đ·đŒ Rwandaâs inflation hits 15.7% as energy costs surge 45%
Rwandaâs cost-of-living pressures intensified in August, with annual inflation climbing to 15.7%, up from 14.5% in July, according to new data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda.
Some of the sharpest increases were recorded in everyday household expenses. Energy prices jumped 45.4% year-on-year, while transport increased 24.2% and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose 20.4%.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages were 16.3% more expensive than a year earlier, while fresh products increased 20.9%.
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I'm here because I care about #Rwanda đ·đŒ!
I'm here because I must stand for a #free Rwanda!
I'm here because I have a responsibility towards #justice, #Freedom, and #HumanRights.
My #voice is my strongest weapon; I won't be silenced.
According to NISR @statisticsRW , Rwandaâs inflation crisis is apparently caused by women dressing âindecently,â young women refusing to marry, and âibigarashaâkeeping patriotic officials busy arguing online.
So there you have it: rising prices arenât a policy failure, theyâre the womenâs fault. đ€Ą
@XandrineUmutoni@Murangira_BT@CNkulikiyinka@CharityKeza@FirstLadyRwanda@MNdayizigi15852
đ·đŒ a Tourist says she is leaving Rwanda amid controversy over womenâs dress
A tourist user named Tanya (@tanyanatasha_ ) says she has decided to return to the UK, complaining that Rwanda has âno cinema,â nightlife ends by 1 a.m., women are being pressured to âdress like the nuns in Sister Act,â and the entire country âshares 1 KFC.â
Her video on tiktok has attracted around over 1.5 million views, turning her complaints into another viral discussion about life in Rwanda.
The post comes amid a wider controversy over the policing of womenâs clothing in Rwanda and what authorities and venues consider âindecentâ dress and now woman are being pressured to wear full coverage dress and throw away mini dress... where some arrest of woman has been recorded in western part of country..
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#KIGALI: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE âCLEANEST CITY IN #AFRICAâ
Kigali is often presented as one of the cleanest and best-organized cities in #Africa. But there is another side of the story that deserves to be discussed.
Some residents are reporting long periods without reliable access to water.
Imagine having a toilet inside your house but not having enough water to flush it, wash your hands, clean your home, cook, or maintain basic hygiene. When water is unavailable for days, keeping a household clean becomes extremely difficult.
And this raises an important question:
What does âthe cleanest cityâ really mean if some residents cannot reliably access enough water to keep their own homes clean?
Where are the promises of Vision 2020?
#Rwandaâs Vision 2020 and subsequent water policies set extremely ambitious development targets. Government policy documents envisioned universal access to water and sanitation, with 100% coverage targeted by 2020.
Yet here we are in 2026, and reliable access to water remains a challenge for many communities.
Even more strikingly, #Rwandaâs current water strategy states that, as of 2023/24, 82.3% of households had access to improved water sources, with a new target of 100% access by 2028/29.
So after all the promises of transformation and development, people are still asking for something as basic as reliable water in their homes.
Development should not be measured only by flattering newspaper articles, clean streets, modern buildings, or impressive statistics.
Development should also mean:
- Water in peopleâs homes.
- Functional sanitation.
- The ability to maintain basic hygiene.
- Clean and dignified living conditions.
- Basic public services that ordinary citizens can actually rely on.
A city cannot truly claim to be clean if some of its residents do not have enough water to keep their own homes clean.
@CityofKigali deserves beautiful streets.
But #Kigaliâs residents also deserve water.
Promises should become reality. Development should reach ordinary people. And citizens deserve accountability when basic needs remain unmet.
#visitRwanda #CleanCity #RwandaWorks
President @WilliamsRuto and our Kenyan brothers and sisters, let us remember that Kenyans are also doing small businesses in other African countries, especially in East Africa.
If every African country decided to stop foreigners from doing small businesses, what would happen to Kenyans living and working across the continent?
It is a shame for a president like Ruto, who has repeatedly said that he cares about small business people (the hustlers) to support policies that could hurt ordinary African traders who are simply trying to make a living.
We should protect opportunities for our citizens, but we should also respect African unity, cooperation, trade, and the free movement of our people.
What is wrong when other Africans do business in #Kenya should also be considered wrong when Kenyans do business in other African countries.
What goes around can come around.
What affects one African today can affect another African tomorrow.
#Africa should not close its doors to Africans!
Umoja ni nguvu,utengano ni udhaifu !
@MigunaMiguna@skmusyoka@MarthaKarua@StateHouseKenya@ntvkenya@citizentvkenya@rigathi
After @bkarenarwâs dress code for concerts, @CityofKigali has decided to introduce a âdance codeâ too. So women and girls will now have to dance like @emmaclaudine to prove theyâre behaving properly? Whatâs next, a government-approved way to breathe?
@oswaki@NewTimesRwanda
đ·đŒ Victoire Ingabire is not on trial because she represents a threat to #Rwandaâs security. She is on trial because she represents a political challenge to @PaulKagameâs rule.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found her detention arbitrary and called for @VictoireUmuhozaâs immediate release. Yet she remains behind bars and faces treason-related charges.
When peaceful opposition is repeatedly met with arrests, imprisonment and charges such as treason, the real issue is no longer the opposition; it is a political system that treats dissent as a crime.
As @ThisIsAfricaTIA puts it: âWhen treason charges become a shortcut for dealing with political opponents, democracy itself is put on trial.â
#FreeVictoireIngabire #Africa #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners
When President @PaulKagame was asked about Rwandaâs financial crisis during his latest press conference, he evaded the question by saying it is happening everywhere. Yet during his campaign, he promised to prioritize economic opportunity and raise salaries while wages have barely moved for years and prices and inflation keep rising.
Rwandan women have had enough. Despite the real risks, they are speaking out, especially after @Rwandapolice violence against women.
I am proud of my fellow Rwandan women. Once again, after @VictoireUmuhoza and @Dianerwigara they are showing courage and proving that Rwandan women can stand up and fight to save their nation.
@NewTimesRwanda@UrugwiroVillage@RwandaGov@RwandaTrade@RwandaLabour@PrimatureRwanda