President Kagame says 2017 is for eliminating poverty in Rwanda President Paul Kagame has urged Rwandans to work hard in order to eradicate poverty. “We were not created to remain poor. We may have a history of poverty but we must work to leave it in the past,” he told …
Read More »RWANDA: Working to create a mini-Singapore- in Africa
Singaporeans are training teachers, planning towns and impacting the lives of communities in Rwanda, as profiled in the documentary `Finding Singapore’ By Desmond Ng Singaporean Chong Fook Yen watched in horror as the student took a piece of wood, clamped it tight and tried his hardest to saw it – …
Read More »No money for LC elections, New EC Boss
During a Feb.10 meeting with the media, New Chairman of Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama dispelled reports that the country will conduct LC 1 and 2 polls in March saying that the government has delayed to release funds. Byabakama who was unsure about when the elections will finally be held …
Read More »Speaker pledges radio, TV as parliament week ends
On Feb.10, events to mark parliament week ended with a ‘public plenary’ where members of the public were engaged in discussions about the measures to mitigate adverse effects of climate change in parliament chambers. According to speaker Rebecca Kadaga, this was meant to give the public a feel of what …
Read More »48 nominated for EALA
Parliament on Feb.10 released a roadmap for election of the nine members who will represent the country in the regional parliament – the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). In a statement issued by clerk to parliament 38 independent candidates and 10 party flag bearers had been nominated and were set …
Read More »Government gets new TB detecting machines
On Feb.10, the Ministry of Health received nine tuberculosis testing machines worth $153,000 as a donation from the US government. Dubbed GeneXpert machines, the equipment that can form an accurate diagnose of a TB patient in just two hours will enable health workers detect and monitor both tuberculosis and drug-resistant …
Read More »COMMENT: Africa’s new medical school
COMMENT: By Michael Fairbanks It is founded on the principle that every member of a community deserves the same care and opportunity Rwanda has achieved some of the most dramatic gains in health and poverty-reduction in the world. This small, landlocked African country (the size of Massachusetts, but with …
Read More »COMMENT: The global economy’s resilience
COMMENT: By Jim O’Neill Six major indicators suggest the global economy is growing at the fastest rate in many years Disconcerting political developments in the United States and the United Kingdom might lead one to conclude that an already challenged world economy will struggle even more in the near term. …
Read More »COMMENT: Three surprises in 2017
The world could be caught off guard by these potentially transformative developments Economic pundits traditionally offer their (traditionally inaccurate) New Year predictions at the beginning of January. But global conditions this year are anything but traditional, so it seemed appropriate to wait until US President Donald Trump settled into …
Read More »COMMENT: Train professionals for rural work
COMMENT: By Alex Turihohabwe Even with high pay, facilitation, professionals who have lived in town fear village life To date every parent would wish his/her child to perform well and join a very competitive school. The competitive schools today include Kings College Buddo, St Mary’s Namagunga, St Mary’s Kisubi, Gayaza …
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