Traffic Police gets new boss, census puts Rwanda’s population at 10.5 million

Early this week, Traffic Police got a new boss. Superintendent Egide Ruzigamanzi is now the new Traffic Police Commandant, replacing Chief Supt. Vincent Sano who is now Commandant of Police Training School, Rwamagana. The changes that took immediate effect were announced on Monday. Supt. Ruzigamanzi has been the Director of Peace Support Operations at the Rwanda National Police. Supt. Theos Badege, the Police Spokes Person said the changes were normal administrative transfers.Elsewhere Rwanda was ranked among top 10 world adventurous places for 2013, according to Globe Spots, an international travel guide for tourists. The travel guide on Monday released a list of 10 countries in the world that are of classic travel for great sights and convenient travel, adventurous places for those who are going above and beyond, seeking out the best travel and hardcore places for those who are willing to travel anywhere just for the buzz. According to the web portal, Rwanda was ranked sixth globally. Portugal comes number one on the list, followed by Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, Panama, Armenia, Cuba, Ukraine, Malawi and Canada in that order. According to Globe Spots website, there is more to visit in Rwanda than gorillas and Genocide sites, such as stunning ubiquitous mountains, national parks, excellent lake beaches, great culture, and a dynamic capital city.Also this week, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) handed over to Rwanda the case file of Phénéas Munyarugarama, a former officer in the genocidal army – the eighth and last fugitive case file to be transferred to Kigali by the UN tribunal. Munyarugarama held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the ex-FAR and was the highest ranking military officer at Gako military camp between early 1993 and May 14, 1994.His transfer marks the last of all the eight cases in the tribunal’s custody as it closes in to the end of its mandate.Also transferred are case files for fugitives Bernard Munyagishari, Charles Sikuwabo, Ladislas Ntaganzwa, Ryandikayo, and Aloys Ndimbati.Rwanda’s population has grown to 10,537, 222, up from 8,128, 553 in 2002, which projects a 29.6 per cent rise, Finance and Economic Planning minister John Rwangombwa announced this Thursday .Releasing preliminary results of the fourth Population and Housing Census, conducted in August, the minister said annual population growth rate stood at 2.6 per cent, down from 2.9 per cent ten years ago. Women constitute 51.8 per cent of the total population, down from approximately 53 per cent ten years ago. However, in Kigali, men outnumber women, with a ratio of 104 men per 100 women. According to provisional results, the Eastern Province is the most populous region, with over 2,600,814 people; while the City of Kigali has the least population with 1,135,428 people.Eastern Province also has the highest population growth rate with 4.3 per cent, while the Northern Province recorded the least population growth rate, at 1.0 per cent, and a population of 1,729,927.Southern Province is the second most populous region with 2,594,110 people. Also in the news this week, a total of 2857 students graduated with degrees and diplomas in Education at the Kigali Institute of Education (KIE).Up to 322 of the graduands were from Rukara College of Education and 216 from Kavumu College of Education, all of whom were awarded with diplomas in Education. Both colleges are affiliated to KIE. Some 1333 graduated with bachelors, 275 with postgraduate diploma in education, 50 with postgraduate certificate in higher education, while 37 were awarded masters of social sciences in Gender and Development. More than 600 in service teachers trained through distance training centres were also awarded diplomas.