Government Ministers Of Rwanda

"The good laws and mechanism that are in place have really helped in gender sensitive issues"

"It’s challenging and interesting to balance work and family, not only as a mother but also as a wife. Women need to find time for everything."

"This will not only save the government resources but will also ensure data standardization and inform timely decision making."

"It is a process that started sometime back, beginning with amending the Constitution and other laws in line with the wishes of Rwandans, to combine the two elections, not only to save us resources, but also the time Rwandans spend electing their leaders."

"So far, I can say we are very much on track in terms of the targets we’ve given ourselves. All the systems have been put in place and we are ready to ensure that Rwandans have peaceful and successful elections."

"We have worked with partner institutions to put in place the technology to link our databases and systems that communicate especially in regard to updating voter’s registers, which has made it easy for people to check and upgrade their status."

"The changes in the electoral process and synchronisation would not require a referendum as the electoral law already exists and would be amended accordingly, in agreement with all stakeholders."

"We want to make sure that Rwandans don’t encounter challenges on the day of voting ."

"After more than a decade working in the most sophisticated financial institutions of Switzerland as hedge fund manager, asset manager and strategist, I re-oriented my career towards philanthropy and yoga."

"Failure to involve the designated officials in contract negotiations casts doubt on the transparency and fairness of the negotiation process. As such, the district may unnecessarily acquire goods, services and works at expensive costs ."

"You knew the number of beneficiaries in the first case. How come you purchased what you didn’t need? I think this is a lie unless the support program was halted ."

"The financial capacity of many citizens limits them from taking this legal route and they are left with no choice but to accept whatever they are given."

"This is social problem of which parents have a big role to play if we are to address it. We are not ending here, our plan is to go across the country educating all communities to know that teenage pregnancies is a serious crime that negatively affects girls’ future and the nation at large."

"Lack of mobile laboratories for DNA tests is a problem. You realise that there are crimes that are not investigated because of such challenges."

"In fact, conflicts are the result of problems in families such as drug abuse, ignorance of the principle of gender equality, among others, and these affect children because parents are bickering and give no attention to their children."

"I have the responsibility to coordinate efforts to implement the FFRP’s strategic plan to execute the gender principle between men and women in Rwanda, continue to build capacities of women and give our contribution in empowering the Rwandan family as it is the foundation of the development of the country ."

"the choice of starting in Gatsibo was to address the problem within its roots in order to send a national message to all parents."

"We are discussing potential areas of further cooperation, especially in supporting vocational schools. We need skilled people to solve challenges that are in communities, skills are important, they determine sustainability of things that we do ."

"Gender equality, home grown innovations and solutions, good governance as well as visionary leadership was key to the success of Rwanda."

"The government of Rwanda appreciates the support from the government of China, and looks forward to strengthening the cooperation between the two countries ."

"The government of Rwanda recognizes the critical role of Public Financial Management (PFM), in the sustainable development of a country."

"significant improvements have been noted in PFM, and these reforms provided the means of ensuring that the resources allocated to the various programmes, are applied effectively, and efficiently, to achieve the intended purposes and attain value for money."

"As you all know cargo trucks use that road often causing heavy traffic congestion, so the expansion of the road will help ease traffic flow"

"This support will also contribute to the improvement of the quality of judgments rendered by our courts of law. I look forward to continued good cooperation ."

"This financing is coming to support Government of Rwanda’s efforts and commitment to achieving universal access to water and sanitation services by 2024 ."

"I wonder if RTDA has stopped abusing the law and doing its own things, and whatever the arrears are, this shouldn’t be the case whatsoever."

"They are ready to pay Rwf2 of every kilogramme of inputs sold, noting that there ought to be better management of the fund to avoid failure."

"If there is a dispute on the valuation of the land or property, the dispute should be referred to other institutions charged with valuation within the appeal process. In such a case, people have to pay the property valuer."

"It was observed that we were used to spend much money in buying firewood. Further, the use of firewood in camps mostly affects our forest cover, breeding erosion and other disasters which leave lives and environment exposed to destruction."

"Eighteen people passed on due to disasters caused by heavy rains in the night of 23rd April."

"We advise you to adopt community-based practices for disaster risk reduction measures including digging effective water drainage, proper land use, terracing and tree planting activities."

"We know that this aid is not going to solve all the problems caused by the floods but at least we managed to offer students basics materials, including scholastic materials and blankets. We shall continue to work on other urgent needs like repairing the fiber optic infrastructure."

"When you look at the numbers of those who should be at school and those who are there, today you see that there is a problem, so we should look at it together, it is not the responsibility of some or others, it is a problem that concerns the Rwandan community as a whole when you see a student who should be in a poor school , send them to school, where you find that parents are not putting effort into their responsibility to send their children to school, that problem is really difficult for us".(iyo umuntu areba imibare y'abagomba kuba bari ku ishuri ndetse n'abahari, uyumunsi ubona hari ikibazo, dukwiriye rero kurebera hamwe ntabwo byaba inshingano za bamwe cyangwa iz'abandi ni ikibazo kireba umuryango nyarwanda muri rusange aho ubonye umunyeshuri wakagombye kuba ari mu ishuri mukebure, mwohereze kw'ishuri, aho usanze ababyeyi batarimo gushyira imbaraga mu nshingano zabo zo kohereza abana mu ishuri ubakebure, icyo kibazo rwose kiradukomereye".)"

"All in all, it was quite a good learning experience. Going forward, the learnt lessons will permit us to plan and do better. We ask schools, parents and students to embrace this new normal because digital is the only way to go”, she concludes."

"“I believe this agreement means important opportunities for education cooperation between the two TVET institutions. I am convinced that more cooperation will come in regards to student exchanges and researches in service of this memorandum of understating,""

"When someone comes to visit a school like this, it is to see what they are doing, see what they have and where we can collaborate with them because when you look at the large number of schools we have that teach careers and sciences in Rwanda, they are private.(Iyo umuntu aje gusura ishuri nk’iri ni ukugira ngo turebe ibyo bakora, turebe ubushobozi bafite n’aho twafatanya nabo kuko iyo urebye umubare munini w’amashuri dufite yigisha imyuga n’ubumenyingiro mu Rwanda ni ay’abikorera.)"

""We will still educate students who are smart and relevant to the market, despite the difficulties from Covid-19.”"

""Don’t be afraid to think big, and, most importantly, don’t be afraid to fail along the way, because no one learns when they only experience success,”"

"We set rules, regulations and policies regarding the sector but we need more action. We are therefore committed to making more of these kind of cooperation happening"

"Since we all share the same thread, it's about how easy it is to get students so that they're willing to continue teaching. Polytechnic requires a high level of ability to teach but what they have shown us gives us confidence that they are capable.(Kubera ko twese dusenyera umugozi umwe haba kureba uburyo bakoroherezwa kubona abanyeshuri cyane ko bafite ubushake bwo gukomeza kwigisha. Polytechnic bisaba ubushobozi buri hejuru kuyigisha ariko ibyo batugaragarije biraduha icyizere ko babishoboye.)"

"Already having this platform for our students is a big step, but we cannot say we are directly going to provide the materials, but we are working hard towards providing them to the TVET schools that need them"

"There is still a gap in digital literacy. Digital literacy is still at 8.9 per cent among Rwandans. This is not enough for a country like Rwanda that seeks to put all services online. We have developed a road map to increase digital literacy,"

"They need to be able to use digital productive tools. We have to ensure that graduates join labor market with digital workforce skills"

"There are about 25 initiatives needed for ensuring smart cities in Africa and we will be seeking more innovations from developers and finance them to support the community with those solutions"

"I think young talent is supported more today compared to years back. Before it was more of academics but today, children are given space to develop their talent which is good because letting them explore it will help them do what they are passionate about."

"While I believe that schools are key players when it comes to inspiring more women to join technology, I also believe that it needs to be a collective effort to encourage and inspire women to join Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, (STEM). With the 4th Industrial Revolution catching up on us, it is only wise to have more women embrace technology,"

"We have realised, from many countries, that to be able to run TVET successfully, there is a need for sufficient funds. Many countries have done so and we want to see if we can also do it here. The government has already invested in TVET but it is not enough. That is why we need to think of other ways to support it."

"In fact, the restructuring and splitting of the Ministry of ICT and Youth meant that the government wanted to raise its commitment towards promoting technology. Supporting such a programme is one of our priorities, and we believe that students should be taught these skills at a young age."

"A child who studied in these technical schools, can continue to study whatever he wants and if he does not go to university, he does not miss anything. "Rwanda is progressing and not all the work will be done by foreigners.(Umwana wize muri aya mashuri ya Tekeniki, ashobora gukomeza akiga icyo ashaka cyose ikindi iyo atagiye muri kaminuza ntabwo abura icyo akora.U Rwanda ruri gutera imbere ntabwo imirimo yose izakomeza gukorwa n’Abanyamahanga".)"

"Sciences are important as there are so many untapped opportunities for women. As the saying goes,‘educating a girl is educating a whole nation’, when girls learn, they know better and with this they are empowered"