Archive for the ‘Eastafrica News’ Category

Tanzanian army delegation calls on Kagame

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

President Kagame with the visiting Tanzanian army delegation headed by Gen Davis Mwamunyange, yesterday at Village Urugwiro. The New Times /Village Urugwiro.
VILLAGE URUGWIRO - President Paul Kagame yesterday at Village Urugwiro, received a Tanzanian military delegation led by Gen Davis Mwamunyange, the Chief of Defence Forces, of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF). Gen. Mwamunyange is in... Read more

Rwanda welcomes Zimbabwe’s hunt for Mpiranya

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga
The Zimbabwean government has finally moved to honour an arrest warrant against Protais Mpiranya, a top Genocide suspect believed to be hiding in the country’s capital, Harare. The development follows sustained pressure from the international community asking Zimbabwe to arrest and hand over Mpiranya to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, (ICTR). The Prosecutor General,... Read more

Busy Kigali city junctions get traffic lights

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Traffic lights being installed at Kigali's Yamaha–Muhima area The New Times /T.Kisambira
Works to install traffic lights on busy junctions in Kigali city have kicked off. The junctions include, Sopetrad, Muhima-Kinamba, Peyage and Kimihurura commonly known as ‘Kabindi’. Road users who spoke to The New Times said the traffic lights will help bring order. “It has been so hard for... Read more

Investments in Rwanda hit US$4.3bn

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

The Kigali Convention centre is one of the major ongoing construction projects in the country. Construction attracted investments worth over US$900m The New Times
The construction sector has the lion’s share of the $4.3 billion worth of investments registered over the last 11 years, a new report from Rwanda Development Board, indicates. According to the report, exclusively availed... Read more

East Africans want university tuition fees harmonized

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Prof. Silas Lwakabamba
The President of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), Professor Silas Lwakabamba has called on higher institutions of learning in the East African Community (EAC) to charge citizens from member states the same tuition fees as their locals. The IUCEA is a regional body comprising over 70 higher education institutions within the bloc. Lwakabamba, who... Read more

Survey exposes abuse in schools

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

The Minister of Education, Pierre Damien Habumuremyi,(R) together with Supt Morris Muligo during the talk show. The New Times/Timothy Kisambira.
The State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education, Mathias Harebamungu, yesterday said that over 600 students were abused in schools across the country, in the last two years. Harebamungu, who was appearing on a talk show... Read more

RPF mourns Mzee Haajje Gashegu

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Minister in charge of Cabinet affairs Protais Musoni (C) and MP Kayinamura (R) lay a wreath on the casket of Mzee Haajje Gashegu. The New Times/ Stella Teta.
MUKONO-UGANDA-The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) officers have described the Late Mzee Haajje Gashegu as a patriot who helped shape the ideology of the party. Gashegu, a renowned educationist both in... Read more

Rwanda warns contractor over pipeline project

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Minister of State for Water and Energy, Colette Ruhamya
Rwanda has issued a warning to Tamoil East Africa Ltd (TEAL), for its delay to begin the construction of a pipeline from Eldoret in Kenya to Kigali through Kampala. The construction was scheduled to start in 2006 connecting from Eldoret to Kampala, and later extend to Kigali in 2008. According... Read more

Church injects Rwf23m to boost Kicukiro cooperatives

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Kicukiro district vice Mayor Florence Uwayisaba hands over a motocycle to one of the cooperative representatives. The New Times Grace Mugoya
In a bid to facilitate cooperatives to engage in income generation activities, the Evangelical Restoration Church has made a cash donation of Rwf 23 million to 12 cooperatives in Kicukiro District of Kigali city. The beneficiaries are... Read more

15-minute exercise can extend lifespan, new study

August 22 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

A survey has indicated that routine exercise increases a person's lifespan. The New Times
Researchers say that light exercise for as little as 15 minutes a day can extend your lifespan by three years as well as reduce the risk of cancer. The Taiwanese researchers examined more than 400,000 respondents in a 12-year period from 1996 to 2008. The... Read more

Sudanese in Uganda celebrate independence

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

A man, with his face painted in the colours of the South Sudan flag, attends the Independence Day ceremony in Juba
South Sudanese living in Uganda on Saturday celebrated their first Independence Day in Kampala with a call for refugees to return home. “Those who have been refugees here (Uganda) should now leave for home and... Read more

Genuine Nakawa, Naguru residents to get flats

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

A lady watches on as houses are knocked down during the recent eviction
The Government has assured genuine tenants of Nakawa and Naguru estates that they would get a flat each on the completion of the redevelopment of the area into a modern satellite town. This was revealed by John Kashaka, the permanent secretary in the... Read more

Museveni honours birth of South Sudan

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) receives President Museveni and his wife Janet at Juba Airport
President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior. Museveni and the First Lady, Janet Museveni, were among over 20 Heads of State and Government who attended the Independence Day celebrations of the new nation... Read more

Bunyoro MPs donate lightning conductors to school

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Kiiza (in yellow) during the installation of the conductors
Two lightning conductors worth sh2m have been installed on the classroom blocks where 19 pupils were killed and 54 injured in Runyanya Primary School in Kiryadongo district. Lightning struck the school about two weeks ago. The conductors were donated by the Bunyoro Parliamentary Caucus. The installation of the conductors... Read more

Security minister Muruli mediates over taxi row

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

UTODA agents charge a daily receipt fee of sh4,500 and sh20,000 monthly sticker fee in addition to the welfare dues.
Security minister Muruli Mukasa and officials from UTODA and a breakaway group called Drivers and Conductors Association (DACCA) have failed to agree on the dispute over welfare fees. The minister met both parties at his... Read more

MINEDUC promotes reading culture

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

The country's first public library nears completion. It will help promote the reading culture among Rwandans
The reading culture in Rwanda is considered low with few people willing to take time to read a book or two. Speaking to The New Times yesterday, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Sharon Haba, emphasised the need for... Read more

The country’s future is in your hands – Rutatina tells youth

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina addresses students and staff of KIST (Photo T Kisambira)
The Defence and Security Advisor to the President, Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, said the youth played a significant role towards the success of the liberation struggle and that they hold a big role in the on-going transformation of the country. Rutatina... Read more

Burundian Ombudsman on study tour

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Burundian Ombudsman, Mohammed Rukara
A delegation of five Burundian officials from the office of the Ombudsman yesterday arrived in the country on a study tour. The group led by the Burundian Ombudsman, Mohammed Rukara, is in the country to learn from the achievements registered by their Rwandan counterparts in preventing and fighting injustice and corruption. Jules... Read more

Rwanda: Text books distribution to be completed this month

July 11 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Charles Gahima, the Director of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC)
The massive distribution of text books in schools across the country is due to conclude by the end of this month. The campaign began in June last year as a measure to enhance the quality of education in schools and strengthen the use of English... Read more

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Born James Thiong’o Ngugi to Thiong’o wa Nduucu and Wanjika wa Ngugi, Ngugi is the fifth child of the third of Thiong’o’s four wives. Ngugi was born on January 5, 1938, he is the East Africa’s leading novelist, whose popular Weep Not, Child (1964) was the first major novel in ... Read more

The secret life…Thomas Muyombo

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Tom Close
Thomas Muyombo a.k.a Tom Close, is one of the most popular musicians in the country. In a very short time, Tom has managed to get to great heights in the music industry. Below he tells us about himself; The first thing you do in the morning… I say a prayer and then tune on... Read more

Importance of physical activity in children

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Boys under the age of 14 enjoying tag rugby in Rubavu, Northern Province (Courtesy photo)
Childhood is the stage of life, provided with abundant energy by nature. This energy is available for physical growth of the body into an adult body. It is because of this energy that children and... Read more

Lamwaka carries hope for Caine prize

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Beatrice Lamwaka carries hope for Caine prize.
How spellbinding, ambitious and imaginative is Ms Beatrice Lamwaka’s short story, Butterfly Dreams? Enough.
Butterfly Dreams is ingenuous enough to be pitted among the literary masterpieces of 2011 for this literary work, published in Butterfly Dreams and Other New Short Stories from Uganda, 2010, is before a revered... Read more

Auctioning dates for a good cause

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Ladies bid for Rodney Turyatemba who was auctioned as one of the bachelors at the event.
Mara Foundation hosted a Bachelor and Bachelorette Charity Date Auction last Saturday at Open House Restaurant, where five eligible volunteers were auctioned off for a date to the highest bidder to raise money in aid of the visually... Read more

Exhibition on 400 years of King James Bible

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

King James Bible
The King’s James Version (KJV) of the Bible has turned 400 years old. The Bible Society of Uganda is holding an exhibition to commemorate the anniversary. Starting today and running till Friday, the society will display a range of Bible versions, starting from the KJV itself.
It will also display the... Read more

Distress of the dying lodged in his heart

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

By virtue of his job, Mayanja got an experience to forget while attending to July 11 victims at IHK. PHOTO BY BRENDA BANURA
In our last story of the daily series capturing memories of the July 11, 2010 terrorist attacks, Bryan Mayanja, a nurse in-charge of the Intensive Care Unit at International Hospital,... Read more

Knec seeks help in war against exam cheats

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

PHOTO/STEPHEN MUDIARI A fake exam paper and its price of Sh2,000 are displayed at Buru Buru Police station in Nairobi.
Education stakeholders have been urged to work with the examinations council to eradicate cheating by candidates.
Whereas cheating was generally on the decline, mobile phones were posing a new threat, according to Kenya National Examinations Council... Read more

Decision on UDOM students out soon

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

University of Dodoma
The fate of the architects of the last month’s unrest at the University of Dodoma (UDOM) will be known later this month. The university administration said on Sunday that all the suspended students are presumed innocent until the disciplinary committee meets to discuss their involvement in the strike. In mid last month, UDOM... Read more

Can East African Federation go beyond the genocidal concept of tribal homelands?

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

The idea that each tribe rightfully belongs to its homeland, is a colonial fiction
I became interested in the question of why the old Community collapsed after I returned to Uganda from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1979. I spent months reading Community files in government ministries in Kampala. I was... Read more

EAC to set up centres of excellence

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Graduands at Nairobi University. The region intends to train personnel in blocs like it used to be in the 1960s and 1970s. Picture: File
The East African Community member states are set to pick centres of excellence to train a pool of human capital to aid in the bloc’s integration.
The centres will focus on... Read more

Mobile phones to speed up healthcare delivery in EastAfrica

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

The mobile phone is now set to be the information portal for health workers, many of whom work in remote areas where access to reference materials is limited.
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs has called the mobile phone “the single most transformative technology for development.”
Mobile applications have revolutionised the way information is spread in developing... Read more

New synthetic drugs use on the rise – UN

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime executive director Joseph Deiss
The global production of cocaine, heroin and cannabis has declined or remained stable while consumption of new synthetic drugs is on the rise, a new report shows as governments intensified the war on drug trafficking.
The United Nations World Drug Report 2011 said... Read more

Not enough money, staff for Uganda rights body

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

In June, the civil society urged President Museveni to invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions as they decried increased abuse of human rights.
The Uganda Human Rights Commission is grappling with a biting financial crunch, political interference and high staff turnover which could hurt its performance as the... Read more

Britain to launch public inquiry into $40m payment

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

“We can take serious steps, including rejecting the money and de-registering the UK charities in TZ” Bernard Membe, Foreign Affairs Minister
Britain is to begin a public inquiry into the $40 million BAE Systems compensation to Tanzania on July 19.
The International Development Committee of the UK parliament will seek to establish why BAE... Read more

‘Outsider’ who rescued Kenyan Asian history

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Main picture: Shaila Mauladad, Errol Trebinski, Cynthia Salvadori, David Fisher, Jasvant Vohora, Prof. Richard Peck and Dr. Roland Minor, at the ‘mini’ launch in Lamu of ‘Settling in a Strange Land:’
My connection with India is unexpectedly direct. My maternal grandfather — my mother’s stepfather—came to Kenya from Goa, India in the 1940s... Read more

Dar fashionistas show off their best at fashion festival

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

One of the stands that showcased original Tanzanian designs. Picture:Correspondent
Dar es Salaam, known for its laidback atmosphere despite being the commercial capital of Tanzania, is actually a city buzzing with all sorts of activity from entertainment to sports.
Lately, the city is also increasingly becoming a fashion centre with the growing... Read more

Flower farms and real estate choking Lutembe wetland

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

The Shoebill stork, one of the species whose habitat has been encroached on by developers and horticulturists. Picture: Morgan Mbabazi
On the shores of Lake Victoria off Entebbe Road, lies the Lutembe Bay wetland, famous as a Ramsar site and recognised internationally for its unique biodiversity and as an important bird area.
But... Read more

Gor beat Thika as Rangers flog Congo

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Moses Odhiambo came off the bench to earn Gor Mahia three priceless points as they beat Thika United 1-0 at City Stadium on Sunday. In Mombasa, Rangers FC continued their dorminance over Coast teams when they hammered Congo United 4-0 at the KPA Mbaraki Sports grounds on Sunday.

Odhiambo came on at the start of the second half... Read more

Girls give Kenya steeplechase gold, bronze medal

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Norah Jeruto Tanui of Kenya leads the field
Kenya struck gold and bronze medals in the girls’ 2,000 metres steeplechase on Sunday as the curtains came down on the seventh IAAF World Youth Championships here. Africa Cross Country great Norah Jeruto and Lilian Chemweno anchored Kenya from the fourth position to second in... Read more

Kenya lads thrashed as Uganda test looms large

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Under-19 cricket team representing Kenya in Africa Premier League Division One Championships in Uganda suffered humiliating defeats on Sunday.
The Under-19 cricket team representing Kenya in Africa Premier League Division One Championships in Uganda suffered humiliating defeats on Sunday.
Nigeria beat the side by eight wickets at Kyambogo and Namibia routed them with same margin... Read more

Kenya’s Kirwa Konsecha shows that he’s a true Masai warrior

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Leonard KIRWA KOSENCHA of Kenya (R) in action during the Boys 800 metres semi final – Day Two – WYC Lille 2011 (Getty Images)
Leonard Kirwa Konsecha was not even the best Kenyan youth 800m runner a month ago after he finished third at the Kenya Colleges and Schools Triangular Championships, which acted... Read more

Muthaura to testify in Gichuru, Okemo fraud case

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Nambale MP Chris Okemo (left) and former Kenya Power and Lighting boss Samuel Gichuru. Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Muthaura is among the key witnesses that Jersey prosecutors will rely on in their quest to nail the duo. . Photo/Nation
Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis ... Read more

Civil servants to enjoy life cover in new pension plan

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Civil servants will enjoy a life and disability cover as part of the new pension scheme in what is likely to emerge as the single biggest market.
Civil servants will enjoy a life and disability cover as part of the new contributory pension scheme in what is likely to emerge as the single... Read more

Riara Group ventures into varsity education

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

A graduation ceremony. Demand for university education has been growing steadily over the past decade.
Riara Group of Schools has applied to the Commission for Higher Education to start a university on September 1, becoming the latest institution seeking to tap into the lucrative tertiary education business.
The university will offer degree courses... Read more

Turning stress from possible killer into strength

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

One of the most positive things you can do when faced with worry or anxiety is to recognise what you can control and what you can’t.
You constantly hear how bad stress is for you: It damages your health, jeopardises your relationships and hurts your performance. While these risks are real, recent research... Read more

The trick to writing timeless classics

July 10 | Posted by admin | Eastafrica News

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
As the world celebrates 75 years after the June 1936 publication of the unforgettable classic novel, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, editors, critics, writers and publishers are once again forced to ask themselves what makes some novels timeless (and novelists immortal).
While writers... Read more

Remera Buffaloes overcome stubborn Grizzlies

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Koko Marcel Cambara
After waltzing through most of the league this season, Remera Buffaloes had to fight hard to break Huye based UNR Grizzlies at Appe Rugunga grounds yesterday. The Grizzlies led by formidable Koko Marcel Cambara travelled from Butare with the sole intention of spoiling Buffaloes’ good run. The first ten minutes were dominated... Read more

Be aware of Hepatitis B

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Blood for transfusion needs to be tested for the hepatitis B virus
“AM”, was a young energetic man in his twenties. With great zeal he went to the blood bank to donate blood voluntarily to save the life of a person. But he received the shock of his life when he was told that his blood... Read more

Rwandans in Germany mark Liberation Day

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Amb.Christine Nkulikiyinka (front row centre) in a group photo during the 17th Liberation Day celebrations in Germany (Courtesy photo)
GERMANY- On July 7, at the Rwandan embassy in Germany, Rwandans celebrated the 17th Liberation Day. Many guests, including Germans and diplomats were invited by the Rwandan Ambassador to Germany, Christine Nkulikiyinka, in order to express... Read more

Kirabo is the new Eastern Province RPF chairperson

July 10 | Posted by | Eastafrica News

Dr Aisa Kirabo Kacyira addresses RPF members shortly after she was elected the party chairperson in the Province yesterday. (Photo S.Rwembeho)
KAYONZA – The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), yesterday, held an extraordinary meeting during which members elected new party representatives at various administrative levels in the Eastern Province. Dr Aisa Kacyira Kirabo, the provincial... Read more

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