{In order to execute the recent decision of the cabinet meeting, the Rural Settlement Task Force which was based in the Ministry of Local Government has been transferred to Rwanda Housing Authority overseen by the Ministry of Infrastructure.}
The handover ceremony took place on Tuesday September 9th, 2014 between the Permanent Secretary of MINALOC, Mr Vincent Munyeshyaka and Permanent Secretary of MININFRA, Mr Rwakunda Christian.
The chairman of Rural Settlement Task Force, Mr Kampayana Augustin, who presented the achievement since 2009, declared that their mandate is to insure improved human facilities and sustainable economic growth through integrated viable planned settlements.
Mr Kampayana said: “In EDPRS 1&2, Imidugudu were redesigned in a sector-wide approach and in 2008 it was on 22% but in August 2014, households living in grouped settlements had increased to 81%.”
Mr Munyeshyaka who handed over the employees and materials to MININFRA said: “As MINALOC, we will continue to ensure our partnership and raise it whenever necessary.”
The Permanent Secretary of MININFRA, Mr Rwakunda Christian who received Rural Settlement Task Force as new team, welcomed them and congratulated their hard achievements.
He said: “After Genocide Against Tutsi, we have an evidently achieved something remarkable in housing and infrastructures, but there are still some gaps scientifically. I hope with this new team within Rwanda Housing Authority which has a hard mission, we will be able to effectively handle both urban and rural issues.”
The report indicates that under the main mission of supporting accelerated rural transformation by increasing number of households settling in selected Imidugudu sites, since 2010 through Nyakatsi Eradication, 124,671 households countrywide were relocated from grass thatched houses and resettled in Imidugudu settlement sites by RSTF.
In 2012 Rural Settlement Task Force contributed to conducting awareness and mobilization for households to relocate from high risk zones and resettle in Imidugudu settlement sites. In August, 2014 a total of 39,856 out of 47,474 households have been relocated from the high risk zones representing 83% progress, while 7,618 Households remain to be resettled.
The ceremony was also attended by the Director General of RHA, Mrs Esther Mutamba.
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