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Supreme Court rejects political parties’ nominee to senate

Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Assistant Commissioner of Police Linda Nkuranga (2nd right) speaks at the Parliamentary Buildings yesterday. She was joined by the Inspector General of Prosecution, Jules Marius Ntete (L), MP Elizabeth Mukamana (2nd L) and the Deputy Secretary-General of RIB, Isabelle Kalihanga (R) in call to contain rising cases of defilement. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

MPs call for urgent action against defilement

Monday, September 30, 2019
NEW FACES: Appolonie Mukamasabo, the new mayor of Nyamasheke District (left) and Jacqueline Kayitare, Mayor of Muhanga District. / Courtesy

Editorial: With or without affirmative action, women have arrived

Saturday, September 28, 2019
A pregnant woman during a medical check-up. Members of the Parliament have proposed that mothers who have given birth to two or more children at the same time should be entitled to longer maternity leave. / Sam Ngendahimana

MPs propose longer maternity leave for multiple birth mothers

Saturday, September 28, 2019
Media practitioners at a past news conference in Kigali. File
Rwanda

Is the Access to Information Law serving its purpose?

Saturday, September 28, 2019
In this photo, Evode Uwizeyimana, the Minister of State for Constitutional and Legal affairs, was addressing the parliamentary Standing Committee on Political Affairs and Gender. / File

Rwanda scraps over 1,000 colonial-era laws

Friday, September 27, 2019
A teacher and her class during a lesson at Rugando Primary School. File.
Rwanda

MPs want retirement, early pension access age lowered

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, the PAC chairperson, speaks to Rulindo District officials while MPs Annonciathe Mukarugwiza and Jean Claude Ntezimana (right) look on yesterday. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Rulindo district officials cited in shoddy construction work

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
In her remarks, First Lady Jeannette Kagame addressed the equal participation of women and girls' in leadership and decision-making. / Courtesy

Excluding women from leadership has a great cost to development — First Lady

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Senators during a session. File.
Rwanda

15 things you should know about Rwanda’s Senate

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
The New Times

EDITORIAL: For Genocide survivors, closure is nowhere near

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
EALA members during a past plenary session in Arusha, Tanzania. The regional parliament is set to study a petition by the East African Civil Society Organisation Forum that aims to sue member states that default on their financial obligations. Courtesy.
Rwanda

EALA to study proposal to sanction defaulting nations

Tuesday, September 24, 2019