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Government has appealed to the general public to acquire mobile phones and radios for efficient communication between them and the government.

Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has announced a 20 per cent rise in tax collection for the last nine months, compared to the previous year, on the back of strong economic growth and easy payment system.

The High Court yesterday rejected Genocide suspect Léon Mugesera’s plea to be tried in French.

The Supreme Court, yesterday morning, upheld a four-year jail sentence handed to the leader of a faction  of PS-Imberakuri party, Bernard Ntaganda, by the High Court.

The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court, yesterday, granted Genocide suspect Jean Bosco Uwinkindi a four month delay as requested, to prepare his pre-detention hearing.

A team of 20 Indian volunteer medical specialists who, for the last one week, have been offering free treatment at the Central Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), hope to maintain partnership with the country.

Local legal experts believe that the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) possesses the necessary capacity to try criminal cases against four Kenyans who are accused of fuelling post-election violence in their country four years ago.

A meeting of the EAC Council of the Ministers sitting in Arusha, Tanzania has endorsed Jessica Eriyo, a former Ugandan cabinet minister, as the bloc’s Deputy Secretary General (Political Federation).