{Some of local leaders from Burera and Musanze district in Northern Province have started cutting trees in public forests to burn charcoal as their terms come to an end.
The matter was raised yesterday during a meeting that brought together the governor of Northern Province, the army, police and district officials.}
Gitovu in Burera district and some areas of Musanze district were pointed as regions where local leaders have started ravaging state forests.
The governor of Northern Province, Aime Bosenibamwe warned these leaders saying that mandate expiration doesn’t mean behaving as they wish, running and working against the law.
“The government continues to operate regardless of any reforms. Administrative structures in districts and security are present and active,” he said.
He said that the malpractices of cutting government’s forests were realized even before term expiration.
“This is why some local leaders including some sector and cell executive secretaries are imprisoned and another local leader at district level resigned,” he said.
Bosenibamwe appealed on leaders to be disciplined and promote citizens’ welfare other than taking government’s property illegally.
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