{{Some traders in Kigali complain about unbearable price of rental spaces for their to the extent that some of them started to relocate their business.}}<\/p>\n
Kigali City Master plan requires the construction of luxury buildings instead of former building which are considered to be out-of-date.<\/p>\n
Therefore, some traders say they do not support the new development of the city and the escalation of rental rates for commercial spaces. <\/p>\n
Among other conditions of higher rental rates of commercial plots in the city center is the fact that 80 % of building materials used by Rwandans are imported overseas.<\/p>\n
A trader who requested to remain anonymous said, “It is no longer a secret. Look there before you. These display areas have been deserted by the former occupants. The rent is very high, Frw 350,000 monthly (About $600), yet we record very few customers who buy items that we offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The result? \u201cSome traders closed their shops to go where rents are affordable, “said a trader met in the Kigali market whose construction cost several billion francs to shareholders.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it is decided by the municipal services that the tenant of a business in City Center will pay Rwf 40,000 per square meter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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