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vendredi 7 janvier 2022

Rwanda TV s The Square Show: A Review of 2021 | Regional Cooperation, Governance and Expectations in 2022. The Democratic Green Party leader , Dr.Frank Habineza, was a panelist and highlighted several issues of national importance.You can watch it from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8UqnQZQYg

vendredi 7 janvier 2022

Mukiganiro Depite Dr.Frank Habineza umuyobozi mukuru w’Ishyaka Green Party yagiranye n’umunyamakuru wa Radio 10 ku itariki ya 4 Mutarama 2022, yasabye ko RURA (Rwanda Regulatory Authority) yashiramo imbaraga kugirango amabwiraza yayo ajyanye no kuvugurura ibikiro bya GAZ yubahiriwe, kuberako hirya no hino mugihigu bitari kwubahirirwa. Mwakurikira ikiganiro kirambuye kuri Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxhS4oPYx4A

lundi 3 janvier 2022

Mugihe dusoza umwaka twinjira muwundi, Umwaka wa 2021 nkuwawubanjirije n umwaka waranzwemo n icyorezo cya Covid19 hakaba harabayeho gahunda za guma-murugo ebyiri, imiryango myinshi ikaba yarapfushije abayo yakundaga, tukaba dufashe uyu mwanya kugirango twihanganishe abo bose babuze abo bakundaga ndetse tunashimire abo bose bitanze kugirango bahangane n icyorezo bituma kidakomeza gukwirakwira ndetse no guhitana ubuzima bw abantu. Turashimira cyane abaganga, abakorerabushake, inzego z umutekano n abandi bose bitanze batizigama kugirango ubuzima bwa benshi budakomeza kuhazaharira, twihanganishije ababuze akazi ndetse n imibereho ya buri munsi igahungabana kubera icyorezo n ingaruka zacyo, reka twizere ko 2022 bizagenda neza. Nubwo umwaka wa 2021 wabaye umwaka ugoye, Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda (Green Party) ryashoboye gukora ibikorwa byahurije hamwe abayobozi b Ishyaka DGPR bo kurwego rw igihugu barebera hamwe ibibazo bihari ndetse batanga n ibisubizo byuko byakemuka. Ishyaka DGPR ryizihije umunsi wahariwe kubungabunga Isi dutuyemo taliki 23 Mata 2021 rigaragaza uko umugezi wa Nile igice cy urwanda wangizwa, abayobozi bakuru b Ishyaka basuye umugezi wa Nyabugogo berekana uko wangizwa usukwamo imyanda itandukanye ituruka mubawuturiye ndetse n imyanda iva muma garage ibyo bikaba byaratumye umujyi wa Kigali ubishakira ibisubizo. Earth Day Celebration Rwanda: Urgent Action on Water Pollution and Waste Dumping is needed. | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) Abayobozi bakuru b Ishyaka DGPR nanone taliki ya 22 Gicurasi 2021 barahuye barebera hamwe itegeko rigenga amatora bagaragaza ibitameze neza basaba ko habaho amavugurura banasaba ko abagize Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y urwanda bakwiyongera kuko abatora bamaze kwikuba kabiri ugereranije n abatoraga 2003, kugeza ubu umubare w abagize Inteko nturahinduka. Ishyaka Democratic Green Party ririfuza ko umubare w’abadepite wakongerwa hakanavugururwa uko amatora y’inzego z’ibanze akorwa | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) Taliki ya 16 ukwakira 2021 Ishyaka DGPR ryatangaje kumugaragaro ubushakashatsi kw ihumana ry’amazi mu cyogogo cy’uruzi rwa Nil mu Rwanda, bikomka ku mazi y’umugezi wa Nyabarongo ndetse n umugezi wa Nyabugogo, ibi bikorwa byose bikaba byaratangajwe binandikwa n ibinyamakuru bitandukanye ibya Leta n ibyigenga; amatereviziyo, amaradiyo atandukanye, ibinyamakuru byandika, imbuga nkoranyambaga zitandukanye, tukaba tuboneyeho gushima imikoranire myiza tugirana n ibitangazamakuru bitandukanye kubwo kwitabira ubutumire bw Ishyaka DGPR. Green Party yamuritse ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi ku kwandura kw’amazi ya Nyabarongo n’Akagera | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) Turashimira Ihuriro ry’Igihugu Nyunguranabitekerezo ry’Imitwe ya politiki mu Rwanda kuko m ukwakira 2021 ryatumye tugira amahugurwa y abagore n urubyiruko b Ishyaka DGPR yabereye mu ntara enye n umujyi wa Kigali, m ugushyingo 2021 Ishyaka nanone ryakiriye abashyitsi b Ishyaka Rishinzwe Kurengera Ibidukikije ryo mu gihugu cya Suede (Swedish Green Party) basuye abahagarariye Ishyaka DGPR mu ntara enye n umujyi wa Kigali banabahugura kw ihame ry uburinganire n ubwuzuzanye, turashima kandi ko aba bashyitsi baturutse muri Sweden basuye ubunyamabanga bukuru bw’Ihuriro ry’Igihugu Nyunguranabitekerezo ry’Imitwe ya politiki (NFPO). Ikindi nuko abahagarariye Ishyaka DGPR mu Inteko Ishinga Amategeko, haba mu mutwe w’abadepite cyangwa Sena bakomeje gutanga ibitekerezo ku ngingo zitandukanye zirebana n amategeko ndetse na gahunda bifitiye akamaro abaturage ibyinshi byagiye binyura mw itangazamakuru. Umwaka wa 2022 tuzakomeza gukora ubuvugizi ndetse no gusaba leta impinduka kuri gahunda zifite aho zihurira nibyatuma ubuzima bw abanyarwanda burushaho kuba bwiza, ndetse no Kubungabunga Ibidukikije, tuzakomeza gukomeza inzego z Ishyaka ndetse no kongera ubushobozi bw abarwanashyaka, tuzakomeza gukorana n abafatanyabikorwa hagamijwe gushyira mubikorwa intego z Ishyaka, tuzatangira kandi imyiteguro y amatora azaba 2023 ndetse na 2024. Mw izina ry Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda turashimira abantu bose badushyigikiye ndetse bakanateza imbere demokarasi n imibereho myiza y abanyarwanda. Tukaba dusoje tubifuriza n imiryango yanyu kugira iminsi mikuru myiza n umwaka mushya muhire wa 2022. Dr. Frank Habineza (Depite) Perezida w’Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda-DGPR

vendredi 31 décembre 2021

The present year has come to an end making space for the new year. Like the previous year, 2021 was also characterized by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the country had two lockdowns, this year has also left many families mourning the loss of their loved ones. We would like to take on this moment to foremost comfort and condole all those who lost their loved ones. We would like to also express our sincere gratitude to all front-line workers who sacrificed themselves to contain this pandemic in Rwanda. A big thank you thank to all the: Nurses, Doctors, Social workers, Youth Volunteers, others in the medical professional and our National Police in collaboration with all security organs who worked tirelessly to ensure our security and survival from this pandemic and all other security threats. We also sympathize with all those that lost their jobs and livelihoods due to this pandemic, lets hope for the best in 2022. Despite 2021 being a challenging year, The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, was able to conduct several activities countrywide and also had three national gatherings bringing together members of the National Executive Committee who deliberated on some issues of national importance. DGPR celebrated the Earth Day on 23rd April 2021 and presented an Inception report on the pollution status of the Nile Basin area in Rwanda. Party Leaders also visited river Nyabugogo and highlighted some challenging pollution and garbage dumping issues, which the City of Kigali took care of afterwards. Details here: Earth Day Celebration Rwanda: Urgent Action on Water Pollution and Waste Dumping is needed. | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) DGPR leaders also on 22nd May 2021 held a dialogue meeting on Electoral Reforms in Rwanda where several issues were highlighted and call for some major changes were initiated, these included the expansion of parliamentary representation since the number of voters has more than doubled since 2003, when the threshold was initiated in the law. Details here: DGPR Declaration: Electoral Reforms Required for a Sustainable Peaceful Democratic Society in Rwanda | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda launched research findings on Water Pollution study on the Nile Basin area in Rwanda-Case study, River Nyabarongo on 16th October 2021. Details here: Democratic Green Party Launched Research Findings on Water Pollution for the Nile Basin Area in Rwanda | Rwanda (rwandagreendemocrats.org) All these events were well covered by the Public broadcaster: TV Rwanda and Radio Rwanda, as well as many private media organisations: Radio stations, TVs, Online Newspapers, YouTube channels and the Social media. We are very grateful to the media fraternity in Rwanda for always honouring our invitation. We are also grateful to the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations in Rwanda which facilitated women and youth trainings of our members in all the four provinces and the City of Kigali during October 2021. DGPR also had the honour to host a delegation from the Swedish Green Party during November 2021, whom visited all our provincial branches and the City of Kigali and helped in training members on gender equality and gender balance. We are very grateful. These visitors also met with the Executive Secretariat of the Consultative Forum of Political Organisations in Rwanda. The Parliamentarians representing the party in both the Parliament-Chamber of Deputies and the Senate continued to advocate for reforms on different policies, programs, legislation and other key issues benefiting the population. A lot has been published in the media. Looking ahead to 2022, we shall continue: advocating for reforms or changes of government programs and policies in favor of citizens better welfare and environmental sustainability, strengthening party structures in the country, capacity building of party members, collaboration with different stakeholders and sectors and implementation of various party strategies. We will also start preparations for the upcoming elections. On behalf of Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, we would like to thank you all for supporting us and promoting democracy and well-being of Rwandans. Please accept our best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season and a healthy, prosperous and blessed New Year 2022. Dr.Frank HABINEZA [MP] President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

jeudi 9 décembre 2021

Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda (Green Party DGPR) rirashishikariza abagabo n’abagore kudaceceka cyangwa ngo bahishire abakora ihohotera mu miryango kuko bituma rifatwa nk’umuco kandi risenya imiryango. Umuyobozi w’Ishyaka (DGPR) Dr. Frank Habineza atangaza ko ashingiye ku mahame remezo y’ishyaka harimo kubaka politiki y’amahoro, kurwanya iterabwoba no kwitandukanya n’imitwe yitwaje intwaro, asanga ayo mahame akwiye no gukoreshwa ku miryango bityo abayikomokamo bagakurana kubaka umuco w’amahoro. Hon. Dr. Frank Habineza avuga ko umuryango urangwamo ihohoterwa ari wo ukunze ahanini kubyara abana bagata amashuri, bakagana inzira z’ubugizi bwa nabi bakoresha ibiyobyabwenge kandi bakagira umuco utari mwiza wo kudaha agaciro uburenganzira bwa muntu. Ibyo ngo bituma umuryango ugenda wangirika gahoro gahoro, ariko ngo iyo ihohotera rishyizwe ku mugaragaro rishakirwa inzira yo kurikemura kurusha kuriceceka. Agira ati “Niba uri umuntu w’umugabo ukaba uzi ko umuturanyi wawe ahohotera umugore we amukubita, ntukwiye kubiceceka, kuko nutagira icyo ukora ngo bihagarare na we ejo bizakubaho abaturanyi bicecekere bikomeze gutyo bihinduke nk’umuco kandi utari mwiza, birashoboka ko utabona uko winjira ku muturanyi ngo ubafashe ariko hari inzego zibishinzwe wamenyesha zigatabara”. Dr. Frank Habineza avuga ko mu rwego rwo guhashya ihohoterwa, bari kuzenguruka Igihugu baganira n’abagize inzego z’urubyiruko, iz’abagore n’abagize komite by’ishyaka ku rwego rw’Intara hagamijwe gusangira inshingano no kurwanya ihohoterwa. Dr. Frank Habineza avuga kandi ko mu gihe habura imyaka ibiri ngo hatorwe abagize inteko ishinga amategeko abarwanashyaka ba (DGPR) bakwiye kuba bigaragaza nk’abashoboye kandi bafite ibikorwa bifatika bagezeho kugira ngo bagirirwe icyizere cyo kuba bahagararira abandi Banyarwanda. Agira ati “Buriya amatora yitabirwa n’abantu bakomeye, ni yo mpamvu dushaka ko abarwanashyaka bacu bagira ibyo bakora bituma bubahiriza amahame y’ishyaka kuko nko mu Ntara y’Amajyepfo haherutse kwaduka umuntu umwe mu bayobozi w’umugambanyi ndetse twaramwirukanye mu ishyaka kuko yashakaga gusenya ishyaka ashaka gushinga irindi”. Ishyaka Green Party ni rimwe mu yemewe mu Rwanda rikaba riherutse kwitabira amatora y’umukuru w’Igihugu ntiryatsinda ariko nyuma umuyobozi waryo aza kubona umwanya nk’umudepite mu nteko ishinga amategeko. Source: Ishyaka Green Party rirasaba abagabo n’abagore kudaceceka ihohoterwa Kigali Today

jeudi 9 décembre 2021

Minisitiri w’Intebe, Dr Edouard Ngirente yijeje ko igiciro cya Gaz yo gutekesha ubu kigeze ku mafaranga y’u Rwanda ibihumbi 17 ku icupa ry’ibiro 12, kizagabanywa nyuma y’inyigo izarangira tariki ya 13 Ukuboza 2021 Ministiri w’Intebe yabitangarije Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda ku wa 03 Ukuboza 2021, ubwo Depite Dr Frank Habineza yari amugejejeho ikibazo cy’uko Gaz irimo kugenda izamuka mu biciro ku mpamvu atarasobanukirwa. Abakoresha Gaz n’abayicuruza barimo Umuyobozi w’Ikigo kiyikwirakwiza mu Rwanda cyitwa Kigali Gas Ltd, Ndagijimana Emmanuel bavuga ko ibiciro byayo biramutse bitagabanyijwe, ngo hari benshi basubira ku nkwi n’amakara. Ndagijimana yagize ati “Ubu ikilo kimwe cya Gaz kigurwa amafaranga hagati ya 1400-1500, kandi mu minsi ishize cyari kuri 700Frw-800Frw, urumva byikubye kabiri mu mezi nk’atatu ashize, birabangamye cyane ku buryo hari abenda gusubira ku makara no ku nkwi, kandi Gaz ni yo yari ihendutse kubirusha”. Ndagijimana avuga ko icupa rya Gaz ry’ibiro 12 ryagurwaga amafaranga hagati ya 9,300Frw-10,000Frw mu mezi nk’atatu ashize, ubu ryazamuriwe igiciro rikaba rigurwa amafaranga ibihumbi 17. Impamvu abacuruzi ba Gaz bari babwiwe ngo ni uko u Burusiya (bucukurwamo Gaz) bwazamuye igiciro cy’iyo bwohereza hirya no hino ku isi, ndetse n’inzira inyuramo kugira ngo igere mu Gihugu zikaba zigoranye. Minisitiri w’Intebe, Dr Edouard Ngirente na we yemera ko Gaz irimo kugurishwa ku giciro gihanitse muri iyi minsi, akaba yizeza abayikoresha ko inyigo yo kureba ibisabwa kugira ngo icyo giciro kigabanywe irimo kurangira gukorwa. Dr Ngirente yasobanuriye Abadepite ko habanje gusuzumwa imikorere y’uruhererekane runyuzwamo Gaz kuva ivuye hanze kugera ku bayikeneye, uburyo Gaz igomba kugenzurwa ndetse n’inyungu buri wese yabona itabangamiye umuguzi wa nyuma uyikeneye. Dr Ngirente ati “Ndagira ngo mbabwire ko icyo kibazo turimo kugikemura, turimo kubitunganya ku buryo imibare yose izaba yagiye hamwe ndetse n’umurongo watanzwe, ibisubizo bizaboneka bitarenze iminsi 10, ni yo twihaye kuva uyu munsi (kuva ku itariki 03 Ukuboza 2021)”. Leta y’u Rwanda yihaye gahunda yo kugabanya 38% by’imyuka yoherezwa mu kirere bitarenze umwaka wa 2030. Bizagerwaho mu kwirinda itemwa ry’amashyamba avamo inkwi n’amakara, abantu bakaba bagomba gushakirwa ibindi bicanwa bituma bahumeka umwuka mwiza. Muri ibyo bicanwa bitarekura imyotsi harimo Biogaz n’amashanyarazi akomoka ku bintu binyuranye, ariko cyane cyane Gaz kuko ari yo ihenduka kandi iboneka ku buryo bworoshye. Source: Guverinoma irimo kwiga ibiciro bya Gaz biboneye Kigali Today

lundi 8 novembre 2021

With the backdrop of deepening vaccine inequality, climate disasters, and continued efforts to delay real action, COP26 got underway this weekend. This much anticipated United Nations conference has drawn attention not least for its significance in the struggle against climate change but also for mismanagement by the UK, the host of COP26. One issue that civil society has mobilised around is representation and access to the conference. Networks like the Global Greens put in motion initiatives that would give leading voices from the frontlines a chance to go to Glasgow. However, the crossroads of issues would ensure that their journey to COP was anything but smooth. While some delegates waited in frustration for promised vaccines, funding and travel documents, others were facing climate disasters in their homelands. To shine a light on the climate crisis’s stark effects in different parts of the world, the Green European Journal spoke with Global Greens COP delegates from Canada, Egypt, and Rwanda. These are leaders of green movements in their countries who are determined to carry on pushing their governments to do more beyond the political moment that is COP26. We asked how their countries are experiencing climate change, key areas for action, and their message to the green movement in Europe. The view from Rwanda – Frank Habineza Rwanda is situated in East and Central African region. It has a moderate climate with relatively high rainfall, spanning two major agricultural seasons. Communities experience climate change mainly through prolonged dry seasons and droughts. The Eastern province is most prone to droughts and desertification which affects agriculture and animal husbandry. This has already led to famine, internal migrations through population displacement, conflicts over land and water between pastoralists and farmers, and a loss of biodiversity in areas that fail to recover vegetation. Rwanda also experiences increased temperatures during dry seasons and greater-intensity rainfall during rainy seasons which have caused severe flooding that has destroyed homes, bridges, crops, and lives. It also leads to soil erosion and landslides which paralyse the transportation of people and goods. Climate change effects have also lowered the water levels in lakes, waterways, and rivers, insufficient water supply especially in cities, forest degradation, serious health problems, and the emergence of new diseases. The most important issues for the Rwandan Green movement at COP26 are climate mitigation and adaptation. We would like Rwanda to fully implement its national adaptation programme which had identified six actions that could bring improvements to livelihoods in Rwanda. These include integrated water resources management, early warning systems and rapid interventions, promotion of income-generating activities, promotion of intensive agriculture and animal husbandry, introduction of crop varieties resistant to environmental conditions, and the development of energy sources alternative to firewood. On top of that, we would like to have sustainable land use management with modern methods of farming and irrigation techniques and empowerment of small-scale farming. Farmers and pastoralists need alternative water supply sources so that they can stop being dependent on rainfall. We would also like to see an increase in climate financing from international bodies extending to both government and other non-governmental actors. We would like to have improved waste management plans in all major cities, including in the capital Kigali where there is still no waste management plant. Rwanda also needs to invest in waste-to-energy projects as sprawling dumping sites continue to endanger people, water, biodiversity, and the climate in cities like Kigali. We are very grateful to the Green movement in Europe for all the support rendered to the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, especially in its struggle to get official recognition as a party. We request that it continues to stand with us in our plight for the full democratisation of Rwanda. Without the chance of enjoying all the universal freedoms as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it would be impossible to even stand up for environmental protection. Together we win. The view from Canada – Dianne Saxe In Canada, climate impacts are being felt everywhere, though most keenly by coastal and far northern communities and by the most vulnerable. As in other countries, the impacts of climate change are not felt equally. Indigenous communities especially are experiencing the brunt of climate chaos. This summer, Canada saw record heat that damaged forests and crops, cooking fruit on trees and a billion marine animals on beaches. Wildfires burnt down forests and displaced First Nations communities, and their toxic smoke caused physical and mental health impacts right across the country. Heat deaths soared. In the winter, snow cover and critical ice roads are becoming less reliable. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, where I call home, climate-blind government policy is driving up pollution and congestion by turbocharging urban sprawl, destroying wetlands and forests, and trapping families in a high-carbon lifestyle. It is even making our electricity dirtier. Canada should be a climate leader but isn’t. In fact, Canada is one of the highest climate-polluting countries in the world, as well as a major exporter of fossil fuels. Canada can be influenced to do better. Canada is heavily involved in global trade thus depends on access to international capital and market. It can suffer major economic damage by getting out of step with its customers. It is also strongly influenced by international opinion. Ontario Greens will watch COP26 closely for progress on global financial and commodity markets that redirects finance and customers away from fossil fuels and into the clean economy. Border carbon adjustments and green public procurement would allow our governments to pressure domestic producers to make lower-carbon materials and products. Strict international standards on what counts as “green” (such as the EU Taxonomy for green bonds) would set useful benchmarks for Canada to follow. But the most important single step is for governments and companies around the world to commit to a cumulative carbon budget consistent with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A target of net-zero by 2050 is not enough if it does not limit total carbon emissions between now and then. EU leadership on climate action would set the pace for the rest of the world. The European Union needs to come together and show the world how rapidly scaling up the green transition creates jobs, invigorates the economy, cleans the air, restores biodiversity, reduces reliance on foreign powers, and reduces inequality at home. Successful European examples will ease fears about the transition and inspire competition in other parts of the globe. The view from Egypt – Mohamed Awad Egypt is in a geographical area that is mostly desert aside from the Nile Valley. It has a Mediterranean climate in the North and a dry climate in the South where rain scarcity has always been an issue. Historically, its two seasons have been predictable and stable. However, this climate has been subjected to distortion for several years. The dramatic effects of climate change are happening fast in sharp contrast to the 10-to-20-year outlook predicted by scientific research. Water torrents caused by changes in rain patterns, and extreme heatwaves are common and are taking Egyptians and our infrastructure by surprise. Agriculture, one of the most important pillars of the Egyptian economy, is also being impacted by climate change – whether in terms of crop diversity, quality, or production. This has prompted the Egyptian government to adopt a new adaptation and mitigation strategy including rehabilitating waterways, infrastructure and crops to resist climate change, modernising agricultural technology, and reclaiming new agricultural lands. From my perspective, three main challenges lie ahead for Egypt: water scarcity, desertification, and population increase. No one can be certain about the impact of climate change on the quantities of water from the Nile River. There is speculation over whether it will increase and decrease. At the same time, population growth and rising demand for food will put additional pressure on water, land, agriculture, and the cost of adaptation measures. Raising awareness about climate change and the issue of water requires a space of political freedoms to demand the government adjust development priorities, which does not exist in the current political context in Egypt. There is a lot of news that raises confusion regarding government efforts to combat climate change, including the Egyptian government’s announcement that it has signed contracts to export electricity to some European countries – through Cyprus and Greece – as well as Saudi Arabia and other countries. 95 per cent of electricity in Egypt is produced by power plants that run on gas, coal, and diesel. Does this not mean an increase in the percentage of carbon emissions in Egypt? Maybe this move will reopen the idea of carbon capture which would allow emissions until an identified limit has been reached. But we are facing immediate danger and emissions must stop immediately. This idea of carbon capture must go. The participation of the Egyptian Greens in the COP26 is one of the positive developments since the party was established in the early 1990s. Our main task will be to support the call for a reduction in fossil fuel use, push for compensation of the Global South for their losses and to build a green economy, and stop the industry lobby. As the issue of food security preoccupies leaders at the COP26, it is surprising that water security has not been introduced to the discussion despite being the basis of food security and at the root of conflicts and volatile security contexts around the world. This gap is why the Egyptian Greens have taken up water as a climate rather than a resource issue. My concern is that COP26 might turn into a mere auction hall for the Global South to display the damages and losses to obtain financial support, without there being real control and monitoring of how these funds will be spent. The Global South has received enormous financial support under the pretext of combating environmental degradation, yet environmental degradation is increasing nonetheless. The success of Green parties like the German Greens generates pressure on the Egyptian Greens to perform better. The contexts are very different but we have common challenges and they have been instrumental to our past national struggles by organising in solidarity. We would like to see this model of support continue and strengthen. Source: Global Views on COP26: Why It Matters for Canada, Egypt and Rwanda (greeneuropeanjournal.eu)

mercredi 27 octobre 2021

Poor handling of garbage, coupled with toxic effluents from industrial, mining and garage activities continue to foment trouble that could ruin lives and marine wildlife in Rwanda’s river if unchecked, a new study revealed. An assessment report on pollution of the Nile Basin and associated water ecosystem basins in Rwanda singles out household waste as polluting water bodies the most, followed industrial establishments and car garages. While the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda which commissioned the research says that no assessment was done in the clinics or hospitals to determine the extent to which people are being affected, it estimated the loss of fisheries in the river at 15.6 per cent. There have been at least three separate mass fish death incidents across Rwanda’s water bodies including in the Mukungwa River in Musanze and its associated water pools used for fish production, Lake Kivu, and Lake Muhazi early this year. The Government cited the decline in oxygen in two of the incidents, and industrial pollution in the other. However, Dr. Jean Damascene Gashumba, lead researcher said all indications pointed to increased levels of pollutants namely chemicals, heavy metals and others potentially endangering soil, surface and groundwater. These, alongside climate change and absence of cleanup crews, instigated the loss of marine wildlife. “Floods particularly cause chemical and toxic runoff water from open air dumping sites to spread across interconnected water bodies. Without cleaning, different chemicals converge with adverse e­ffect,” he said. Also, elevated levels of pollution linked to effluent and waste water from domestic outlets, municipal sewers, canning industries, food processing units a­ffect microorganisms within water bodies. Researchers term the contaminants trouble for marine wildlife such as fish and obstruct normal activities in Nyabarongo and Akanyaru, which together with their many tributaries, form the River Akagera that feeds Lake Victoria. Rwanda Environment Management Authority has not responded to our queries regarding the study findings. However, players in the waste sector say rapid urbanisation has seen waste volumes increase at a pace that is unmatched by e­fforts and investments in waste management systems that are now overwhelmed. Source: Mass fish deaths expose wanton pollution of the water bodies Rwanda Today

mardi 26 octobre 2021

Mu gitondo cyo kuri uyu wa Mbere tariki 25 Ukwakira 2021, Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije ryatunguranye risohora itangazo ryirukana abarwanashyaka baryo babiri b’Imena bashinjwa ubugambanyi no gushaka gusenya ishyaka ‘baririmo’. Ntabwo ari ibintu byari biherutse muri iri shyaka rifite ibirango by’icyatsi kibisi, nyuma y’imyaka itatu rije mu mashyaka ya mbere atavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi yinjiye mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko, mu matora yabaye mu 2018. Abarwanashyaka birukanwe ni Mutabazi Ferdinand na Tuyishime Jean Déogratias wari ushinzwe itangazamakuru mu Ishyaka. Mutabazi yaherukaga mu itangazamakuru mu Ugushyingo 2020 ubwo yiburishaga ngo bivugwe ko Leta yamushimuse, kandi ari uburyo bwo guhunga amadeni yari abareyemo bamwe mu muryango we. Inkuru bijyanye: Yishyuye umuntu ngo amubohe byitwe ko yashimuswe: Amayeri y’Umuyoboke wa Green Party watabarizwaga Tuyishime we aheruka kuvugwa mu 2018 ubwo yakurwaga ku rutonde rw’abakandida mu matora y’Abadepite Green Party yari yatanze muri Komisiyo y’Amatora. Yakuweho nyuma y’uko bigaragaye ko hari urubanza yari yararezwemo n’abaturage bakamutsinda, ntabishyure. Amafaranga aturutse hanze … Mu kiganiro kirambuye Dr Frank Habineza uyobora Green Party yagiranye na IGIHE, yavuze ko Mutabazi ari we wari ku isonga ryo gusenya ishyaka, abifashijwemo n’abandi bantu bo hanze, bari baramwijeje amafaranga yo gushinga irindi shyaka. Mu bakekwaho gufasha Mutabazi harimo umutwe wa RNC. Icyo Dr Habineza ashingiraho, ngo ni uko mu Ugushyingo 2020 ubwo Mutabazi yaburirwaga irengero, abantu ba mbere babimenye ari urubuga rwa Internet rufitanye isano na RNC. Ati “Ikinyamakuru cyitwa Abaryankuna cya Cassien Ntamuhanga wo muri RNC nibo bahise bakora intabaza vuba cyane bashinja Leta kuba ariyo yabikoze, ko ntacyo ishyaka Green Party turi kubikoraho, ko umuntu bagiye kumwica. Nyamara twari twahagurutse.” “Twagiye mu Ruhango tubonana na RIB na Polisi baradufasha bose no ku rwego rw’igihugu tubonana n’abayobozi bakuru ba RIB, ibintu birakorwa kugira ngo hamenyekane aho ari.” Mutabazi amaze kuboneka, yabwiye IGIHE ko yari yiburishije kubera ibibazo by’amadeni yari afitiye umuryango, akabura kugira ngo “ mfate umwanya wo gutekereza ku bimbayeho kuko nari mfite n’ubukwe ku itariki 20 Ukuboza.” Nubwo kubura kwe yemeye ko yabigizemo uruhare, Dr Habineza yavuze ko amaze kuboneka yagiye avuga ko “yafunzwe azira ishyaka, byose ahita abihindura politiki.” Green Party ivuga ko uko iminsi yagiye ishira, Mutabazi yatangiye kugumura abarwanashyaka, abasaba kuva mu ishyaka bagashinga irindi ari nako abizeza ko mu ryo agiye gushinga bazajya bahabwa amafaranga menshi. Dr Habineza ati “Haciyeho igihe dutangira kumva ko agenda ahamagara abayobozi b’ishyaka ku rwego rw’uturere no ku rwego rw’intara, ababwira ngo muze dukore irindi shyaka ngo ririya shyaka ryacu nta mafaranga rifite, ntabwo baduhemba twese. Yababwiye ko ngo afite miliyoni zirenga ijana, ko nibatangira ishyaka azabaha amafaranga , agera n’aho abaza abandi barwanashyaka ngo bamufashe gushaka amazina y’ishyaka.” Yongeyeho ati “Twagiye twumva ibintu bigenda bifata indi ntera. Bivuze ko yari afite abantu bamukoreramo ari muri twebwe, ashaka kugenda adusenya.” Mu bantu bivugwa ko Mutabazi yahise ageraho abasaba gusenya Green Party, harimo Tuyishime Deogratias, wanagize uruhare mu kwandika sitati y’ishyaka rishya bari bagiye gushinga. Habineza ati “Bagendaga bavugana n’abayobozi b’ishyaka ku rwego rw’intara babakangurira kuva mu ishyaka, ngo bagende babasange cyangwa se ngo bashyireho abandi badepite.” Mu byatumye Tuyishime atera umugongo ishyaka, icya mbere gikekwa ni uburakari yatewe no gukurwa ku rutonde rw’abari kuvamo Abadepite ba Green Party habura umunsi umwe amatora abe mu 2018. Komite ishinzwe imyitwarire muri Green Party ni yo yasabye nyobozi gufata umwanzuro wo kwirukana abo barwanashyaka “kugira ngo turebe ko twakumira kuko twasanze dukomeje kujenjeka ahubwo byatugiraho isura mbi.” Dr Habineza yavuze ko ibyakozwe n’abo barwanashyaka ari ‘ubugambanyi’ butagomba gucecekwa. Nubwo ari icyasha kuri iri shyaka rimaze imyaka 12 rishinzwe, Habineza yavuze ko “nta gikuba cyacitse kubera ko twashoboye gukumira icyaha mbere y’uko kiba. Byari kuba ikibazo iyo tuza kurangara bagasenya ishyaka turirimo tutarabibonye.” Green Party ntiratangaza niba hari izindi ngamba izafatira abo barwanashyaka birukanywe nko kuba bagezwa mu nkiko, gusa ngo nibiba ngombwa bazabiganiraho. Source: Ishyaka ryari rigiye gusenyeshwa miliyoni ijana: Intandaro yo kwirukana ‘abagambanyi’ muri Green Party IGIHE.com

lundi 25 octobre 2021

The Central Executive Committee of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda after getting advice from the Party’s Ethics and Disciplinary Committee on matters concerning acts of treachery and misconduct by: Mr.TUYISHIME Jean Deogratious and Mr.MUTABAZI Ferdinand, whom have been harboring treacherous plans of destroying the party from within by creating another political party, which they say they have resources and support from people outside the country. They have been mobilizing several party leaders to join them in those acts of treachery. It was evident that they are not men of integrity and have no values of the party as they have been breaching Party laws and the National Law Regulating Conduct of Politicians and Political Organizations as amended to-date, decided to Expel them from the Party with immediate effect. It should be recalled that Mr.TUYISHIME Jean Deogratious was removed from the Party’s parliamentary candidates after the National Electoral Commission, presented a court-case which had been submitted by several concerned citizens concerning refusal to pay debts, abuse of law and lack of integrity. He submitted a letter to the Electoral Commission resigning his candidature, one day before elections. Lack of integrity also applies to Mr.MUTABAZI Ferdinand whom in November last year staged a self-kidnap and enforced disappearance after failing to pay debts owed to his brother-in-law and wanted to politicize his disappearance and blame it to national security organs and therefore cause a political conflict between the party and state organs. Green Party cadre fake kidnap claims exposed > IGIHE UBUVUGIZI: MUTABAZI FERDINAND WO MURI GREEN PARTY YABURIWE IRENGERO HASHIZE IMINSI ITATU – ABARYANKUNA The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, would also like to inform the public that the above mentioned no-longer hold any leadership position within party structures. Done at Kigali, 24th October 2021 Dr.Frank HABINEZA [MP] President, DGPR