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Police arrests two over genocide ideologyPolice in Rwempasha Sector, Nyagatare District has arrested two people for allegedly propagating genocide ideology. According to reports, one of the suspects, a 22-year-old man was on April 7, overheard threatening Eugenie Kawera, a Genocide survivor, who resides in Rwempasha Sector, that “they would keep killing them,” on the same day the 18th commemoration anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi began. Police said four cases of genocide propagation have been reported in various areas of the country, since Saturday. Belgium arrests Rwandan for Genocide negationPolice in Brussels have arrested a Rwandan opposition politician, Boniface Rutayisire, who tried to protest against the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis in the middle of a busy suburb of Brussels, Belgium. Rutayisire was taken in on charges of disturbing public order, on the same day when more than 700 people took part in events organised by the Rwandan embassy in Brussels to commemorate the slaughter of Tutsis. Reports say that Brussels police arrested him but there is no clear information on whether he was charged in court, released or is still in custody. The controversial self-exiled politician is said to have woke up in the morning and went to camp at Woluwe -Saint-Pierre stadium where he had planned to set up a parallel commemoration event apparently in honour of “all victims” of Rwanda’s conflicts. US firms to partner on Rwanda ventureA Portland State University engineering professor, with a background in building air quality and life support systems for NASA, is teaming with Portland-based Stevens Water Monitoring Systems Inc. to deploy sensors that will track the use of water purification filters in Rwanda. The Rwanda work will be done through Mana Energy, a company founded by PSU professor Evan Thomas, which will distribute water filters and clean-burning cooking stoves to some 2.2 million people across Rwanda. The sensors will allow aid workers to track the success of the programme by delivering real-time data about the use of the filters and stoves. Thomas developed the sensors in partnership with Portland-based Stevens Water, which has deep experience in gathering real-time data on water, soil and weather conditions. Two die as floods ravage Musanze, NyabihuRuinous floods emanating from Virunga Mountains have claimed the lives of two children and left scores of residents of Musanze and Nyabihu districts homeless and crops destroyed as unpredictable floods continue to hit the Northern and Western Provinces. By Thursday afternoon, thousands of hectares of crops and several houses in the 10 sectors adjacent to the Virunga Mountains were submerged, and fish ponds worth Rwf10 million destroyed. According to area authorities, two boys aged 8 and 12, died in the floods in Gataraga Sector, Musanze District and Jenda, Nyabihu District, respectively. At Nyundo Genocide Memorial Site in Rubavu District, residents struggled to salvage caskets of genocide victims after floods flowed into the site, while Nyundo Secondary School was similarly hit.ICTR: Appeals in Gatete case set for MayThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will early next month begin to hear appeals in the case of a former mayor Jean-Baptiste Gatete. Gatete was in 2011 convicted of Genocide and extermination, as a crime against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment by an ICTR Trial Chamber. The spokesman of the ICTR Roland Amoussouga told The New Times this week. The appeals will be heard on May 7, and in this case both the defence and prosecution have appealed against the judgment. The defence, on the other hand, is challenging both conviction and the sentence imposed and is asking the chamber to acquit Gatete on all counts for which he was found guilty. Disabled ex-combatants to get housing facilityAn Integrated Rehabilitation and Production Workshop worth Rwf59m meant for disabled ex-combatants was last week commissioned Kicukiro District. The structure will house various social and economic activities. It will, among others, contain medical rehabilitation facilities like general consultation and treatment. It will offer occupation and employment opportunities such as tailoring, screen printing, weaving, and assembling of leather products, photography and photograph processing. It will also house recreational facilities for the severely disabled ex-combatants that would include disability compatible gym, basketball, volley ball and tennis courts and communal digital satellite television, among others.British cyclists to ride from London to KigaliThree British cyclists will take part in a 6, 000-mile charity cycle ride from Bury St Edmunds, London on April 28 and are expected to arrive in Kigali on July 4. This is in a bid to raise Rwf76m to help procure sports equipment for 140 schools in Rwanda. The ‘Cycle to Rwanda’ journey that starts at the West Suffolk Athletics Arena in Bury St Edmunds, London on April 28 will see the British cyclists go through France, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and finally arrive in Rwanda.APR kicked out of champions’ leagueRwanda’s most successful football club APR FC failed to advance in the African champions league when they were beaten by Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel FC. After holding the Tunisians to a goalless draw in Kigali, the military side APR needed a scoring draw to advance but it was not so. They were able to score twice in the reverse fixture played in Sousse on Saturday but the Red Squad cancelled out the east Africans lead and added a third goal to book their place for the next round.Indian varsity plans to open Rwanda campusOne of India’s oldest universities, Bangalore University, is exploring the option of establishing medical and traditional universities in Rwanda, it was reported this week. Even though government is yet to be approached about the move, authorities say that it is a very welcome development and regular accreditation procedures will be followed to see what the university has to offer.Search for English teachers continuesThe search for English teachers is continuing as a result of few people applying for the positions. After government made public the intention to recruit teachers of the English language from neighbouring countries, notably EAC member states, only 600, out of the 4000 wanted teachers have applied for the jobs. Even the 600 are subject to a screening exercise which will be conducted at Rwandan embassies, meaning the number could go down. The Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Mathias Harebamungu, said the applicants are from Uganda (450) and Kenyans are 170. Initially, it had been projected that the teachers, who are supposed to boost the country’s system of using English as the language of instruction at all levels of education, would start work by February this year.