The government of Rwanda recognises the prevalence of mental health disorders arising from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda against the Tutsis. These disorders include epilepsy, and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among others. It pursues improvement in access to health care facilities at the community level as a means of effective control of mental health issues in the country. It discusses the challenges faced in delivering effective healthcare and the need to continuously train mental health care providers and handlers.

As sanctioned and adopted by parliament, the law establishes the Rwanda agriculture and animal resources development board as a public institution with legal personality, enjoying financial and administrative autonomy. The board has a general mission of developing agriculture and animal resources via research and extension services, to increase agricultural and animal productivity. It repeals prior provisions contrary to the ones contained therein.

The presidential order to ratify the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The protocol was adopted at Kigali in 2016. The ministries of foreign affairs and natural resources, as well the office of the prime minister are charged with implementing the protocol.

The order determines the procedures necessary for declaration, authorization, and concession for the utilization of water. The Order applies on the following: domestic utilisation of water, activities related to water resources that are subject to declaration, activities related to water resources that are subject to authorisation, activities related to concession granting in water resources and related requirements.

The law addresses issues surrounding the importation of plants and plants product into the country. It determines criteria for plant health protection and provisions for tackling plant pests and diseases.

The law stipulates that land is a common heritage of the Rwandan people, without any form of discrimination; and the state has supreme power over land management in its territory. “The Law determines modalities of allocating, acquisition, transfer, use and management of land in Rwanda. It also establishes the principles applicable to rights recognised over all lands situated on Rwanda’s national territory and all rights united or incorporated with land, whether naturally or artificially.

The instructions set out state quarries along with their locations. The order allows state or state entities and other persons authorized by the state to explore and exploit state quarries. It repeals all prior instructions contradictory to the ones contained therein.

The Ministerial regulation is under several national and international orders and pacts on natural resources. It discusses among others, mine site inspections, permissions to import and export designated minerals, and application of regional certification mechanisms.

The rural electrification strategy is geared towards ensuring Rwanda’s rural households have unhindered access to electricity, at an effective cost. It aims to leverage four basic programmes; provision of basic solar systems as necessities, support of the private sector through the risk-based mitigating system, development of mini-grids in suitable locations, and the roll-out of the Electricity Access Rollout Programme (EARP). It broadly has an objective of attaining 70% access to electricity by 2017/2018, and 100% by 2020.

The law repeals the 2010 law establishing the Rwanda Natural Resources Authority (RNSA).

The presidential order ratified the loan agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the African Development Fund (ADF) in Kigali.

This policy highlights various specific objectives to be achieved to ensure children with special educational needs have equitable access to basic education. This is premised on the commitment of the government to ensure basic education for all citizens of the country.

“The Law applies to several public-private partnership arrangements, including management contract, whereby a Contracting Authority awards a partner the right to manage and perform a specific service concerning an infrastructure facility or other asset for an agreed period, and “Build-Operate-Own” “BOO”, whereby private partner finance, designs, constructs, owns and operates an infrastructure facility or other asset to provide services. The law however does not apply to; contracts subject to the law governing public procurement, and the privatization or divestiture of enterprises, assets and any infrastructure facility owned by the Government”.

Under the ministerial order 11 of 2010 determining the requirements for registration of trade unions, associations, and professional organizations; the Rwanda live animals and meat export organization is established for an unlimited period, as an employer’s professional organization. Its objectives are: promote live animals and meat export, support and collaborate with farmers in Rwanda, support in adding value to livestock products for export and build the capacity of members of the organization.

The ministerial order determines the modalities and requirements for the importation of a pest, plant, or plant product for scientific and research purposes. It also sets out to address modalities for inspection, prohibition, restriction, and importation of all elements that could lead to the spread of pests and diseases.

The Prime Minister’s order focuses on the organization and functioning of the disaster management organs in Rwanda, namely; National Disaster Management Committee (NADIMAC), National Disaster Management Technical Committee (NADIMATEC), District Disaster Management Committee (DIDIMAC), Sector Disaster Management Committee (SEDIMAC), and the National Platform for Disaster Management (NPDM).

The instructions border on fees paid for systematic land registration in Rwanda. It stipulates that fees shall be paid once for the first land registration process, and in two phases; at the time of adjudication and demarcation, and at the time of issuance of certificates. It also highlights the people exempted from paying the registration fee.

The law establishes the Rwanda water and forestry authority as a public institution with financial and administrative autonomy, and legal personality. The authority’s objectives range from the implementation of government policies, strategies, laws, and decisions as related to the management of water and forests, to advisory functions, and research and development purposes.

This represents the minister of trade and industry’s instructions on rice processing and trading. The instructions centre on establishing the rice supply chain, including rice traders, processors, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. It also addresses issues surrounding the importation of rice into the country.

The law sets out and highlights key issues including; management and development of beekeeping, conservation of beekeeping resources, hygiene and prohibitions, and other transitional provisions. The key activities involved in beekeeping as stated are; bee hiving, honey harvesting, and processing and marketing of beekeeping products.