Musanze District to relocate residents from disaster risk zones

This was announced by members of Musanze District Council after a field visit they carried out at Nyarugenge District’s infrastructure projects including the houses under construction for residents living in high-risk zones in Kigali Cell of Kigali Sector of Nyarugenge District.

Musanze District Advisory Council President, Emile Abayisenga said the project to build houses for residents living in disaster high-risk zones was the most interesting to them during their visit in Nyarugenge.

The project in Nyarugenge is projected to see over 7000 people living in high-risk zones relocate to houses that will be built for them with the same value as those they currently live in. The first phase will see 200 families relocate to the houses under construction.

Nyarugenge District vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs, Jean Marie Vianney Ndayisenga said the District authorities first sensitized the population on the good of being given complete houses instead of being paid money to relocate to places of residence of their choice.

“During conversations with the population, we briefed them about the need for modern infrastructure for them to accept to be built houses,” he said adding that some were opposed to that idea but a committee was founded to sensitize them and the people concerned later understood it.

“It is a very good project because we also have citizens living in risk zones. We will now look for technicians to study the same project in our district and implement it there if we get a good place the residents can live in,” Musanze District’s Advisory Council President, Emile Abayisenga said.

Local leaders in Musanze District and counterparts in Nyarugenge District signed partnership agreements for knowledge sharing in development programs with Musanze District infrastructure being built as a secondary city.

Development projects under implementation in Musanze District include the construction of Musanze District Hospital, Ruliba-Karama Road where the residents offered land where the road passes without being paid.