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Mo Salah na Roberto Firmino byabagoye kwiyakira

Virgil van Dijk agahinda kari kamwishe

Abakinnyi ba Aston Villa binshimye karahava

Dr. Uwamariya said this on Friday October 2, in a press conference with the key ministries, including the Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, Minister of Local Government, Professor Anastase Shyaka, Minister of Education, Minister of Trade and Industry, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, and the spokesperson for the Rwanda National Police, Commissioner of Police Jean Bosco Kabera.

Accoeding to the Minister of Education, the work to be done by these universities included extending classrooms to allow for the stipulated distances between pupils, or students, providing hand washing facilities, and generally raising the standard of hygiene.

First to reopen this month will be Universities and secondary schools, although not all Universities and secondary schools will open. Permission to open is dependent on the extent to which an institution is able, or has been able to provide online lessons, and guarantee that students will have the necessary facilities to observe preventive measures.

As well as hand washing areas, the institutions to open have been able to demonstrate that they have the space to keep the stipulated two metres between one student and another.

So far, six Universities, among them University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), African Leadership University (ALU), African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), have been given clearance to open for students on campus, but also to continue online classes.

Five more Universities, including the University of Rwanda, Mountain Kenya University and Rwanda Polytechnic will be allowed to open but only for students in their last years, third, fourth and fifth years.

This will allow these students to graduate, clearing space for others who come after them. All these institutions will be required to accommodate students at university campuses.

The minister assured universities that were not given the green light to open that their institutions will continue to be evaluated, and allowed to open, as soon they fulfill the criteria for reopening.

For secondary schools other those which follow a foreign curriculum, and study largely online, the plan is to reopen in November. Those that follow a foreign curriculum may open sooner, because much of their teaching was online anyway.

For all institutions, holidays and term times will now be determined not on the basis of the normal education calendar, but on the basis of what is required to protect that population and others, from Covid-19 infection.

As with Universities, priority for secondary schools will be given to pupils in their last years, so that as they graduate, they leave space for younger students. Schools will also be encouraged to prioritize the core subjects.

The incremental normalization of people’s lives largely depends on people’s adherence to preventive measures.

Nicole Kamanzi M.

The RGB has decided to suspend the ADEPR leadership after years of wrangles and infighting and allegations of mismanaging the church’s funds.

RGB dissolved the general assembly, the board of directors, the executive committee (bureau) and the arbitration committee and are all supposed to hand over to the interim team on Thursday, October 8.

RGB faults Reverend Ephreim Karuranga, the church’s spokesperson and top-most leader and his team for bad governance, poor performance and cooperation.

'Most of these problems have been around for some time and the leadership did not take steps to resolve them. Governance and functioning continued to be marred by divisionism and disturbing the peace of ADEPR members', reads the statement in part.

The Governance Board also in its analysis found that the flaws in the laws governing the functioning and management of the staff and property of ADEPR and did not provide a lasting solution to the problems in the church.

Hence, continues the statement, “RGB decided to suspend the church leadership as the problems are taking another turn. This development is in the interest of ADEPR members.”

Headed by Karuranga, the Executive Bureau assumed the leadership of the church on March 17, 2018 following an election.

The 2018 elections followed a nine-month transitional leadership that followed the resignation of Bishop Sibomana and Tom Rwagasana.

The executive committee consisted of the Spokesperson (Karuranga), his deputy John Karangwa, the Secretary General, White Leader Paul; and Jean Paul Ntaganda, who acted as the Financial and Economic Advisor.

The former director of finance and administration, Aurélie Umuhoza was installed interim leader until the new committee is sworn in.

The development was announced in a statement signed by Usta Kayitesi, the CEO of Rwanda Governance Board.

RGB has decided that the entire leadership of ADEPR has with immediate effect been dissolved and an interim committee is to take over the church’s reigns.

Nicole Kamanzi M.