Shyaka Kanuma's Blog

Slowly, we catch up! Kigali is catching up with other cities! Yes, things are changing at a fast pace. For example: now we have dealers of Apple products. The shop is situated in the new high-rise in town, Kigali City Tower. What a charge of pleasure for fans of Steve Jobs’s toys! Walk into the glass-fronted shop and you will find all these people drooling over the latest iPhones, MacBook Air and other laptops, iPods, iPads, big desktop Apples and so on. ...  Read More
Weekly Highlights

Arrested RDF officers had gone rogue »

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03:44 pm | The four suspended senior military officers – Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, Lt. Gen. Fred Ibingira, Col. Dan Munyuza and…

Jan 23 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »

Kagame impersonator has presidential ambitions »

Ndahiro David feat

03:02 pm | Apart from the fact that he is shorter, David Ndahiro has striking resemblance to President Paul Kagame that some…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Pornography, drugs pose challenge to parents in slums »

slum

02:46 pm | One of the inevitable conse­quences of urbanization is the increase of populated slums by people who cannot afford de­cent…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

If black is beautiful, then why do women use skin-lightener »

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02:37 pm | When entering one of the cosmetic shops in town, the sight that greets you is of rows of prod­ucts…

Jan 23 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Market sought for surplus 500,000 tons of maize, beans »

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02:28 pm | While farmers have seen out put go up in the past few years, there is now need to plug…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Bring Mugesera back for justice! »

12:22 pm | Leon Mugesera wants to escape justice, and live the rest of his days in Canada in bliss. This man gave incendiary speeches in the early nine­ties. He incited ordinary Hutus to kill their Tutsi “cockroach” neighbors, and to “send them back to Abyssinia through the River”. Mugesera is very much on record saying those things.…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Eggs are latest weapon against malnutrition »

02:10 pm | For Health Minister Agnes Binagwaho, 2012 must be the year of eliminating malnutrition in Rwanda; this is of capital importance, she says, because an unhealthy diet in an individual or at the community level impacts negatively on peo­ple’s well-being as well as on so­ciety as a whole.…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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130 firms vie for 4th business excellence awards »

10:31 am | Some 130 firms are vying for this year’s business excellence awards that will be given out by the Rwanda Development Board in a ceremony on Friday.…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Generals and business, us and hungry people »

12:37 pm | So, what were the four military brass thinking? I mean generals Richard Rutatina, Fred Ibingira, Wilson Gumisiriza and Col. Dan Mun­yuza, with their shady business deal­ings in DR Congo? …

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

If black is beautiful, then why do women use skin-lightener »

02:37 pm | When entering one of the cosmetic shops in town, the sight that greets you is of rows of prod­ucts that are supposed to give smoother, lighter skin to the al­most exclusive female clientele. “I want my skin to be brighter and smoother,” one lady in the shop explains, confirming the persistent perception among some women…

Jan 23 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Mugesera being handcuffed after leaving the plane. (photo Bruno Birakwate)

Leon Mugesera handed over to Rwandan police »

09:43 am | "We hope that his ilk will never set foot on our soil again," say Canadian Ministers…

Jan 25 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More »
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Arrested RDF officers had gone rogue »

03:44 pm | The four suspended senior military officers – Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, Lt. Gen. Fred Ibingira, Col. Dan Munyuza and Brig. Gen. Wilson Gumisiriza – now under house arrest were attempting…

Jan 23 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »

Pornography, drugs pose challenge to parents in slums »

slum

02:46 pm | One of the inevitable conse­quences of urbanization is the increase of populated slums by people who cannot afford de­cent housing. Besides giving…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

New pay scale to motivate public servants »

Murekezi Anastase

01:52 pm | After a reformulation of guidelines for fixing sal­aries in the public sector, the government has now em­barked on the implementation of the…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

12-year basic education program to start in February »

school boys

01:43 pm | Given the remarkable success of the 9-year basic education pro­gram, the government is now seeking to extend it to 12 years. This…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Rwanda justice has come of age, says Karugarama »

Karugarama Tharcisse

01:29 pm | The national judicial system has attained internationally recognizable levels of maturi­ty and trust, thanks to several reforms in the last decade, the…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Agriculture sector gets boost from WB loan »

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01:18 pm | The government and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement worth US$ 12.99 million to scale up of agriculture sector programs.…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
NUR gets 3.6 million Euro research lab » SPECIAL REPORT:
A monstrous lie exploded »
Irrigation provides sprinkles of life for agriculture »

Other News

If black is beautiful, then why do women use skin-lightener »

beauty products

02:37 pm | When entering one of the cosmetic shops in town, the sight that greets you is of rows of prod­ucts that are supposed…

Jan 23 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Market sought for surplus 500,000 tons of maize, beans »

silo

02:28 pm | While farmers have seen out put go up in the past few years, there is now need to plug gaps in post-harvest…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Eggs are latest weapon against malnutrition »

(Internet photo)

02:10 pm | For Health Minister Agnes Binagwaho, 2012 must be the year of eliminating malnutrition in Rwanda; this is of capital importance, she says,…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Generals and business, us and hungry people »

12:37 pm | So, what were the four military brass thinking? I mean generals Richard Rutatina, Fred Ibingira, Wilson Gumisiriza and Col. Dan Mun­yuza, with…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

E. Africa needs uniformity on presidential term limits »

Edward Ojulu.

12:33 pm | President Paul Kagame is ex­pected to be one of the high profile foreign guests at this year’s January 26 celebrations marking 27…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
A master road builder’s vision » New law on competition also ensures consumer protection » Plan to circumcise 2 million using new devise complete »
BE awards

130 firms vie for 4th business excellence awards »

10:31 am | Some 130 firms are vying for this year’s business excellence awards that will be given out by the Rwanda Development Board in a ceremony on Friday.…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Ndahiro David feat

Kagame impersonator has presidential ambitions »

03:02 pm | Apart from the fact that he is shorter, David Ndahiro has striking resemblance to President Paul Kagame that some would believe he is son of the President. Now Ndahiro, a…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

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