"The National University of Rwanda since its creation 1963 up to 1994 had produced only 2500 graduates. It’s amazing however to see that ULK which was created recently in 1996 has produced over 8,000 students."

"Only those who passed with distinction qualify for the Presidential scholarships so it is clear that whoever else wishes to further their studies should go through the Students Financing Agency for Rwanda ."

"The budget we have cannot be enough to construct all the needed classrooms, so every body’s efforts are needed in making this a success ."

"The students who passed with grand distinctions have been awarded with masters’ scholarships by President Paul Kagame so they can acquire more qualifications that will accelerate the country’s development."

"The Rwandan population has suffered a lot in the past. I hope that your behaviour and attitude will heal the physical and mental condition of your future patients ."

"Our nation’s human resource is our wealth so we are not just seeking to have a big number of graduates but those that have attained very good grades ."

"This project is a contribution to the ICT industry development, ICT education and research capacity building in Rwanda ."

"I was a refugee and even in that dire situation, and fortunately with the support of UNHCR, I managed to finish my studies."

"There was lack of cooperation between the Government and the Unilak management to seek a solution to this problem and my predecessors in the ministry apologised to that effect ."

"The Government sees the role of private school providers as an important pillar towards the achievement of Vision 2020."

"the initiative was an important element in developing the education sector."

"It is extremely very sad, Rwanda and the Ministry of Education have lost a good friend ."

"Rwanda is committed to achieving the education sector targets set out in its development programmes and those set out by the United Nations through the Millennium Development Goals ."

"This project was initiated by USAID as a result of last year’s visit to Washington DC by the President, where he highlighted the use of ICT in education as a means of enhancing development. On top of that, an international conference of institutions of higher learning in Africa and Americans universities held in Kigali was facilitated by USAID ."

"Rwanda has lost a good friend, and the world has lost a true visionary. We are extremely saddened by this loss. ."

"it was well in line with government’s efforts and a call to empower women for development."

"There are very many people who seek employment in Rwanda. You should also aim to going out and compete with them out there ."

"The three project sites have been established in Rwanda. Telemedicine will be taken to King Faysal Hospital (KFH), tele-education at (KIE) and VVIP at the office of the President ."

"when he was admitted to the hospital, the President’s Office and my Ministry were informed; we kept following up his health closely until the last minute."

"We managed to reduce the genocide ideology in schools in the previous year but that is not enough, we have to wipe it out completely ."

"I want to put it on record that there are no intentions by the Ministry to close down this university, and in any case, there has been a significant improvement in the quality of services it offers ."

"In the short run, we need to increase the use of fertilisers to at least 20 kilograms per hectare instead of the current 12 kilograms ."

"The report’s resolution is good and applicable given the advantages that come with it, mainly improvement in productivity of the two crops ."

"The project will ensure that over 2.2 million primary pupils do not drop out of school before attaining the basic level of education due to various reasons ."

"Any university which has not fulfilled all the requirements is not allowed to award degrees until it is accredited ."

"The scholarship programme will continue because it is not WDI that ran it…the scholarships are given by Goldman Sachs . Even if they (Goldman Sachs) decided to withdraw the scholarships, we will continue with them because the government is already paying for many students at SFB ."

"The institution has now been allowed to award degrees. The disagreement is now over because they have been given an operating licence which they asked for ."

"French will be studied as a subject. It is just prioritising English and it is in the benefit of the general public,"

"The plan to have English as a medium of education is expected to begin by the next academic year, and be fully integrated in all private and public schools by 2011 ."

"There should be no cause for alarm as experts have undertaken appropriate measures to mitigate it ."

"We have the capacity to check the presence or absence of the disease from seed multiplication fields using molecular tools at Musanze phytopathology laboratory. We have the capacity to clean the diseased variety and multiply disease-free planting materials through tissue culture ."

"Even University and College lecturers will also be required to lecture in English and that this has already started in various institutions."

"In order to achieve this, we need infrastructure, we need capacity to build, maintain and creatively use that infrastructure, and we need to expand and improve the quality of our education system by means of ICTs ."

"the celebration of the Heroes’ Day is a good occasion to reflect on the heroism that characterised Rwandans such that we now have a country."

"They (youth) should participate in the government’s programs as required, ask for advice and accept to be corrected,"

"I would like to know what is planned for the vessel navigation licence. Also, is there any place where a person can train in piloting a vessel when they need to ."

"Because liberation is a continuous journey where every Rwandan, particularly the youth, are required to learn from the example and values of Inkotanyi."

"Another thing is to listen to the voice of the youth, understand their problems and partner with institutions that we can work with in identifying and addressing youth challenges at the right time."

"This is an opportunity for the Ministry of Education to take advantage of this relationship to implement the project in order to fill the existing capacity gaps that the ministry and its agencies are facing ."

"During my term of office, some new policies like the adoption of English as the language of instruction, introduction of the nine-year basic education and others took root but they are still in their infant stages and therefore need to be closely followed up ."

"Let us continue to build a strong history making use of the opportunities we have been given. Never cease to fight against those who want to deny and trivialize the Genocide against the Tutsi ."

"I am very honoured to be elected the speaker of FFPP. I promise to continue promoting the interests of our forum which promotes democracy ."

"I cannot stand as the woman candidate. I am the candidate of a political party. And women, just like men, will choose other candidates. I am not here so that I get the female vote, but to prove that there is equality between men and women in Rwanda. I am not the woman candidate standing for women ."

"To achieve sustainable development, everybody should work hard and contribute to the development of the country. It’s time for residents to ask questions and advice you on what to do to improve service delivery."

"The Government of Rwanda firmly believes that in order to ensure that there is widespread impact of social protection policies and strategies towards poverty reduction, there is a need for the social ministries and other relevant institutions to forge a closer collaboration and leverage the efforts of each other in understanding and having a shared vision of how we can move this agenda forward towards poverty reduction in our communities."

"This means that 2,000 houses could cost about Rwf25 billion and if the number of the required houses is more, which is likely to be the case if the information we are getting from districts is anything to go by, the total sum could go up to over Rwf30 billion ."

"We must eliminate these vices in our societies but to achieve that we need to work closely with communities and other institutions concerned."

"Any domestic violence case that resulted in death starts with a misunderstanding that can be contained if people reported it early enough, you need to go out and sensitize people to partner and share with you information about abuses and conflicts happening in homes."

"Elections were peaceful and transparent. The electorate voted for the candidate of their choice and I don’t have any objection to that; I accept and respect the results that came from the election ."