RWANDA PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURAL MINISTER

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Paul Kagame appointed Jimmy Gasore as the new Minister of Infrastructure on Tuesday, September 12. Gasore replaces Ernest Nsabimana, who was appointed in January 2022. Gasore is a former lecturer at the University of Rwanda who taught atmospheric sciences. He was also Station Chief Scientist for the Rwanda Climate Observatory and a research fellow at the Kigali Collaborative Research Center (KCRC). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the National University of Rwanda…

RWANDA RENOWNED CREATIVE LAB L’ESPACE GONE DOWN BY FIRE

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

In the evening hours of Wednesday, September 6, a fire ravaged L’espace, a renowned creative lab, private theater, and production studio situated in Kacyiru, adjacent to the Kigali Public Library in the Gasabo district. Several properties were severely damaged or destroyed to ruins as police worked tirelessly to put out the blazes. Reacting to the incident, Police Spokesperson, Boniface Rutikanga, said that the fire broke out around 6 p.m., but the cause remains unconfirmed. However,…

PROGRESS REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF RWANDA RUBAVU PORT

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction of the Rubavu port, which is anticipated to enhance tourism and facilitate cross-border trade between Rwanda and DR Congo, is making progress. With works underway, the port, covering two hectares, is located in Rubavu District’s Nyamyumba Sector along the shores of Lake Kivu. According to the Senior Engineer of Railway and Cable Car Transport at Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), Jean Népo Ndayambaje, the development of the port will open up Western Province for…

HOW NEWLY CONSTRUCTED US$100M CEMENT PLANT CAN IMPACT RWANDA

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda is home to a $100 million new cement manufacturing plant, thanks to a joint venture involving West China Cement subsidiary, Anjia Cement. Located about 50km southwest of Kigali, the new cement grinding station targets an annual output of 1 million metric tonnes, once fully operational. The New Times understands that the plant currently manufactures 2,255 metric tonnes per day. This would make Anjia Prefabricated cement plant the largest cement factory in the country, with…

RWANDA GISENYI MARKET CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTH

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Governor of Western Province, François Habitegeko has said that the much-awaited Gisenyi market will finally be completed within the next six months. Habitegeko addressed the long-standing controversy surrounding the market, revealing that the construction permit was issued to investors years ago, but various challenges had caused significant delays. “The construction permit for the Gisenyi market was granted to the investors along with all necessary support,” he said. “Now it is up to the engineers…

DISTRICT PARTNER TO CONSTRUCT FIVE STAR HOTEL IN RWANDA

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Gambeta News

Muhanga, Kamonyi, and Ruhango districts in the Southern province have joined forces to find a contractor for the construction of a luxurious five-star hotel comprising 100 rooms. The decision to build the hotel stems from the districts’ recognition of the cultural tourism opportunities within their boundaries. To oversee the project, the districts have established a Public Private Partnership company called “RMK Ltd.” According to Kharfan Twagiramutara, the Chairperson of the Company, the hotel, estimated to…

RWANDA SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MAKING WAVES AFTER POST GENOCIDE

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Sports infrastructure is one of sectors that continue to make strides in Rwanda 29 years after the country was liberated. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left a number of major sports infrastructures destroyed and, just like other sectors, the country had to start from scratch in its rebuilding process and has since invested billions of Rwandan francs in constructing new facilities as part of promoting sports tourism. From football and basketball to Volleyball and…

RWANDA GOVT. SET TO SPEND US$184MILLION FOR DISASTER RECOVERY

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda plans to spend Rwf215 billion for disaster recovery, including repairing infrastructure such as roads, water, and electricity, as well as resettling families whose houses were destroyed by disasters, according to Parliament. Such an amount represents over 4 percent of more than Rwf5 trillion national budget for 2023/2024, which Parliament approved on June 27. The budget was analyzed by the lower house’s committee on national budget and patrimony. While giving a presentation on the budget…

RHA 15000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT TO BE BUILT WITHIN SIX YEARS IN RWANDA

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The projects that are in the pipeline could help have 15,000 affordable houses built within six years across the country, Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) acting Director General, Noel Nsanzineza said. He said investors have been urged to embrace technologies that can be used to construct houses that are also affordable to low-income earners. “The cost of an affordable house should not be more than Rwf40 million or Rwf500, 000 per square meter. This means that…

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…

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…

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…

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