Residents of Munini village in Rwimbogo Sector in Gatsibo District are courageously determined to fight genocide ideology and consolidate the gains by Rwandans twenty years after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi that claimed a million lives. IGIHE visited Munini village where residents were attending the afternoon community discussions aimed at sensitizing people against Genocide ideology […]

Twenty years later, during April, Gatsibo District and surrounding areas formerly under Commune Murambi were a zone of silence, fear and death as bodies of murdered Tutsi’s dotted the entire area. Gatsibo formerly part of the larger Commune Murambi was controlled by the notorious Bourgmestre Jean Baptiste Gatete, he is remembered for ordering and supervising […]

{{Police in Gatsibo District has destroyed over five tones of the valuable Kabaruka Plant ({asiris lauceolata}) which were seized in various operations.}} Kabaruka Plant is vital in the processing of chemicals used in the production of perfumes. The Plant is on high demand in neighbouring Uganda. In Rwanda Kabaruka is vastly grown in the Eastern […]

About 134 Rwandans of 36 families who were expelled from Tanzania mostly women and children have temporarily been given shelter at Rwimbogo Sector, Gatsibo District as the local authorities prepare to construct houses for them. The two days’ act from March 31, was presided by the sector Executive Secretary, Mr. John Mushumba on behalf of […]

Twenty Six girls from Gatsibo, Nyagatare and Kayonza districts that excelled in the 2013 Primary and O Level National Examinations have been awarded by Imbuto Foundation. The girls recieved their prizes at a function held at Ntende Rice Cooperative, Rugarama Sector, Gatsibo District on March 30. The State Minister in charge of mining and geology […]

Maize millers in Rwimiyaga, Nyagatare District are angry at EWSA for faulting terms and requirements they agreed upon as a prerequisite for connecting over 20 maize milling machines to the national grid. The Millers say they have been rendered jobless for the last three months. At the beginning of this year on January 30, EWSA […]