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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
A scene from a multi-vehicle accident in Kicukiro, Kigali. A new law on accident compensation, enacted in October 2025, upholds Rwf3,000 as the minimum daily payment for victims without verifiable income. File Photo
Law
Why Parliament upheld Rwf3,000 as minimum pay for accident victims
Two daily tanks are already set up at the cooking gas depot being constructed in Rusororo, with each having a capacity of more than 200,000 litres or 100 tonnes of LPG. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Energy
Rwf60bn cooking gas depot set to boost Rwanda’s energy security
Bicycles are not considered by Rwanda's insurance policies, despite being a widely used forms of transport, especially in rural areas.
Rwanda
Inside the debate on bicycle taxi insurance
A view of completed residential houses under the Bwiza Riverside Homes Project in Kigali City. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Housing
Why Kigali got global award for green affordable housing
Insurers during the session with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security, which was held in the Senate’s plenary hall, on October 31, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Rwanda
Insurers warn of premium hike if govt upholds Rwf3,000 compensation floor
Francis Kavutse, CEO of Maggot Farm, celebrating the greenhouse constructed and equipped with support from CASA.
Rwanda
CASA’s contribution to the empowerment and prosperity of Rwandan agri-SMEs
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva meets with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright  in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, October 29. Their discussion focuses on cooperation in the areas of small modular reactors (SMRs) nuclear power, natural gas and critical mineral processing. Courtesy
Energy
Rwanda, US discuss nuclear, natural gas cooperation
NCDA in partnership with Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) supported by the LEGO Foundation has launched Rwanda’s first national outcomes-based financing programme for early childhood care and education. Courtesy
Education
Rwanda unveils Rwf19bn ECD initiative
Some cross-border trucks in Kabuga in Gasabo. Truck drivers have expressed concerns over restrictions that prevent them from operating on Kigali’s roads during certain hours. Photo Craish Bahizi
Infrastructure
Calls grow to ease truck movement rules as Kigali awaits new bypass
Women in Dukomeze Ubuzima sorting garlic in the dryer constructed by Kilimo Trust. Courtesy
Featured
Kilimo Trust: 20 years of impacting thousands of Rwandan lives
Dorothée Uwimana, chairperson of Rwanda Pensioners' Association, speaks to journalists after a joint press conference with Rwanda Social Security Board in Kigali. Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Health
Retirees call for urgent reforms in pension, healthcare systems
A view of Zaria Court Kigali during its inauguration on July 28, 2025.
Tourism
Top American hotel chain Hilton expands to Rwanda with Zaira Court
(L-R) Senators Evode Uwizeyimana, Valentine Uwamariya, and Alphonse Nkubana take the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony held in Kigali on Friday, October 24.
Politics
We will not disappoint, say new senators
Sonoda HIROAKI  (JICA) 3rd Left, Claudine Kalila Kantengwa (Kivu belt) and Jessica Teta (NAEB) pose for a photo with other delegates during the promotion of Best of Rwanda winning lots and cupping sessions in China. Photo courtesy of JICA
Featured
A 12-year journey in coffee sector with JICA: Rwandan farmers share experience
The appointed senators: Evode Uwizeyimana, Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu, Valentine Uwamariya and Alfred Gasana
Politics
Kagame appoints four new senators
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva speaks at a dinner hosted to welcome participants to the Mobile World Congress 2025,  in Kigali on Tuesday on Monday, October 20. Courtesy
Technology
AI, next-gen tech must empower Africa, says PM Nsengiyumva
The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka, speaks to journalists about the need for social security legislation reforms, on October 20, 2025, at parliamentary buildings (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Health
Pension, maternity leave, medical insurance laws set for review
Senators, Andre Twahirwa, Evode Uwizeyimana, Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu and Epiphanie Kanziza.
Rwanda
How does the Head of State appoint senators?

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