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  • Barefoot Presidential Candidate Evacuates His Pursuers #rwanda #RwOT

    Presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat of the Forum For Democracti Change (FDC) party has been seen evacuating an injured Uganda soldier from a nasty accident scene after the patrol car chasing the candidate overturned.

    Three police officers and two Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) officers were on Monday seriously injured after their patrol car that was pursuing the Presidential candidate overturned. This prompted the opposition candidate to stop and help evacuate the security members that were chasing him.

    'Sad news one of the patrols that was chasing Presidential Candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat ( POA) got an accident injuring three police officers and two UPDF  officers and our team had to help in evacuating the Victims,' the FDC said via its official social media accounts.

    The FDC, which has for more than five times fielded a candidate to contest against Incumbent President Yoweri  Museveni, have miserably failed and in some instances claimed victory in the polls.

    Under this ongoing campaign, the FDC says, it is 'in the final Liberation Phase of removing dictatorship from Uganda and restore the true Spirit of One Uganda, One People.'

    The party also claims it aspires to offer Ugandans a brand of political and public service leadership that is transformative, selfless, and patriotic.

    'We are committed to pursue policies that make growth more inclusive, create new, decent and well-paying jobs, dramatically improve the quality of public service delivery and strengthen citizenship,' the party says in its rally for support.

    On Thursday, Presidential Candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat (POA) was stopped from accessing Kyegegwa Town Council but by defiance POA is campaigning in Kyegegwa town council.

    Candidate Patrick Oboi is known to dress up in suits but does not wear shoes as a sign of protest to government. For being bear feet, the candidate is drawing large crowds all coming to take a glimpse of this man.

    On Monday, he stopped by Kibuye Market in Kyegegwa District to buy food and the Vendors were very happy to See the barefoot President.

    The post Barefoot Presidential Candidate Evacuates His Pursuers appeared first on Taarifa Rwanda.

    Source : https://taarifa.rw/barefoot-presidential-candidate-evacuates-his-pursuers/

  • Amb. Hategeka presents copies of credentials to represent Rwanda in Saudi Arabia #rwanda #RwOT

    Amb. Emmanuel Hategeka presented to H.E Mashare Ali Bennaheet Ag. Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a copy of credentials designating him as Rwanda’s Non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    After presenting credentials yesterday, Amb. Hategeka reiterated commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. He also held bilateral talks with Mashare.

    'Honored to have presented today a copy of my credentials as non-resident Ambassador designate of Rwanda to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to strengthening the existing good relations between our two countries,' he said in a tweet.

    Hategeka is Rwanda’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 15th July 2019. He will be representing Rwanda in Saudi Arabia with residence in UAE.

    Amb. Hategeka served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Rwanda Development Board (RDB) prior to his ambassadorial post.

    Rwanda, Saudi Arabia relations got boost since 2006 when officials from the country started visiting Rwanda at different times.

    In 2018, both countries signed agreement to promote diplomatic relations witnessed by Rwanda’s ambassador to the UN, Valentine Rugwabiza while Saudi Arabia was represented by its representative to UN, Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi.

    IGIHE

    Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/amb-hategeka-presents-copies-of-credentials-to-represent-rwanda-in-saudi-arabia

  • Igihugu gihagaze neza n’impamvu zibyerekana ziragaragara-Perezida Kagame #rwanda #RwOT

    Ni mu ijambo yagejeje ku Banyarwanda ubwo yatangazaga uko igihugu gihagaze, mu ijambo ageza ku baturage rimwe mu mwaka ibizwi mu rurimi rw’icyongereza nka 'State of the Nation.’

    Umukuru w’Igihugu kandi muri iri jambo yaboneyeho kwifuriza abanyarwanda kugira impera nziza z’umwaka no kuzagira umwaka mushya muhire wa 2021.

    Perezida Kagame yavuze ko umwaka ushize iki gihe yabwiye abanyarwanda ko igihugu gihagaze neza ndetse abanyarwanda bazaharanira ko uwo muvuduko mu iterambere ukomeza n’ubwo nta wamenya uko umwaka utaha uzaba umeze.

    Yagize ati 'Dusoza umwaka ushize nababwiye ko umwaka wa 2019, watubereye mwiza ndetse nizera ko n’undi ugiye gukurikira uzaba mwiza ndetse mvuga ko ushobora no kuba warushaho kuba mwiza.'

    'Nababwiye ko ntibyoroshye kumenya ibihe biri imbere ikiba kibirimo, hanyuma ngira ngo icyo cya kabiri nicyo cyaje kubaho muri 2020, haje kubamo icyorezo, … ubu tukaba tumaranye nacyo hafi umwaka wose ariko n’ubwo icyo cyorezo cya COVID19, cyatugizeho ingaruka zikomeye ndetse bikaba ngombwa ko duhindura bimwe mubyo twari twarateganyije ndagira ngo mbabwire ko igihugu cyacu gikomeje guhagarara neza muri ibyo byose.'

    Umukuru w’Igihugu kandi yashimiye abanyarwanda kubw’ubwitange, ubufatanye no gukora cyane bagaragaza ubushake bwo guhangana n’ibibazo bitandukanye birimo ibi byazanywe n’icyorezo cya COVID19.

    'Igihugu gihagaze neza n’impamvu zibyerekana ziragaragara.'

    Ati 'Ubwo ndashimira rero twese, abantu bose barahagurutse bakora ibishoboka byose bahangana n’iki cyorezo kigikomeza ntan’ubwo kirarangira, ntibirasobanuka aho kigana, tugomba gukomeza kumenya kubana nacyo mu gihe kigihari tukarwana nacyo kandi duharanira kugira ngo dukomeza ubuzima bwiza.'

    Umukuru w’Igihugu avuga ko kugira ngo ibyo byose bishoboke binyura mu cyizere abaturage n’ubuyobozi bafitanye ariko bigashyikirwa na Politiki iteza imbere gukorera hamwe hagamijwe kubaka.

    Source : http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/3/article/Igihugu-gihagaze-neza-n-impamvu-zibyerekana-ziragaragara-Perezida-Kagame

  • President Kagame To Address The Nation #rwanda #RwOT

    President Paul Kagame is scheduled to address the nation on Monday afternoon

    'Will deliver the State of the Nation Address and hold a virtual press conference followed by an interactive session with citizens across the country,' the Presidency said.

    This address comes a time the nation has suffered devastating effects of Covid-19 pandemic that pushed the country into a total lockdown in March- since then the anti covid-19 measures put in place by the government have paralysed or scaled down the normal functioning of all sectors of the economy.

    Since march Rwanda has 7,293 cases recorded as of Sunday, 6,091 have recovered from the deadly virus and the country has lost a total of 63 persons due to the pandemic.

    President Kagame is expected to highlight the effects of Covid-19 on the nation and encourage citizens to collectively work together to revive the economy while observing all measures aimed at preventing further spread of the pandemic.

    The Proximity of Rwanda's immediate neighbours makes it a matter of concern for Rwandans and would be very keen on any mention about such relations with neighbours. A no mention too would not harm.

    On Diplomacy, President Kagame is expected to highlight Rwanda's performance especially. Rwanda has since March 2019 kept her border with Northern neighbour Uganda closed over unresolved points. The border closure has had a deep negative impact on cross border trading and movement of people.

    For Burundi, there is still an unclear position on how the two countries will forge a new path- the situation looks sketchy as both sides seem on the let-me-wait-and-see position. Burundi closed its borders about five years ago.

    In August, Rwanda and Burundi negotiated a path towards enforcing security at their common border, a move aimed at ending longstanding hostilities.

    Rwanda's top diplomat Vincent Biruta met his Burundian counterpart Albert Shingiro at the Nemba-Gasenyi border point as part of efforts to kickstart efforts to resolve outstanding bilateral issues.

    'This meeting is part of a shared desire to assess the state of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and to agree on the modalities of their normalization,' the diplomats said in a joint statement.

    The post President Kagame To Address The Nation appeared first on Taarifa Rwanda.

    Source : https://taarifa.rw/president-kagame-to-address-the-nation-2/

  • Mu gahinda Dj Ira yasezeye ku mukunzi we wagiye gukorera hanze #rwanda #RwOT

    Iradukunda Grace Divine uzwi nka Dj Ira mu kuvangavanga imiziki hano mu Rwanda, yasezeranye agahinda kenshi umukunzi we Niyomugabo Regis wagiye gukorera hanze y’u Rwanda muri Dubai.

    Dj Ira utarakunze kuvugwa cyane mu rukundo, muri Kanama 2020 nibwo yemereye ikinyamakuru ISIMBI ko ari mu rukundo na Niyomugabo Regis.

    Abinyujije ku mbuga nkoranyambaga ze, Dj Ira yasezeye ku mukunzi we ugiye gukorera muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z’Abarabu mu mujyi wa Dubai.

    Yagize ati“urugendo rwiza mukunzi. Amahirwe masa mu buzima bushya bwawe. Ntewe ishema nawe nukuri, warakoze ku bwa buri kimwe. Ndagukunda.”

    Mu magambo yumvikanamo agahinda, Dj Ira abinyujije kuri WhatsApp Status yabwiye umukunzi we ko atazigera yicuza kuba yaramuhisemo.

    Ati“Nta cyo mfite cyo kuvuga uretse kukubwira ngo amahirwe masa mu buzima bushya utangiye, ntewe ishema nawe. Ndabizi ko uri buhagere amahoro.'

    'Ndagushimira urukundo wampaye, wabaye iruhande rwanjye ndagushimira kuri buri kimwe wankoreye. Ndabizi ko utazigera wicuza kuba warampisemo. Ndagukunda rukundo rwanjye, urugendo rwiza.'

    Dj Ira ni umwe mu bahanga mu kuvangavanga umuziki mu Rwanda wigaruriye imitima ya benshi bitewe n’uburyo abikuramo, ni akazi amazemo imyaka igera muri 4 kuko yagatangiye muri 2016.

    Ntabwo bakunze gushyira hanze cyane iby’urukundo rwabo

    Yamusezeranyije ko atazicuza kumukunda

    Ubutumwa bwa DJ Ira asezera ku mukunzi we

    Source : http://isimbi.rw/imyidagaduro/article/mu-gahinda-dj-ira-yasezeye-ku-mukunzi-we-wagiye-gukorera-hanze

  • Abakozi ba FERWAFA bateguye CECAFA barashinjwa itonesha mu gutanga amasoko #rwanda #RwOT

    FERWAFA niyo yatanze amasoko ku mahoteli yakiriye amakipe yitabiriye iri rushanwa rya CECAFA riri kubera mu Mujyi wa Rubavu kuva ku Cyumweru tariki 13 Ukuboza 2020.

    Kivu Peace View Hotel yari yakiriye amakipe ya Tanzania na Djibouti aho mu masezerano byateganywaga ko amakipe atarasezerewe mu irushanwa yagombaga kuguma muri hoteli kugeza ku wa 23 Ukuboza.

    Amakipe ya Tanzania na Djibouti ntabwo yigeze asezererwa ariko ngo ubuyobozi bwa FERWAFA bwari bwatanze isoko bwabonye hari amakipe yabaga muri Stipp Hotel Gisenyi yo yasezerewe.

    Umva ikiganiro hano…

    Umuyobozi muri Kivu Peace View Hotel, yabwiye UKWEZI ko ubuyobozi bwa FERWAFA bwahise bufata icyemezo cyo gufata abakinnyi bari bari muri iyi hoteli bugashaka kubajyana muri Stipp Hotel.

    Ati 'Tukimara kubona ko Djibouti na Tanzania zazamutse mu kindi cyiciro, twahise tugura ibiribwa by’abakinnyi, noneho abantu baba baza gufata imyanya muri iyi minsi mikuru twarababujije kubera abo bakinnyi none amakipe yamaze kuyabwira ngo ave muri hoteli yacu agende.'

    Ubwo twavuganaga n’uyu muyobozi mu mpera z’icyumweru gishize, yavuze ko abakinnyi bari basanzwe bishimiye iyo hoteli na serivisi nziza bahabwaga ariko biza kuba ngombwa ko umukozi wa FERWAFA asaba abo bakinnyi kwimukira mu yindi hoteli ariyo Stipp Hotel Gisenyi.

    Ati 'Abakinnyi nabo bari kwibaza ukuntu bagiye kugenda ukabona barababaye cyane, ntabwo umuntu yatinya kubivuga, iyo hoteli bagenzi bacu baduciye inyuma bagira aho bagera biragaragara. Uwabikoze ni umukozi wa FERWAFA badushinze uri inahangaha kuko abayobozi ba FERWAFA ntabwo babizi.'

    Uyu muyobozi ariko avuga ko yagerageje kuvugisha Umunyamabanga Mukuru wa FERWAFA, amubwira ko icyo kibazo atakizi ahubwo cyabazwa abashinzwe gutegura iri rushanwa rizasozwa kuri uyu wa Kabiri.

    Umuvugizi Wungirije wa FERWAFA, yabwiye UKWEZI ko ibyo bibazwa byabazwa abashinzwe gutegura iri rushanwa rya CECAFA.

    Komiseri ushinzwe imari muri FERWAFA, Kankindi Alida Lise, yahakanye ibyo gufata icyo cyemezo cyo kwimura abakinnyi abavana muri hotel imwe abajyana mu yindi.

    Umva ikiganiro hano…

    Source : http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/3/article/Abakozi-ba-FERWAFA-bateguye-CECAFA-barashinjwa-itonesha-mu-gutanga-amasoko

  • Kiliziya Gatolika irasaba inkunga yo kwagura ubutaka bw’Ingoro ya Bikira Mariya i Kibeho #Rwanda #RwOT via @kigalitoday #rwanda #RwOT

    Ingoro ya Bikira Mariya i Kibeho iri mu mishinga yo kuvugururwa no kwagurwa
    Ingoro ya Bikira Mariya i Kibeho iri mu mishinga yo kuvugururwa no kwagurwa

    source https://www.kigalitoday.com/amakuru/amakuru-mu-rwanda/article/kiliziya-gatolika-irasaba-inkunga-yo-kwagura-ubutaka-bw-ingoro-ya-bikira-mariya-i-kibeho

  • Hotels banned from accommodating guests without Covid-19 tests #rwanda #RwOT

    The measures came after an extra ordinary cabinet meeting last week that issued new strict preventive measures to prevent the fast- increasing COVID-19 cases.

    'All guests staying at various hotels countrywide are required to present a negative SARS-CoV2 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or Antigen Rapid COVID-19 test,' reads the statement in part.

    RDB also announced that international tourists entering the country will be required to take another Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test upon arrival which will be valid for 120 hours. They will be required to take a rapid test after this period elapses.

    Among others, the statement reads that tourists visiting National Parks will be required to present a negative SARS-CoV2 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction test with the exception of Akagera National Park where a negative Antigen Rapid Test results for COVID-19 will be accepted.

    'The cost of the Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19 is Rwf 10,000 and results are available within 15 minutes after a test is taken. The cost of the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test is Rwf 50, 000,' reads the statement.

    A list of accredited private clinics that provide Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests can be accessed via RBC website.

    All hotel properties have been urged to check for test results before checking in guests.

    Rwanda confirmed the first COVID-19 patient on 14th March 2020. As of today, 7293 people have been tested positive out of 690,221 sample tests of whom 6091 have recovered, 1139 are active cases while 63 have succumbed to the virus.

    IGIHE

    Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/hotels-banned-from-accommodating-guests-without-covid-19-tests

  • Former AMISOM Commander Takes Over Uganda Police #rwanda #RwOT

    Major General Paul Lokech on Monday officially started working as the Deputy Inspector General of Uganda Police Force (UPF).

    Paul Lokech, is a senior military officer at the rank of Major General, in the Uganda People's … leadership capacities, including two tours as the Commander of the Uganda contingent to Somalia, as part of the AMISOM peace-keeping force.

    Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi handed over to Major General Paul Lokech at a low key ceremony in Kampala. Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzei returns to UPDF General Headquarters.

    Muzeyi's mother Mary Bafunda Mugyenyi is a marternal aunt to President Yoweri Museveni.

    Sabiiti received a score of training tours in the military from countries including; Israel, UK, China, India, and most recently Russia military college.

    The post Former AMISOM Commander Takes Over Uganda Police appeared first on Taarifa Rwanda.

    Source : https://taarifa.rw/former-amisom-commander-takes-over-uganda-police/

  • GOODsoil VC accelerates Africa's fintech investment surge with $940 000 seed capital injection into Ghana's Zeepay #rwanda #RwOT

     

    GOODsoil's investment will enable Zeepay to continue to scale and roll out its services across the continent, and extend its global reach by launching in the UK in 2021

    LONDON, United Kingdom, December 21, 2020/ — GOODsoil VC (www.GoodsoilVC.com) consolidates its commitment to leading the global surge of investment into Africa's fintech market by investing in Ghana's fastest-growing fintech startup — and offering investors a case study of real ROI.

    GOODsoil VC, an Africa-focused early stage venture capital firm headed by a diverse team of entrepreneurial investors, makes true on its mission to drive financial inclusion across the continent with an injection of US$940 000 seed capital in Ghanaian fintech company Zeepay.

    Founded in 2017 by Charmaine Hayden, Orla Enright, Ashley Thompson-MacCarthy and Richard Mensah, GOODsoil comprises 50% female and 75% black partners, all young, serial entrepreneurs intent on becoming catalysts of economic growth for minority founders across Africa.

    'There are clear barriers to entry for tech startups to scale, and our vision is to level the playing field. We go by the dictum that talent is evenly distributed; opportunities are not,' explains Charmaine Hayden. The company is the perfect fit for entrepreneurs, markets and industries that may typically be overlooked by other VC firms, adds Orla Enright.

    Zeepay focuses on digital rails to connect digital assets. The company has a footprint in more than 20 African markets and, in April 2020, became the first indigenous company to be awarded the Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) license to operate as a mobile financial services company by the Bank of Ghana, the regulator of banking and financial services.

    GOODsoil's investment will enable Zeepay to continue to scale and roll out its services across the continent, and extend its global reach by launching in the UK in 2021.

    'We are delighted to have GOODsoil on board,' says Zeepay co-founder and managing director Andrew Takyi-Appiah. 'We believe with their strong brokerage background, with leading Ghanaian brokerage firm Obsidian Achernar in their portfolio, we will be able to attract good pricing on Foreign Exchange for our wholesale clients.'

    Exit Strategy

    The deal not only highlights the levelling of disparity in global funding for African startups, but also the challenges inherent in various levels of funding, notes Hayden.

    'Whilst the growth of seed investment in Africa is incontestable, it does not reflect the same volume of exits that is able to attract mass investors to the market. In order to sustain real growth, we believe there needs to be an increase in trade sales (exits); real tangible successes that can have a light cast on them to increase investors appetite into the continent.'

    GOODsoil's partnership with Zeepay proves that investors can see significant returns in African startups, confirms Takyi-Appiah. 'In the deal, two initial shareholders at Zeepay exited from an initial investment of about USD24,000 in 2015 to USD940,000 at the 2020 exit, making it the first of the kind that a Ghanaian investor has exited a local startup with such significant gains.'

    Based in London and Accra, with a portfolio as diverse as its team, GOODsoil VC aims to fund 50+ startups in the next 5 years, while also building longterm relationships with investors who are equally passionate about tech innovation, early-stage companies and investment in Africa.

    'GOODsoil will remain bullish on Africa for the foreseeable future, as we scale our portfolio and invest in new exceptional startups. We look forward to shortly confirming a $67.5m fund we are currently raising,' confirms Hayden

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