A leading expert says Rwanda should keep the momentum if the east African country is to meet its 2020 Economic and Development Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) targets.<\/p>\n
The EDPRS represents Rwanda\u2019s medium-term objectives and indicative financial allocations that seek to among others address inequality in the country and alleviate poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are at the junction of the journey for reaching the Economic and Development Poverty Reduction Strategy indicators,\u201d Teddy Kaberuka, an independent analyst, told CNBC Africa.
\n\u201cThere are still more steps to be taken so as to reach the target of realising the indicators, but we have seen much of the indicators growing in the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaberuka urged the country to increase momentum when it comes to infrastructure built projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still below the target as far as meeting infrastructure and electricity demand is concerned,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the last two years we have seen tremendous improvement in as far as EDPRS indicators are concerned, if the momentum is kept we could realise the target.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaberuka said infrastructure required heavy investment adding that it was not a one-off project.<\/p>\n
He warned against using the qualitative and quantitative measurements to arrive to quick conclusions.<\/p>\n
There is an “aspect of quantity which we have achieved as we now see huge enrolments in schools but as far as quality which takes time, it would be difficult to measure results now”, he warned.<\/p>\n
\u201cInequality has reduced but we need to see more reductions going into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaberuka also called on the government to stimulate employment which he believes will in turn lead to economic growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government should invest into social programmes so that more people are employed who can in turn invest in other priority areas,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
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