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The remarkable
poverty, defined by the World Bank as less than
$1.25 a day.
The realization of the limitations presented
Joseph Mudingu
in reaching out the poor and vulnerable in
undeveloped remote rural villages, more than two
journey of liberaTion
decades after the liberation struggle, has pushed
Rwandan authorities to prepare a scheme for
creating model villages like the one constructed in
Steven Nsamaza
Horezo, all over the country.
Now in Horezo village, every new built home has
toilets; there are modern primary and secondary
RDF makes transformational schools, a health centre, street lights and a drainage
system.
The power connectivity project has also enabled
Geoffrey Wakibi contributions to Rwanda’s to set up a water pumping facility which will
supply clean water from Muhabwa water source
to neighboring Nyabinoni and Rongi sectors in
Aimable Twahirwa
that the achievements that Rwanda is registering
since the liberation struggle came at a high cost.
“There is a need to safeguard what we have
achieved and upholding our dignity and unity,” he
By Aimable Twahirwa said.
Ruth Kagoyire July 4th is such a significant date for Rwanda The rDf contributes housing to vulnerable families
because it was the day when the country was
liberated from a dictatorial and divisive regime by As Rwanda continues to celebrate years of
the then Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) in 1994. liberation struggle, Rwanda Defence Force (RDF)
Twenty four years the liberation journey has defended the territorial integrity and ensuring
George Barya
continues but today not an armed struggle but national sovereignty. However, as this primary
uniting Rwandans for the common cause improve role has increasingly become assured, the RDF
lives and advance the country’s development. that the true liberation is that which addresses the has therefore seized the opportunity to focus on
“We can learn from our history and build a socio-economic transformation of the people. contributing to human and national social economic
better future,” President Paul Kagame noted during The President has encouraged people to be development.
engaged in national development projects as a way The Minister of Defense, Gen. James Kabarebe
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Northern Corridor Integration
Projects back 10
Rwandan assembled vehicles
hit market 11
National budget Highlights
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IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM (QUOTES)
1,004
Government
mountains increased to 604 as of June 2016 up from 480 in 2010.
Combined with the 400 gorillas living in Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park in Uganda, the total is believed to be more than
1,004. This is the largest number of the endangered species ever
recorded in Virunga, the population hit an all-time low of 242
individuals in 1981.
38,000,000,000 the previously estimate of $34.5 billion). For this year, the
International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects for
airlines to achieve a collective net profit of $33.8 billion. The
main driver behind the downward revision is rising costs in fuel
and labour, but again 1% of world GDP is forecasted to be spent
on air transport in 2018, totalling to $871 billion.
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In Days
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In Days
New adventure
Chinese, Indian and Mozambican
experience of
leaders to visit Rwanda paramotoring
introduced
Rwanda will play host to ties and the leaders will sign Adventures and tourists in
high level visits from the Chinese bilateral agreements to further Rwanda will now be able to enjoy
President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime cooperation. paramotoring after it was introduced by
Minister Narendra Modi and President Paul Kagame has the Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
Mozambican President Filipe previously visited the three in partnership with Rwanda Flying Club
Nyusi in the coming days. countries. Kagame was in China in and Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority.
This was confirmed by the State March 2017 where he held bilateral The latest tourism experience is
Minister for Foreign Affairs Olivier talks with President Jinping, he has the first of its kind in East Africa,
Nduhungirehe, saying that the visited India twice and was also in paramotoring is a form of paragliding
visits are aimed at strengthening Mozambique in October 2016. where the pilot wears a motor on his or
her back (a paramotor) which provides
enough thrust to take off using an
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Executive Recap
Northern Corridor
out for two years wants to reinvigorate
the projects and the leaders agreed
to hold the meetings once every four
months while their ministers will ensure
Integration Projects back that cluster meetings are held once every
two months.
The summit reviewed the progress
made in the implementation of various
commitments since the break.
President Kagame said that there is
work to do but also need to re-examine
what has been done and what still needs
to be done.
President Museveni instructed the
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to
start working 24/7 on borders to avoid
any delays. He also reported that the
electricity line to Rwanda through
Mirama Hills was 75 per cent near
completion and expected to be fully
operational by October.
The summit was attended by the
presidents of Kenya, Rwanda and
Uganda while South Sudan was
represented by the Presidential Advisor
On June 26, President Kagame joined Nairobi for the 14th Northern Corridor Aggrey Tisa Sabuni. Tanzania, DR Congo,
his Kenyan and Ugandan counterparts Integration Projects (NCIP) Summit. Burundi and Ethiopia also attended as
Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni in The summit that has not been carried observers.
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Rwandan assembled
vehicles hit market
African leaders
convene in
Volkswagen, the Germany “Africa does not need to be a dumping
automaker this June rolled out vehicles ground for second hand cars, or second Mauritania
assembled from its plant in Kigali, the first hand anything. In the long run, you end up
Integrated Mobility Solution in Africa. paying a higher price anyway. If you can pay President Paul Kagame in
his capacity as the Chairperson
President Paul Kagame himself drove one a high price for second hand, why not pay a of the African Union (AU) on
of the first vehicles assembled in Rwanda, a high price for something new? It is a simple July 1 chaired the 31st AU
black VW Teramont to inaugurate the factory choice. Africans, Rwandans, we deserve Ordinary Session in Nouakchott,
located at Kigali Special Economic Zone. The better. This is one way of showing how we Mauritania.
facility will incorporate sales and service can afford it. For these and other reasons, President Kagame who also
retail outlet, vehicle assembly, training centre this promising partnership with Volkswagen leads the AU reform process
and mobility solutions. is off to a good start,” Kagame observed. presented a report on the
President Kagame recalled that the Regional CEO for Volkswagen Group, progress and implementation
Volkswagen car brand was among the Thomas Schäfer said that the company’s to date. He said that Africa’s
reforms are about achieving
interest in Rwanda was transformation and fulfilling the
mostly because of the dignity of Africa and its people.
country’s great potential, “The business-as-usual
a country that is young, approach cannot continue, and
modern and hungry for indeed, as we are seeing, signifi-
individual mobility. cant changes are beginning to
VW is investing $20 take hold,” Kagame noted.
million in the first phase Reforms undertaken by the
where they will assemble AU have started bearing results
like the signing of the African
three VW models; Teramont, Passat and Continental Free Trade Area
first cars to be used in Rwanda, and cited Polo. The plant is expected to create 1,000 (AfCFTA) which was initially
the event as history repeating itself, for jobs which will mainly go to local workforce. signed by 44 states and six
Volkswagen to start assembling cars in the Michaella countries have already ratified.
country. Rugwizangoga, the CEO of The 0.2 % levy that will ensure
The president hailed the move saying VW Rwanda said that they the AU becomes financed by
that, “some found it hard to believe that had already started offering member countries is being
some services. Among the implemented by close to half of
German cars could really be built in Rwanda. the continent.
Yet today, the first vehicles are rolling off first service is corporate
The summit welcomed the
the assembly line. This facility undoubtedly car sharing to institutions, South Sudan peace process
represents a new chapter, in Rwanda’s corporate companies and mediated by the IGAD-
journey of economic transformation.” NGOs. mandated Heads of State.
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NEWS
The remarkable
journey of liberation
RDF makes transformational
contributions to Rwanda’s
development
By Aimable Twahirwa
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Nat ional Budget 2018/19
National budget
Highlights
2018/2019
Compiled by Steven Nsamaza
On June 14, 2018, finance ministers from four
East African member states presented their
national budget to respective parliaments.
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda read their
national budgets simultaneously while Burundi
and South Sudan did not present their budgets
on the same day.
Burundi’s financial calendar which normally
started in January has moved it to July in order Presenting the budget to parliament, Dr. Uzziel
to align its economy with other EAC members Ndagijimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and
and also presented the budget before July. South
Sudan, the EAC bloc newest member has not Economic Planning categorized the allocations
yet synchronised its budget reading with other in three clusters; economic, social and good
member states.
However, South Sudan’s cabinet adopted governance & justice transformational pillars.
SSP81.6 Billion ($584 million) for the
2018/2019, according to media reports.
Government said it is an increase of 75% from as the finance ministers indicated in their
the previous year and was yet to present it to budget presentations.
parliament. Rwanda with the most ambitious budget
EAC governments adopted to start their of 17% increase from the previous fiscal year
financial year on July 1 and this coming expects to grow its economy 7.2 per cent as
financial year has a shared budget’s theme as well as Tanzania while Kenya and Uganda’s
“Industrialisation for Job Creation and Shared economies are expected to grow by at least 5.8
Prosperity”. per cent this year.
Like in the previous years a big chunk of the
budget for the four economies will be allocated Rwanda
to infrastructure for sustained economic growth Rwanda’s budget for 2018/19 totals Rwf
2,443.5b ($2.8 Billion) which is 328.2 b higher
East African member states than the 2017/18 budget.
national budgets 2018/2019 The budget will be financed by domestic
revenues at 67% (Rwf 1,645.1 Billion)
Increased by 15% from 26 Tax revenue collections are projected at Rwf
$30 Billion billion in previous budget 1,351.7 Billion up from Rwf 1200.3 Billion while
non- tax revenues are projected at Rwf 155.7
Increased by 2% from 14
$14.3 Billion billion in previous budget Billion up from Rwf 138.2 Billion for last year.
External loans are projected at Rwf402.2
Increased by 13% from 7.5
$8.5 Billion billion in previous budget
Billion, which is 16.4 % of the budget.
Expected aid amounts to Rwf396.3 Billion
$2.8 Billion
Increased by 17% from 2.4 ($455m), which is 16% of the total budget
billion in previous budget Paying public servants and running
government agencies will take Rwf1,266.1
$791 Million Billion representing 52%, government says
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Rwanda’s budget for 2018/19 totals Rwf 2,443.5b ($2.8 Budget allocations
Billion) which is 328.2 b higher than the 2017/18 budget Presenting the budget to parliament, Dr.
Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda’s Minister of
CHART TITLE Paying public servants
and running government Finance and Economic Planning categorized
Budget financing 2018/19 agencies will take
Rwf1,266.1 Billion representing 52% the allocations in three clusters; economic,
of the tOTal budget. social and good governance & justice
Rwf396.3 Expected aid transformational pillars.
Billion
16% Economic transformation is a pillar which
is intended to accelerate inclusive economic
External loans 16.4% growth and development was allocated
Rwf1,373.8Billion that makes 57% of the
Rwf402.2
Billion
67 % total budget for 2018/2019. Main interventions
planned here include:
Creation of 216,717 Off-farm Jobs with
Domestic investments of about Rwf46.7 Billion.
Revenue Industrialization and Export promotion
allocated Rwf253.5 Billion.
(Rwf 1,645.1 Transport sector get Rwf238.9 Billion.
Billion)
Energy development and access to electricity
Allocation were categorized into three clusters;
were allocated Rwf144 Billion.
1. economic, 3. good governance & justice
2. social transformational pillars.
Domestic Savings promotion
social transformation pillar Economic transformation is a pillar
Agriculture was allocated Rwf124.7
Billion to develop Rwandans into a capable and
Rwf668.2
WAS ALLOCATED which is intended to accelerate inclusive
economic growth and development was
skilled people with quality standards of living
Billion (27%) OF TOTAL allocated
Rwf1,373.8Billion and a stable and secure society, government
BUDGET. Key priority interventions and projects that makes 57% of the total budget
will include: will invest Rwf668.2 Billion (27%) towards
this social transformation pillar. Key priority
interventions and projects will include:
The Social protection and poverty eradication
allocated Rwf104.9 Billion.
Health sector will receive Rwf205 Billion.
Education sector was allocated Rwf272.8
Health sector will Creation of 216,717 Industrialization and
The Social protection Billion.
Rwf205
receive Off-farm Jobs with Export promotion
and poverty eradication
Billion. investments of about allocated Rwf253.5 Good Governance and Justice as a
allocated
Rwf104.9
Billion. Rwf46.7 Billion. Billion. Transformational Governance Pillar was
allocated Rwf401.5 Billion representing
Energy
development
16% of the total budget. Key priorities here
Education sector
was allocated and access include:
Rwf272.8
to electricity Reinforcing Rwandan culture and values
were allocated
Billion. Transport sector get Sustaining Safety and Security of citizens and
Rwf144
Billion. Rwf238.9 Billion. their properties.
Strengthening diplomatic and international
cooperation.
Good Governance Strengthening Justice, Law and Order.
and Justice as a Supporting the capacity, Service delivery
Transformational
Governance Pillar was and Accountability of public Institutions.
allocated
Connecting 5,312 public institutions to the
Rwf401.5 Agriculture was allocated internet.
Billion representing Rwf124.7 Billion Promoting Citizens’ participation,
16% of the total budget. engagement and partnerships in development.
which is 5% of the total budget.
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Q&A
Mayor
Kayonza District
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In many ways, the District mayor is the most accessible high- Q- Rwanda’s Community-
ranking public official most of us are likely to come across. Based Health Insurance is
Mayors may have varying degrees of power and influence one of the key elements
depending on many different factors and the Districts they identified to achieve the goal
serve, but nearly all of them engage in the sort of street-level of universal access to health
politics that puts them directly in touch with their constituents. care, which is central to
the Rwandan government’s
They open new health centers and make personal visits to the strategy to become a middle-
neighbourhood schoolS and hospitalS. The good ones, anyway,
income country by 2020. How
are plugged in to community groups and senior centers. If they
is the District handling health
want to be effective, mayors have to show up and meet the people.
issues?
Rwanda Dispatch’s Joseph Mudingu had a one on one with the A: Well our target as the district is to
District Mayor Jean Claude Murenzi on what the District has to have 100% of the people with community
offer and how they at the District are working towards uplifting based health insurance.
citizens socially and economically.
Today, 274,893 out of 337,050 of people
in Kayonza are covered with community
health making it 81.6%.
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pedic centre to improve the quality of the IDP model villages in Mwiri sector and Shyaka underscored that, “as JADF, we
healthcare provision in the district. also constructed a health post to serve the will continue to support the district efforts
Also in the education sector, there village which has been a major success to- in dealing with human security issues. Dis-
are many JADF members that helped to wards achieving dignity among the poor trict partners are now fully aware of this
uplift the education of students in dis- household beneficiaries and the district in from meetings held before and we hope to
trict through providing school fees and general,” says Shyaka. gain more support from different stakehold-
scholastic materials which has given In kayonza through sustainable land use, ers. The families affected by these issues are
opportunities to children from poor food security is being enhanced. a concern to all of us, not just the district.
households. He however notes that there are some We also intend to strengthen the evalu-
Performance contracts are also be- challenges that were faced while carrying ation process of all JADF members. This is
ing used by JADF where by JADF signs a out development activities and most of done periodically to ensure that what we
performance with the Mayor. them are nature based. have in our database does actually exist on
“The performance contract entails “One of the main challenges we have ground,” he added.
key action plans from each JADF mem- faced in recent years is the long drought JADF chairman calls upon fellow mem-
bers. By this, we’re held accountable that has affected animal and food produc- bers, we acknowledge that good progress
to what we signed with the Mayor and tion mainly in the sectors of Ndego, Murun- has been made towards sustainable devel-
it’s our responsibility to ensure that it’s di, Mwiri, Kabare, Murama and Rwinkwavu. opment in Kayonza of which we’re proud
fully achieved. We’re also part of the With low or no crop harvest at all, it’s diffi- to have been part. However much is still
team that carries out planning, imple- cult for the local community members to fol- needed from us as we continue to accom-
mentation, monitoring and evaluation low the development agenda as planned,” pany Kayonza District and our progressive
of the overall district performance con- explains Shyaka. government to achieve the strategic set
tract/Imihigo. It’s indeed a good tool to Partly as a solution, JADF members have priorities in the National Strategy for Trans-
enhancing good performance and ac- supplemented on the district effort by pro- formation.
countability in our society,” says Shyaka. viding water-pumping equipment to some The vision of JADF is: “Active Rwandan
A number of feeder roads in villages of the farmer groups in the affected sectors. Communities Participating in Sustainable
have been rehabilitated to improve ac- Another challenge is related to instabil- and Inclusive Local Development Driven by
cessibility to goods and services in the ity in funding. Some of the development Mutual Accountability”.
district. There has also been improve- partners are affected by funding instability The mission of JADF is to ensure a sus-
ment in rural electrification in Kayonza which in turn affects the district set goals. tainable socio-economic development,
which has boosted the development of JADF as mentioned before does not oper- improved service delivery for Rwandan
small scale and large scale food process- ate separately from the district. In order to communities through active participation,
ing plants that are a source of employ- counter the challenges, we shall continue to dialogue, and accountability by sharing
ment in the district. work in close collaboration with the District information and effective coordination of
“In partnership with the district, JADF as we join effort to move our district to an- stakeholders’ interventions in decentralized
supplied cows to the beneficiaries of other level in terms of development. entities.
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sance trails) ensuring a thorough Uganda Wildlife Authority, respectively)
2018 Statistics
coverage of the Virunga Massif from the under the transboundary framework
southwest to northeast searching for groups of the Greater Virunga Transboundary
signs of gorillas, other key mammals, Collaboration and supported by various
and illegal activities. When fresh gorilla partners and donors.
signs were detected, the teams followed
the gorilla trail to locate three recent
night nest sites. At each of these nest
sites, the teams collected fecal samples
2010 Statistics
from nests. 14
Ruzigandekwe explained that the
latest census doubled the sweep of
solitary males 480
Virunga Massif for 116 days between During the survey data was also gorillas
October to December 2015 and second collected on signs and sightings of
from March to May 2016. A second select mammals, such as elephants, and
sweep allowed finding gorillas that
were undetected at first to provide
illegal activities, such as snares. While
exercising caution due to the limitations 14 36
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more reliable numbers. Fecal samples of the study, there were no indications solitary
were analyzed genetically to determine of declines in populations for the select males
individual genotypes. mammals surveyed since 2010.
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Social development
Kayonza District caters for the poor
and vulnerable through social protec-
tion safety nets, 2,645 people were
employed through public works
(VUP) and their payments effected on
time. Families (400) were supported
with small stocks while FARG-DS and
monitoring of VUP/DS&PW beneficia-
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Promoting good
governance
Good governance has been enhanced
by local entities through putting up
infrastructures like the construc-
tion of Ruramira Sector office at the
completion stage and completed Cell
offices in Muko, Kabura, Cyinzovu and
Nyakanazi.
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FEATURE
Users say New Forests’ sanders in their jobs. They shape and join mate-
rial to the specifications of blueprints or at the
direction of their instructor, and this requires the
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DISPATCH LITE
vulnerable communities members who say that it was not usual for
women to be involved in beekeeping.
According to Godelive Mukamusugi, the
vice president of this cooperative working
Thomas Ngomanzungu, a farmer from Rwi- together in the cooperative has empowered
mishinya in Rukara Sector of Kayonza District women introducing them to various eco-
reluctantly joined a village savings scheme in nomic activities which supports their families.
2013, to him it was more of getting together She explains that they are able to get
than savings group because of the contribu- earnings from the beekeeping and have
tion he thought were too little. started other activities like making body
Ngomanzungu who was still a bachelor at lotion, soap for house cleaning and washing
the time when together with his neighbours clothes. “We are also able to give jobs to
started Abadahemuka Savings starting with other women,” Mukamusugi prides.
contributions of Rwf150 per week. But at the Uzziel Nigaba, the president of Abatavo-
start the savings scheme faced many chal- gerwa Cooperative underlined what has
lenges ranging from mismanagement to lack been achieved is because of the intervention
of skills on handling of the savings. of the World Vision which has supported
“When we started this savings scheme, I In their areas of intervention, the Akagera them in their various activities.
was not sure that we would achieve anything Cluster of the World Vision promotes eco- “Before we were using traditional bee-
tangible and we faced challenges but when nomic empowerment of vulnerable families hives only but World Vision bought for us
the World Vision approached us and started and children with interventions in education, modern beehives which has increased our
empowering us with financial manage- health and nutrition, water, sanitation and productivity,” says Nigaba. Adding that, they
ment skills everything changed for us,” says hygiene. were also taught how to use the beehives,
Ngomanzungu. Edward Muhorana, the Cluster Manager how to raise productivity and how to utilize
World Vision, a Christian humanitarian says that they support children and their vul- the remains after extracting honey.
organization dedicated to supporting com- nerable families through different initiatives. Nigaba said that the productivity was
munities in tackling the root causes of pov- Muhorana underlined that, the Akagera highly increased because you could only
erty and injustices also operates in Kayonza Cluster operates in six sectors of three dis- harvest 4-5kg from a traditional beehive but
District under the Akagera Cluster with an tricts of Kayonza, Gatsibo and Nyagatare. He the modern bought by World Vision they are
office in Kiramuruzi. able to get at least 15kg from one beehive.
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Imigongo Art Center, a social business your business or field trip, visiting akagera
innovating Imigongo art as a way to national park, plan on stopping by and
generate employment for the youth we will help you refresh in our beautiful
and women in rural Rwanda. The center and friendly artistic environment. We will
located at Kayonza, Eastern Province guarantee you have a great cup of coffee,
one hour drive from the capital Kigali a locally blended smoothie, snack, use our
also serves a great stop-over for people free clean restrooms and wifi. We are
using the eastern highway, wether on looking forward to your visit!