{{In several parts of the country a good number of once grass- thatched houses \u2018Nyakatsi\u2019 have been roofed with iron sheets, yet in some areas the program is taking a slow pace.}}<\/p>\n
In Rubavu for instance, the June deadline has been postponed to September due to poor management.<\/p>\n
The Rubavu district vice mayor in charge of social affairs Rachael Nyirasafari admitted and attributed the slow implementation to lack of adequate materials.<\/p>\n
She urges there was an error made while indentifying those who are needy to be supported with construction materials.<\/p>\n
Nyirasafari, noted that among those selected, there were some who had the means to roof their huts with iron sheets and that\u2019s why a screening process was necessary to indentify once again those who were extremely poor.<\/p>\n
Lack of materials and poor allocation of facilities are not the only problems, the Rubavu vice mayor further pointed out. She pointed out that some residents; especially those from Busasamana sector had wrong mindsets towards the changes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome still are reluctant to adopt to iron sheets saying they are preserving culture, yet the grass thatched houses are so outdated ,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n
Three years ago, the Government embarked on a campaign to improve housing, which included the eradication of Nyakatsibut the program was accelerated this year.<\/p>\n
The aim is to put an end to grass-thatched houses so that the vulnerable would have decent shelters equipped with modern and healthy infrastructure.<\/p>\n
In 2009 the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) indentified 124,671 grass-thatched houses. The next phase consisted of sensitizing the concerned families on the importance of having decent housing.<\/p>\n
In January this year the number of Nyakatsi was minimized down to 70,985.<\/p>\n
It was expected that the operation, which has a budget of Frw 4 billion, to close by the end of May 2011, for all Nyakatsi-dwellers to have resettled, but in some areas the execution is slow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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