Rwanda Development Board, October 11, compensated animal attack victims in Gatsibo district.
Over Frw18,657,651 million was used to compensate 110 families, whose crops were destroyed by wild animals from April to June, 2011.
The compensation was given to families living in Rwimbogo sector near Akagera National Park.
One of the compensated Mukantabana Venancient commended the activity saying that Government has shown the willingness to pay those crops were destroyed. She received Frw2,531,000 Million.
Nsanganira Tony, the deputy director general at Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said over Frw2 billion was reserved to compensate those who lost their properties due to damages caused by wild animals.
Over Frw 450 Million are meant for those nearing Akagera National Park in Eastern Province.
RDB revealed that since 2005, about 306 claims from damages caused by animals’ country wide were recorded and most of the problems were caused by those of Akagera National Park.
The government has adopted a policy that aiming to settle wrangles between residents and wild animals in Akagera National Park.
An electric wall between the park and residential areas is currently under construction to prevent wild animals from crossing over and destroy people’s crops and sometimes taking lives of unfortunate ones.
The sectors bordering with the Akagera National Park are Nasho, Mpanga, Nyamugari and Mahama.
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