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Legislative power: another reflection of the country.

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         ‘’I want’ to motivate my fellow youth. I want to show them it is possible.’’ This phrase stayed in my mind since I talked to him. Young, educated, and open-minded young man, that’s who he is if I can define him. He was showing me the reason why he wanted to join the parliament. We were talking about different problems our country is facing, which were the reason he decided to run for the seat as a member of parliament and address them. Our society, and many African societies, considers politics as a thing of the old people. Bobi Wine in Uganda and Julius Malema in South Africa, are one of the young parliamentarians that are vocal of the problems their people face. Despite criticism they face, they are iconic politicians my generation witnesses. Old politicians especially in Africa are conservative on their ways of doing business, and few of them listen to the youth voice. The youth now are taking the matter in their hands and hold accountable the ...

Evidence: the foundation of justice.

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                                  The phone rang, it was my friend calling, he told me that he was released from detention. Some days before the call, I returned to my hometown after finishing my post-graduate. I tried to reach him but I couldn’t. When I went to check on him at his home, I met his grandma, who told me that he was in custody being questioned as a suspect in a case of robbery. As a worried friend I asked if he has a lawyer to assist him, and his grandma told me that he had one. As a suspect he was supposed to be interrogated which is obvious. As his friends we knew that he was innocent, which was later confirmed by the  court.  If the investigator did his job to find exculpatory evidences as much as incriminating evidences my friend wouldn’t pass that much time in custody. As people who follow updates of the justice sector, we always hear the famous problem of 30 days, whi...

Understanding cyber crimes as continuous emerging crimes.

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                    Day by day we are getting familiar with technology use. In that familiarity, we get more aware of the risks and different ways we can be a victim to cybercriminals. It has become common nowadays to face Mobile Money frauds and scammers increasing every day. Among the victims are older people who are more vulnerable. Cybercrimes are not new in Rwanda, but the way new methods and ways of committing these crimes and the development of technology cybercrimes are becoming new day-by-day. According to the NATIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTION AUTHORITY QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT July – September 2022 published December, 2022. Cases received and handled (July - September 2022) while PROSECUTING EMERGING CRIMES among them; Cybercrimes. 138 cases were received, among the suspect involved 47 were women, and 124 were men. [1] While addressing to the MPs for the legal basis of draft law adoption t...