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"Rwanda should tap in home-grown solutions to deal with the gender gap issues."

"Going by the explanations the ministry is giving, it seems as if all the issues have been address but during our outreach, we have found how the farmers are suffering to get agro-chemicals and fertilisers"

"Composition of MPs should be 50% men and 50% women to ensure gender balance."

"It is important to teach students about the set-up and context of laws. Possibly there were no enabling laws to encourage women to participate in parliament but these students are in position to change that and inspire them to inclusively participate in all decision making levels."

"In Rwanda for example One Cow Per Family, Village Umurenge, Crop Intensification, and modernization of Agriculture through mobilizing the local population to own food processing units and subsidizing fertilizers are some of the government strategies that have worked well in ensuring food security to the needy families and results are there for everyone to see"

"It should be the responsibility of everyone especially parents to act in an exemplary manner and to cooperate with all institutions to combat incidences of GBV, child abuse and also report other families facing domestic conflicts."

"The protocol on free movement of persons within the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is in the process of ratification."

"Students not to panic ahead of the exams adding that whoever setting the national examinations will draw the questions having in mind the problems faced since the new curriculum was rolled out"

"That is exactly what brought us here, to understand the problems then embark on advocacy where necessary which we hope will yield and some of these problems will be addressed."

"Problems really look similar, which are general problems you find in education; to implement the new curriculum itself requires other conditions to be fulfilled"

"the assessment on the CBC allowed them to talk to different education affiliates; teachers, school leaders, students and local government leaders to identify its status and existing problems."

"It definitely has nothing to do with her being a woman or vying for the position of President"

"One such report is under scrutiny by the Council of the Ministers of Justice and the process is still on. There are also annexes concerning harmonisation and mutual respect for academic degrees and certificates in the EAC as provided for in the common market protocol ."

"Many citizens still expect all answers to come from their leaders and they tend to ask officials for solutions instead of understanding that they are capable of driving the quest for solutions of their own problems ."

"We recommend the establishment of a Centre of Excellence on Genocide Studies bringing together researchers, scholars and experts in genocide studies both from Rwanda and abroad ."

"The exercise is geared to facilitate proper allocation of resources and appealed to the public to be honest in giving information about their economic status to avoid a wrong categorization"

"The policy on disabilities is ready but it was met with debate before approval."

"The new policy on persons with disabilities is under review and will be tabled to the parliament soon"

"There is no way a person can lack enough food when some produce is rotting because of lack of ready market"

"The debate arose when some officials on the policy task force wanted the disability policy to be joined with social protection policy"

"The content of the policy responds to issues that the older people face in general, but mainly provides strategies to start saving earlier for old age."

"the aim of this meeting was also a good occasion “to exchange views on how to improve the way we are delivering on human security issues and socio-economic transformation programs; Identify challenges that districts are facing and how best they can be solved going forward”."

"the objective of the law is to promote legislative reform on existing legislation governing the mandate, organizational structure and performance of law enforcement agents within the African Union member states"

"We are looking at places like Gitikinyoni and other open-air spaces slightly outside Kigali, where some of these activities can be relocated, to minimize the risk of infections"

"it will take us the next 60 years to get to a mentality of having 2 children. We need to stop some slogans that push parents to have more children."

"I feel that they should have visited both the private and government run energy plants and that way we would have had a clearer picture than what we got today"

"I have not seen any money allocated to fighting pest control nor emphasis put on animal farming yet it has significant potential if we, for instance, looked at the impact of Girinka programme on our society"

"Among other issues, they want to assess the agricultural commodity market because they realised that there are issues affecting it."

"We are planning to sensitise the citizens about our forum, because most of them do not know the role it plays ."

"Why are we seeking more funds. Is it because there are more cases of Covid or it was poor planning. We would also like to know the percentage in implementation and how far with the vaccine plant"

"Among the funding gaps that were identified, how many have been fixed in this budget revision."

"I am very privileged to be the Spokesperson of this important institution, I promise to work tireselly to develop our Forum and promote good governance ."

"I’ve been working with the Forum since its creation. I know where the loopholes are. So, I will try to work hard so as to maintain the good image of the forum ."

"There are some areas which still have no water nor electricity. This will be my priority if I am elected ."

"why Rwanda has taken over 69 years to adopt the bill and see benefits in this statute ."

"We promise that we shall not disappoint you; we shall work hard to be the RPF engine so as to also make our party the country’s engine."

"We will call for the law about recovery of lost public funds to be enforced so that these resources can be recovered."

"We will ask both institutions in question and MINIJUST (Ministry of Justice) to explain how the mistakes happened."

"We will act like PAC (Public Accounts Committee) for public servants because we saw that this report contains a lot,” she said yesterday as the MPs embarked on analysing the PSC report."

"If the ministry voices a concern that the two month-period will not be enough for it to have made the orders, then it needs more time to be able to accomplish the task."

"She said that the ministry should be given sufficient time to carry out its responsibilities."

"A dedicated team will handle students' concerns during this period. It is important for students to refer to the selection criteria available on the HEC website for more information ."

"students from the two local institutions did not complete academic internships which are a necessity to join the job market."

"We delayed to provide the recruitment report to the Commission as requested by the law, and we are asking forgiveness for that ."

"We expect that those private higher learning institutions fulfil the entry requirements for new students. The policy is clear about this: "to enter in higher education a student has to have at least two principal passes in the core subject". The inspection has revealed that there are students who do not have them ."

"These guidelines are designed to enhance the overall student experience, streamline administrative processes, and ensure the smooth integration of international students into Rwanda's academic and social environment. They have been thoroughly validated by the vice chancellors of all higher learning institutions (HLIs) reflecting a unified commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive academic atmosphere for students from diverse backgrounds ."

"Don’t spend nights in clubs, spend it in libraries. It is an amazing opportunity you have got. The cooperation between Rwanda and China can talk more, it is one of the best bilateral relations. Building the capacity of our people is the best you can do as a government and people. Learn skills and come back to serve the country. Some of you are on study leave, get skills and come back to work for your communities ."

"Mukankomeje told us that she will access and find solutions for issues inside secondary schools and universities; analyze the high education policy- and evaluate measures used in permitting schools to operate."

"Elle a dit que « la gestion efficace des établissements d'enseignement supérieur est l'un des piliers durable qui assurera la qualité des diplômés dans l' avenir""

"She said that " the effective management of higher education institutions is one of the pillars that will ensure the quality of graduates.""