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Emmanuel Ntirenganya

Emmanuel Ntirenganya

The Plenary Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday rejected the relevance of the proposed bill that sought to provide for access to contraceptive services for children (girls) aged from 15. Craish Bahizi

Parliament rejects bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds

Monday, October 17, 2022

Workers sort sweet potatoes at a greenhouse in Musanze District. The centre has become a solution to the farmers who struggled to get good seeds. / Sam Ngendahimana

Expert makes case for agric biotechnology

Monday, October 17, 2022

L-R : Inter-Parliamentary Union former president, Duarte Pacheco, the new president Donatille Mukabalisa, and the Secretary General, Martin Chungong at the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union , concluded in Kigali on october 15. Courtesy

Kigali declaration outlines ‘actions to achieve gender equality in Parliaments’

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Child soldiers. / Photo by UNICEF

Global legislators urged to take stand against use of child soldiers

Friday, October 14, 2022

Regis Rugemanshuro, RSSB Chief Executive Officer revealed that they target to increase threefold the return on investments from the current 5 per cent to 15 per cent by 2025. File

Pension body looks to triple profit by 2025

Friday, October 14, 2022

Patients wait for medical services in Nyamagabe District. Hospitals are persistently grappling with cases of patients who are unable to pay the cost of medical services, a situation that may threaten their service delivery. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva

Concerns as medical defaults double to over Rwf1 billion

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Workers on duty at UFACO garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. A new law establishing taxes on income is expected to reduce the tax burden on low-income formal workers. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Six key changes in proposed pro-poor income tax law

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Employees of Pfunda Tea factory sort fresh tea leaves in Rubavu district. 165,500 formal workers in the country are set to benefit from tax exemption for a monthly [gross] income not exceeding Rwf60,000, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Over 165,000 set to get income tax relief

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

President Kagame in a group photo with delegates at the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union that is underway in Kigali from October 11 to 15. / Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame calls on global parliaments to fight Genocide ideology

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

President Paul Kagame addresses the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Kigali on Tuesday, October 11. / Photo by Village Urugwiro

Women are the backbone of resilience and peace - Kagame

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Members of parliament during a session. They call for a coordinated planning mechanism that can help Rwanda to achieve the intended inequality reduction under the Sustainable Development Goal. Photo by Craish Bahizi

MPs call for greater efforts to reduce income inequalities

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Rwanda National Police officers during the graduation ceremony of cadet intake course 11. / Olivier Mugwiza

New law seeks to deter desertion among police officers

Friday, October 07, 2022

Workers reel silk filaments at the Kigali Silk Factory located in Kigali Special Economic Zone. / Courtesy photo

Rwanda seeks investors to manage its silk industry

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Layers at Gikomera Farm in Gasabo District. Poultry farmers said animal feed is too expensive and continues to be a major constraint on poultry productivity. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Poultry farmers decry soaring cost of feed

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Delegates in a group photo during Rwanda Seed System Stakeholders socialisation meeting on SeedSAT, on September 30. / All photos: Craish Bahizi

AGRA’s SeedSAT seeks to strengthen Africa’s seed systems

Monday, October 03, 2022

Workers packaging fresh green beans for export at Garden Fresh Packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Rwandans exporting products to European countries are incurring losses as a result of the declining value of the euro and the British pound. / Photo: Craish Bahizi

Rwandan exporters incur losses as euro, pound dip

Monday, October 03, 2022

Women in Tuzamurane Cooperative work in their potato plantation in Musanze District. Targeted project beneficiaries are farmers, farmers’ cooperatives and micro small and medium sized agri-enterprises. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana

Farmers to access cheap loans under $300m agric project

Monday, October 03, 2022

Students during lunch time at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on February 28. Educationists have expressed concern that the funding towards students’ meals is too small after the parents’ contribution was slashed to just Rwf975 per term despite the rise in commodity prices. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Educationists express concern over new school feeding programme

Thursday, September 29, 2022