaires #rwanda #RwOT

    Le geste posé par les Clubs Rotary rwandais entre parfaitement dans les missions qu’ils se sont assignés, celles d’accompagner les pouvoirs publics dans leur souci d’amélioration du niveau de vie des citoyens. C’est dans ce cadre que les Clubs Rotary interviennent dans l’adduction d’eau potable au profits des habitants, dans la contribution à l’élevation de la qualité de l’enseignement, dans la lutte contre les épidémies qui frappent les Rwandais y compris la poliomyélite, dans la lutte contre l’analphabétisme et la pauvreté, dans la protection de l’environnement et dans la contribution aux programmes de promotion de la paix et amélioration des conditions de la vie sociale.

    Les présidents des Clubs Rotary Rwandais dans une cérémonie de remise du don de plus de quatre millions de francs au MINEDUC pour construction d’ablutions des élèves avant d’entrer dans leurs classes respectives et à la sortie de l’école ; une mesure essentielle de lutte contre la propagation du Covid19

    Le don des Clubs Rotary offert au Mineduc ira, pour commencer, à la construction de lieux d’hygiène des mains et des ablutions en général pour 5 Groupes scolaires, trois de la Ville de Kigali et deux des autres districts du pays dans le cadre de juguler la propagation du COVID19.

    “Nous aussi des Clubs Rotary du Rwanda, ne manquons pas de contribuer à la lutte contre la propagation du Covid 19. Nous avons trouvé nécessaire de nous joindre aux efforts du Gouvernement en cette période de la réouverture des écoles en pleine pandémie du Covid19. Nous constatons qu’il y a encore des centres scolaires quui n’ont pas des lieux des ablutions pour les élèves entrant dans leurs classes”, a dit Jeannette Rugera, Présidente des Clubs Rotary du Rwanda et Assistante du Gouverneur du District 9150 de Rotary Club International. Elle a promis que ceci n’est qu’un début, que les Clubs Rotary Rwanda vont continuer à collecter leurs dons pour les Groupes Scolaires de l’ensemble du pays.

    La Présidente Jeannette a rappelé que depuis que ce coronavirus assiège le pays, les Clubs Rotary rwandais sont intervenus dans la distribution d’items alimentaires aux indigents et autres qui ont perdu leurs emplois. “Nous avons mis à la disposition des personnes en manque de moyens des masques. Nous avons aussi équipé le personnel médical rwandais en matériel de protection contre le Covid19”, a-t-elle tenu à souligner.

    A gauche, Jeannette Rugera, Présidente des Clubs Rotary Rwandais et Assistante du Gouverneur de la Province 9150. Elle et sa délégation sont en pourparlers avec les représentants du Mineduc pour mieux circonscrire l’étendue de l’action de Rotary dans le secteur

    Pour ce qui est de la construction d’espaces d’ablutions pour enfants qui entrent et sortent de leurs classes et qui s’y lavent les mains, le Ministère de l’Education a apprécié le geste des Clubs Rotary du Rwanda qui accompagnent le gouvernement rwandais dans cette lutte contre le coronavirus.

    “Cette contribution est de taille”, a dit Rose Baguma, directrice du Policy &Planning près le Mineduc témoignant son appréciation aux six Clubs Rotary du Rwanda y compris Le Rotary Club Musanze, Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali, Kigali Virunga, Kigali Doyen, Rotary Club Gasabo et Rotary Club Butare qui rassemblent en leur sein 122 membres.

    Une vue de la conférence réunissant les deux parties : Représentants des Clubs Rotary et officiels du Mineduc

    Rose Baguma, Directrice du Mineduc en charge de Policy et planning

    Photo souvenir

    Jeannette Rugera, Présidente nationale des Clubs Rotary et Assistante du Gouverneur de la Province 9150

    IGIHE

    Source : https://fr.igihe.com/Un-don-de-4-millions-de-Rotary-Club-pour-construction-d-ablutions-dans-les.html

  • Kaminuza y’u Rwanda yatangaje itariki abiga mu mwaka wa mbere n’uwakabiri bazasubukura amasomo #rwanda #RwOT

    Ku wa 2 Ugushyingo ni bwo icyiciro cya mbere cy’abanyeshuri basubiye ku mashuri, nyuma y’amezi asaga arindwi batahakandagira uhereye muri Werurwe.

    Ubwo Kaminuza y’u Rwanda yemererwaga gufungura amasomo, yari muri eshanu zemerewe gufungura zihereye ku banyeshuri bari mu myaka irangiza amasomo, ni ukuvuga abiga mu myaka ya 3, 4, 5 bitewe na porogaramu bigamo.

    Abanyeshuri bemerewe kujya mu mashuri bakabonana n’abarimu, ariko n’uburyo bw’ikoranabuhanga bugakoreshwa nyuma yo gusanga nka Kamnuza y’u Rwanda yaramaze gushyira mu buryo bw’ikoranabuhanga amasomo agera kuri 90%.

    Kuri uyu wa Kabiri Kaminuza y’u Rwanda yatangaje ko abanyeshuri biga mu mwaka wa mbere n’uwa kabiri, nabo bagiye gusubira ku mashuri.

    Yagize iti 'Banyeshuri, ababyeyi n’abaturage muri rusange, nyuma yo kuganira n’abafatanyabikorwa, ubuyobozi bwa Kaminuza y’u Rwanda bwishimiye kubamenyesha ko abanyeshuri bo mu mwaka wa mbere n’uwa kabiri bazagaruka ku mashuri ku wa 30 Ugushyingo 2020.”

    “Uburyo bwose bwo kwiga no kwigisha buzakoreshwa. Dutegereje kongera guhura namwe.'

    Munyeshuri wa Kaminuza y’u Rwanda na we mufatanyabikorwa mu burezi, cyane muri iyi minsi y’isubukurwa ry’amasomo nyuma y’amezi 6 COVID-19 iturogoye, kurikirana Waramutse Rwanda kuri @rbarwanda ejo mu gitondo 7am, aho @KabagambeI ari busobanure igaruka ry’ab’umwaka wa 1 n’uwa 2.

    — University of Rwanda (@Uni_Rwanda) November 11, 2020

    Ubu butumwa bukomeza bubwira abanyeshuri bo mu wa mbere no mu wa kabiri ko bakwiye kwishimira ko igihe bari bamaze bategereje cyageze, maze bagatangira kwitegura gusubira ku ishuri.

    Abanyeshuri bagirwa inama ko mu gihe bari ku mashuri bagomba gukaza ingamba zo kwirinda icyorezo cya Covid 19, kuko mu gihe cyakwaduka mu mashuri, gishobora kubakwirakwiramo mu gihe gito.

    Kugeza ubu abanyeshuri bose biga baba imbere mu macumbi ya kaminuza.

    Source : http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/3/article/Kaminuza-y-u-Rwanda-yatangaje-itariki-abiga-mu-mwaka-wa-mbere-n-uwakabiri-bazasubukura-amasomo

  • Smugglers intercepted sneaking bales of used clothes, electric cables into Rwanda #rwanda #RwOT

    The suspects; Elias Shumbusho, 28, and Jean Damascene Sebahire, 23, were arrested as they crossed into Rwanda from Burundi through a porous border in Nyabikenke cell, Nyanza Sector.

    The Police spokesperson for the Southern region, Superintendent of Police (SP) Theobald Kanamugire said that the duo was arrested by the Revenue Protection Unit (RPU).

    RPU is a Rwanda National Police (RNP) branch attached to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) to fight smuggling and fraud.

    'Revenue Protection Unit had prior information that Sebahire and Shumbusho are notorious smugglers in Gisagara and would on that very day smuggle other goods into Rwanda from Burundi.

    During the operation, two other people that had been hired by Sebahire and Shumbusho to carry their goods managed to escape but the two prime suspects (Sebahire and Shumbusho), who are the suspected rightful owners of the smuggled goods, were arrested in the process,' SP Kanamugire said.

    Sebahire and Shumbusho admitted that they work with a group of Burundians, and the latter delivers the goods at an agreed spot on the borderline, where they meet to collect.

    SP Kanamugire thanked the residents, who reported the acts of smuggling and tax evasion.

    'These people conduct their illegal and illicit businesses at night, which is a risk to their lives as they can be killed by evil-minded people, who also use the cover of the night to cause insecurity. But we are also in the period of COVID-19 pandemic, which is claiming lives of people, and such unnecessary movements and illegal cross-border can be the source of the virus,' SP Kanamugire said.

    He warned that smuggling, evading taxes and crossing the border using ungazetted routes are all punishable by law.

    Tax fraud

    According to RRA, 'a taxpayer, who commits fraud, is subject to an administrative fine of one hundred percent (100%) of the evaded tax. With exception to that penalty, the Tax Administration refers the case to the Prosecution service if the taxpayer voluntarily evaded such tax, like through the use of false accounts, falsified documents or any other act punishable by law. In case of conviction, the taxpayer can be imprisoned for a period between six (6) months and two (2) years.'

    Under the East African Community Management Act, which is also applicable in Rwanda, seized smuggled goods under article 199, are auctioned.

    In case a vehicle was used in fraud and smuggling, it is also auctioned and the driver slapped a fine of US$5000.

    IGIHE

    Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/smugglers-intercepted-sneaking-bales-of-used-clothes-electric-cables-into