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STATE-OF-THE-ART CHURCH BUILDING UNVEILED IN RWANDA

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

In a momentous event that took place on Sunday, June 4, St Peter’s church of Anglican Church of Rwanda inaugurated four commercial buildings and a new church of EAR Remera Parish located in Remera Sector, Gasabo District. The ceremony was attended by government officials, including the Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), Usta Kayitesi and Kigali City’s Vice-Mayor in charge of Urbanisation and Infrastructure Merard Mpabwanamaguru, along with other officials. The grand opening…

FOREIGN INVESTORS MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT 1,250 AFFORDABLE HOUSES IN RWANDA

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Gambeta News

Canadian investors are among those who have expressed interest in a project to construct 1,250 ‘affordable’ houses on a 19-hectare plot of land in Ndera, Gasabo District of Kigali, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure. Infrastructure Minister Ernest Nsabimana said that investors, including those from Canada – called Tebo Group of Industries – are among those who want to put money into the project. Tebo Group of Industries is a Canadian firm whose work includes…

RWANDA SET TO WELCOME CONSTRUCTION OF NEW UNIVERSITY

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kigali Innovation City (KIC) is gearing up to welcome the University of Rwanda’s regional center of excellence in biomedical engineering and e-Health. This milestone marks the establishment of the third higher learning facility hosted in KIC, following the African Leadership University (ALU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The Innovation City is located within the environs of the Kigali Special Economic Zone in the Gasabo District. According to Rwanda Development Board (RDB), KIC finalized the designs…

CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PROJECT LINKING MOMBASA TO KIGALI RESUMES

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction works on East Africa’s ambitious standard gauge railway line linking the port of Mombasa to Kampala and Kigali could soon be revived, following a deal inked between Uganda and Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi. Yapi Merkezi is the same company contracted for the Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway. The planned 1,500 km-long railway from Mombasa to Kigali had fallen behind schedule, with only Kenya having completed the initial phase of the project from Mombasa to Nairobi….

HOW REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HELP RWANDA

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

The rehabilitation and development of new infrastructures in Rwanda provide an opportunity for the development, training, and employment of youths. It is a fact that economic growth and development cannot be achieved without the availability of appropriate economic and social infrastructures and the need to improve the quality of infrastructure services is therefore the cornerstone for future growth and the achievement of Vision 2050. In general, infrastructure is defined as electricity, gas, telecoms, transport and…

HOW RWANDA HOUSING AUTHORITY NEEDS Rwf30BILLION TO CONSTRUCT HOUSES AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTER

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

There is a need for an estimated Rwf30 billion to construct 3,006 houses for residents who were affected by floods and landslides which occurred on May 2 and 3, in different parts of the country. The appeal was made on Monday by Noel Nsanzineza, the Acting Director General of Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) during a budget hearing in which the Ministry of Infrastructure and affiliated agencies presented their proposed financial plan for the fiscal year…

HOW 55 INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS WHERE DELAYED IN RWANDA

Posted on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire has said that the execution of 55 project contracts worth Rwf644 billion was delayed in 2022, indicating that the value of the delayed projects was Rwf201 billion – implying that such cases more than tripled. He disclosed on Tuesday, May 2, while presenting to a joint session of Parliament his annual audit report findings for the 2021/2022 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2022. According to the AG’s report for…

CITY OF KIGALI ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT FEEDER ROAD

Posted on April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by Gambeta News

The City of Kigali has announced plans to construct 300 kilometres of feeder roads in the capital, saying it will help ease public transport challenges across the city. A feeder road is a secondary route used to bring traffic to a major road. The development comes at a time residents in different city outskirts (neighbourhoods that are farthest from the city centre) of Kigali are decrying bottlenecks in public transport that makes it difficult to…

60 HOUSES TO PAVE WAY FOR KWA DUBAI ESTATE PLANS IN RWANDA

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

A new assessment carried out on ‘Kwa Dubai’ real estate has shown that more than 60 houses need to be reworked, a development that will require many families to vacate their homes temporarily. For about a month now, the Kinyinya-based estate has been a hot topic after one of the houses in it partly collapsed. In a press conference by the City of Kigali (CoK) on Monday, Mayor Pudence Rubingisa noted that the new assessment showed that…

FRANCE TO BUILD RWANDA MEMORIAL FOR GENOCIDE VICTIMS

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

France is set to build a memorial for victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The announcement comes after President Emmanuel Macron in 2021 recognized that his country bore responsibility for the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi. The monument will be erected in Paris on the Left Bank of the river Seine not far from the foreign ministry, the French presidency said. It will be across the water from another memorial to the…

RWANDA BECOME FIRST COUNTRY TO COMBACT MALARIA USING DRONE TECNOLOGIES

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

In a world still grappling with malaria elimination, Rwanda was the first country to integrate and deploy drones in the most malaria-endemic zones of the country for an accelerated outcome. In 2019, the government partnered with Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions (UAS) to introduce an innovative approach to tackle the increasing malaria cases due to changes in Anopheles mosquito behaviors toward outdoor biting, and scaling-up of irrigation agriculture. Eric Rutayisire, Founder and CEO of Charis UAS, explained that Charis…

MUSANZE DISTRICT TO GET NEW FACE-LIFT RENOVATION IN RWANDA

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

Musanze District has agreed with investors to close old buildings for renovation. Also in the plan is the construction of new multi-story structures. Musanze is among Rwanda’s secondary cities under rapid urbanization. Ramuli Janvier, the Mayor of Musanze District, said that at least 30 buildings have to be closed to pave way for multi-story building construction. “We have agreed with the owners of these buildings, and they are mobilizing funds to renovate and construct multi-story buildings…

MUSANZE-KIGALI HIGHWAY TO GET 32 KILOMETRES ALTERNATIVE ROAD

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government is building a 32 kilometres road that could be used in case of a landslide emergency that usually blocks movement on the Kigali-Musanze highway at a place called Buranga. On several occasions, the Musanze-Kigali highway got blocked by landslides around areas commonly known as Buranga in Nemba Sector and Rusenge from Kivuruga Sector, both in Gakenke District. Sometimes, the road would be closed for about three days. Aimé François Niyonsenga, the Vice Mayor…

NORRSKEN KIGALI HOUSE PHASE THREE CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCED

Posted on March 2, 2023March 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Norrsken Kigali House, Africa’s biggest hub for entrepreneurs, has broken ground for the final phase of the construction (Phase 3) of its Kigali House which will commence on March 1. The Norrsken Kigali House phase 3 construction is a state-of-the-art office building that is set to transform the Kigali central business district skyline. The project is expected to house corporate companies and budding entrepreneurs bringing significant economic benefits to Rwanda. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony,…

CONSTRUCTION OF ZIPLINE TO BOOST TOURISM IN RWANDA’s NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

Protais Niyigaba, the park manager, said that a zipline will be available in Nyungwe National Park next year. Zipline is expected to attract tourists and boost revenues generated by Nyungwe national park. Last year in December alone, he said, the park was visited by 2,628 tourists. The park recorded 21, 564 visitors in 2022 , an increase from 4,810 visitors in 2008. “We target to be self-financed at 80 per cent in the next 10…

BUDGET DEFICIT DERAIL DRAINAGE REHABILITATION IN RWANDA

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

A budget deficit is derailing the rehabilitation of 34 drainages to curb floods in the City of Kigali, the city Mayor, Pudence Rubingisa has said. “The floods that the city usually faces in April might create more ravines or drainages. Therefore drainage rehabilitation should be in a three-year action plan or in a more than four-year plan. We should have a number of drainages that should be rehabilitated every year,” he said. The increase in population in…

RWANDA GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT FIVE INTERNATIONAL STADIUM

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government is targeting to have five international football stadiums in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Sports. The new stadiums are expected to be either built or revamped in places including Muhanga District, Kigali, and Nyanza. Speaking during the sports breakfast last week, Zephanie Niyonkuru, the Permanent Secretary at MINISPORTS, revealed that Rwanda will do everything possible to achieve the targeted infrastructure projects in the next five years. The facilities include…

WHY MADE IN RWANDA IS KEY FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

“When the African begins to deliberately and as much as possible produce what she consumes and consume that which she produces, only then can we begin to see the rise, the re-industrialization, the development and creation of value for the continent.” The idea of recapturing certain imports into the country seeks to reduce competition from cheaper imports so that local industry can occupy that space and reduce the import bill. It is a fact that…

RWANDA AND BELGIUM SIGNED DEAL TO STRENGTHEN MEDICAL SECTOR

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and Belgium have entered a five-year-long partnership that is geared towards strengthening laboratory testing for tuberculosis. The partnering will see the Belgium-based Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) sharing best practices with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and the University of Rwanda (UR). The development was announced during the launch of the collaboration to build capacity for molecular surveillance and promote antimicrobial stewardship and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The event that took place on Wednesday,…

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