MC Monday

Riderman’s recent confession of his struggles as a musician to be where he is today will serve as a real inspirational story to most people, mainly young persons, except MC Monday.

The rapper revealed the hardships he underwent as an upcoming rapper, including a long trek he made on foot to the studios of Radio10, at the time based at Rebero where MC Monday worked as a radio presenter. “On reaching the studios, I found him there and handed him my song on a CD. He refused to take it and instead told me to wait for him outside,” Riderman remembers.

The painful memories evoke mixed emotions according to Riderman, but he believes if he had not struggled that much he would not be a star he is today. He continues, “I waited for him till 8pm and when he came out of the studio, he told me to leave the CD at the reception. I almost cried and wondered how I would make it home from Rebero in the middle of the night and on foot!”

But MC Monday, who now goes by the pseudonym Saga Assou has responded angrily, asking Rideman to apologize.

“How dare he? These are the artists that I and other radio presenters helped to promote but listen to the things he is saying. That is equal to biting the hand that feeds you. I remember I would go around music studios collecting songs from Rwandan artists because we needed them, so there is no way I could ever have turned him down. I would like to hear an apology from him.”

Despite the acrimonious atmosphere that continues to sour between the two, Riderman insists he holds utmost respect towards MC Monday and says that he has never had any personal conflict with him.

Riderman’s success story is well documented, the most recent being his victory at Primus Guma Guma Super Star, where he became the first rapper to ever win this accolade.

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Rwanda gets a Film School

Rwanda is set to get a Film and multi-media school by next year, courtesy of   the government of German in partnership with German Development Cooperation and Kwetu Film Institute-Rwanda.

The school will start with twenty students who will be awarded with certificates in Filming as well as professionals in film production, editing and script writing.

The facility will operate under Rwanda media Project, an innovation by Oscar winning movie Director, Volker Schloendorff who is a long-term supporter of  Rwanda based; Kwetu Film Institute.

“Rwanda has a hospitable culture, a beautiful landscape and wildlife, all these make it a great place to shoot films,” says Martin Brandes, The coordinator of Rwanda Media Project.

The German government will provide filming equipment including cameras, sound equipment, computers, editing and light systems while other partners will provide the rest.

Other partners  include; Deutsche Welle Akademie (DWA) and European Film Centre Babelsberg (EFB), in close cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)/Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM).

Rwanda gets a Film School

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Rulindo: Heifer Project donates 20 cows to Girinka program

Residents in Rulindo District are set to benefit from a donation of 20 cows provided by Heifer Project International (HPI) on Monday 11 November 2013 in Cyinzuzi Sector.

HPI organization partners Rulindo district development programmes particularly in the Girinka program.

Girinka program started operating in Rulindo district in 2006 after it was introduced in the country by President Kagame in the same year.

Girinka (One Cow per Family) programme is one of Rwanda’s poverty reduction strategies aiming at improving people’s social and economic status.

The program is promoted in its condition that whoever gets a cow will give out the first calf to the next neighbour and so on. The cows provide milk for consumption, income earning manure for boosting crop farming.

Rulindo district is steadily supporting Girinka program as a strategy of poverty reduction. According to Prosper Murindwa the Vice Mayor for Finance and Economic Affairs in the district, getting a cow shifts individuals from one social level to the next.

Cyinzuzi sector residents commended the district support in many programs especially Girinka that has helped in eradicating poverty and poor eating habits.

HPI project operates in three sectors namely; Ntarabana, Masoro and Cyinzuzi The project has so far given out 152 cows for promotion of Girinka program to its beneficiaries in the said sectors.

Rulindo: Heifer Project donates 20 cows to Girinka program

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The search for Miss Rwanda 2014 begins

Reigning Miss Rwanda, Aurore Mutesi

The search for Miss Rwanda 2014 is on.  All interested girls from all districts have been called upon to register at designated points for the competition as disclosed by the Ministry of Sports and Culture.

Venues for registration include; Ministry of Sports and Culture, Gender Ministries in all universities, East African Publishers’ Rwanda offices  and Cogebanque branches all over the country.

Aspiring contestants can also apply online at www.missrwanda.rw or fill registration forms provided in all districts.

According to organizers, Registration forms are accompanied by two passport photos and a copy of the national card, (indangamuntu).  Registration is free of charge.

Meanwhile, the annual Miss Rwanda beauty pageant was moved to January 2014 to match other international beauty pageants like the Miss Universe competition.  This makes the reigning Miss Rwanda hold the crown for at least two years.

Reigning Miss Rwanda, Aurore Mutesi urged parents to allow their children participate in the competition.

“The Miss Rwanda pageant promotes culture and upholds unity and development of the nation,” said  Aurore.

According to the Ministry of Sports and Culture, Miss Rwanda 2014 will be a platform for women empowerment, building their confidence and capacities.

source:http://www.rwandashow.com/event-calendar/4710/the-search-for-miss-rwanda-2014-begins/

The search for Miss Rwanda 2014 begins

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Goethe’s monthly creative writing resumes

A two-day creative writing workshop is set to run at Goethe Institute on November 15^th and 16^th. The workshop will feature renowned Kenyan Billy Kahora, author of the non-fiction novella, The True Story of David Munyakei.

Kahora also wrote the screenplay for the Kenyan-German film Soul Boy and co-wrote Nairobi Half Life. His works have appeared in Chimurenga, Mc Sweeney’s, Granta Online, Internazionale and Vanity Fair.

He is also Managing Editor of Kwani Trust and has edited 7 issues of the Kwani journal as well as Kwani’s Nairobi 24 and Kenya Burning. An Associate Editor with the Chimurenga Chronic, Billy received several scholarships, led a number of Creative Writing workshops and was a judge of the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

His creative writing workshop in Kigali will explore how the writer discovers his or her narrative ‘voice’ in which to tell a story.

Participants will also be introduced to famous writers who illustrate excellent use of ‘voice’. One of the sessions will be an interactive look at submitted participant’s work and how this can be improved by reworking and rewriting through choice and improvement of ‘voice’

Speaking to kigalirat.com, Dr. Peter Stepan, Director of Goethe institute referred to Kahora as “a professional writer and critic who won’t return to Kenya before giving participants an empowering push for their own literary work.”

Sessions shall be kicking off from 10am to 6pm for the two days running, while entrance will be free.

Goethe’s monthly creative writing resumes

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Mukura sinks leaders AS Kigali

Hussein Cyiza Mugabo dribbles past AS Kigali defender Soter Kayumba

to score the winning goal for Mukura on Tuesday

 TKFL, Tuesday

AS Kigali       1-2 Mukura

SC Kiyovu     2-0 Police FC

Amagaju        1-0 Gicumbi

Etincelles       2-1 Rayon Sporta

Musanze        0-1 APR

STRIKER Hussein Cyiza Mugabo’s soaring second-half winning goal helped Mukura secure a 2-1 win over leaders AS Kigali in the ninth round of the Turbo King Football league held yesterday at Stade de Kigali.

Cedric Kaze’ side has struggled in front of goal in the top-flight so far this season, having notched just nine goals in their eight previous encounters.

The hosts dominated possession during the early stages and were able to find the net on 20th minute with a brilliant strike.

The visitors had initially looked somewhat overawed with the pace of the game and their opponents’ slick passing in the first half.

However, they quickly got to grips with their surroundings and took the lead after just 12 minutes from recess with Nelson Minani snatching the equaliser.

The Mukura faithful roared in support as Andre Gasambungo’ men continued to look for the winner and just in 65th minute striker Hussein Cyiza Mugabo who has just received his maiden summon to Amavubi team scored the winning goal after eliminating two defenders to shoot past goalie Dominique Nsengimana.

The loss which was the second pricked the visitors bubble and thrust the Huye-based club back into the Turbo League title race. AS Kigali who lost their second game of the season remains on top of the standings with 21 points while Mukura remained on ninth slot with 12 points.

Elsewhere, APR closed the gap on AS Kigali as they now stand in second position with 20 points, a point behind the Kigali City-sponsored club following their 1-0 win away to Musanze who dropped to fourth place with 17 points.

Striker Michel Ndahinduka scored the lone goal of the game as the military side dominated the game to extend their good form this season which have saw them beat arch rivals Rayon Sports last week.

SC Kiyovu jumped into third position with 18 points after thrashing Sam Ssimbwa’s Police side 2-0 at Mumena turf. Hussein Habimana and Ali Musa scored the vital goals for the old giants who have started to regain their form following a poor start to the season.

It was a shock for defending champions Rayon Sports as they suffered a second loss in a space of four days. Abdu Bizimana a.k.a Bekeni’s side Etincelles defeated the blues 2-1 at Umuganda stadiumto move into eighth position with 13 points courtesy of brilliant strikes from of veteran striker Yussuf Kayihura Chami and Arafat Bahame with Meddie Kagere snatching the consolation goal for ths visitors.

Rayon Sports has dropped to fifth place with 16 points in nine matches.

In Nyamagabe, Amagaju under new coach Godfroid Okoko snatched their first win of the season after edging Gicumbi 1-0 at Nyagisenyi Stadium.

Amagaju has escaped the relegation zone to move to 12th position with five points, two better than Esperance and AS Muhanga who will honour their respective fixtures on Saturday when they face Marines as Esperance travels to Rusizi for a date against Espoir.

Mukura sinks leaders AS Kigali

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Rwanda duo picked for Cecafa Cup

Referee Louis Hakizimana

 EIGHTEEN referees among them two Rwandans have been named in the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) list of officials set to handle the upcoming regional tournament.

Referee Louis Hakizimana and assistant referee Honore Simba will be in action during this year’s senior Challenge Cup matches in Kenya.

The list released by the Secretary General Nicholas Musonye comprises of nine referees and nine assistants, all of whom are expected to travel to Nairobi ahead of the kickoff.

The named referees will then be taken through to fitness and medical tests on their arrival in Nairobi after which the tournament will officially kickoff.

This year’s tournament will kick off on 27th November and run for a fortnight until 8th December across various yet to be decided venues.

Various stadiums including one each in Mombasa and Machakos are expected to host the event which will bring together different countries from the East and Central African region including guest teams.

Referees: Anthony Ongwayo (Kenya), Denis Batte (Uganda), Wish Yabarow (Somalia), Israel Mujuni (Tanzania), Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda), Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi), Waziri Sheha (Zanzibar), Gebremichael Luleseged (Eritrea), Kheirala Murtaz (Sudan)

Assistant Referees: Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya), Tonny Kidiya (Kenya) Mark Sonko (Uganda), Fedinard Chacha (Tanzania), Suleiman Bashir (Somalia), Fraser Zakara (South Sudan), Simba Honore (Rwanda), Hamid Idam (Sudan), Kinfe Yimla (Ethiopia).

Rwanda duo picked for Cecafa Cup

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