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City lawyer Edward Murangwa who was challenging the constitutionality of several portions of the 2017 law establishing RIB and determining its mission, powers, organisation and functioning. File

Understanding Supreme Court landmark ruling upholding search warrant issuance process

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Rwanda Investigation Bureau personnel during a General Assembly in 2023. The Supreme Court has ruled to allow Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) to continue searching persons, buildings and premises without court warrants. Courtesy
Law

Supreme Court dismisses petition on constitutionality of RIB search without warrant

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda during Rwanda Day in Belgium Brussels on June 10, 2017. After being temporarily halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annually celebrated diaspora event, Rwanda Day, returns on February 2 and 3, 2024. The 11th edition which will take place in Washington D.C, is among five main events that are expected to take place in 2024. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Five awaited key highlights of 2024

Tuesday, January 02, 2024
Denis Kazungu, the alleged serial killer accused of murdering 14 people and burying their remains in his residence in Busanza. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Crime

Top five court cases that stood out in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A resident casts his vote during the past elections. Presidential and parliamentary elections are slated for 2024. PHOTO SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Politics

Ten things to know about 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections

Monday, December 18, 2023
The National Electoral Commission has set July 14 and 15, 2024, as the dates for the elections of the President of the Republic, and that of specified Members of Parliament (Deputies). SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Politics

Electoral commission sets date for presidential, parliamentary elections

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Visually impaired people with the white canes at Masaka in Kicukiro District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

A tale of the visually impaired ‘love’ and authorities’ obligations to inclusivity

Sunday, December 03, 2023
A voter talks to the electoral commission's volunteers before casting her vote during parliamentary elections in 2018. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Rwanda

What are the 4 key proposed changes to Rwanda's elections law?

Saturday, November 11, 2023
RPF-Inkotanyi Secretary-General Wellars Gasamagera said that RPF is at the forefront of the consensual democracy. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Political parties forum roots for Rwanda's consensual democratic system

Saturday, November 11, 2023
Rwanda Investigation Bureau personnel during a general assembly. The case, initially presented to the Supreme Court in May of this year by lawyer Edward Murangwa. Courtesy
Law

RIB’s "unconstitutional searches" case set for retrial

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
President Paul Kagame received Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Transitional President of the Republic of Gabon and Chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, at Urugwiro Village, on Monday, October 16, 2023. Courtesy Urugwiro Village.
Security

Kagame, Gabon's Nguema discuss security situation on continent, ECCAS region

Monday, October 16, 2023
The sentence reduction was possible after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in a case where lawyer Florida Kabasinga petitioned it seeking to declare unconstitutional one of the provisions of article 133. Net photo
Law

The Supreme Court ruling that ‘triggered’ a review of sentencing laws

Tuesday, October 10, 2023