Government saves Rwf 125 million on foreign travels

{The Minister in the Office of the Presidency,Venantia Tugireyezu has said that the resolution of 13th National Leadership Retreat (NLR) regarding the reduction of budget on international travels has saved the government Rwf 123 million. }

In a press briefing following the end of the 14thNLR, Tugireyezu said; “The resolution has been implemented at a good scale. Unnecessary travels have been banned and sought how Rwandan diplomats in foreign countries may represent the country instead of sending officers. This reduced Rwf 125 million from the budget spent on such travels,” she said.

During the NLR in 2016, President Kagame said that some leaders used to go on international travels arguing it was for Rwandans interests but without tangible results.

This prompted the reduction of budget spend on foreign travels among resolutions of the retreat.