Speaking to IGIHE, the Director of Public Health and Environment in the City of Kigali, Patricie Mukangarambe said that the facilities were closed last weekend after establishing that they had failed to meet hygiene standards.
“Every closed facility has hygiene problems especially in kitchens. Food stores and preparation process which can cause health problems,” she explained.
“In the past two weeks, the monitoring team conducted the exercise and recommended to them what they ought to change, which they failed to do leading to closure,” she added.
Closed businesses are Kwetu Residence Inn, DV Apartment, La Palisse Nyandungu, Isimbi Hotel, Impala Hotel, Rolex Restaurant, Amazing Restaurant, Chez John Restaurant, Aromas Coffee House, Fantastic Restaurant, Sky Hotel (Eminence), Sundowner (Kimihurura) and Quelque Part Bar & Restaurant.
She said that the monitoring continues and numbers of businesses to be affected could increase.
Recently, the City of Kigali issued guidelines regulating hygiene in the city.
The hygiene standards spell that residential houses should not be used for restaurants,, located from far away from landfills, and in a reasonable distance from residential houses and free from mud.
The facility should also have rain water harvesting system, painted in white or yellowish and constructed with durable materials among others.
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