Residents of Kanserege 1 and Kanserege 11 in Gikondo Sector, Kicukiro District have come together to rehabilitate a road that passes through the two cells.
The residents are set to raise a total of RWF20 million for the rehabilitation of the road that connects to the main Gikondo-Nyenyeri road.
The 500 metres stretch of the road has for long been characterised by potholes that make it impassable during the rainy seasons, hence resorting to the use of alternative routes.
“During the rainy season, I do not get customers because my shop is along this road and few people pass through it, mainly when it has rained,” Pascal Habinwari, who owns a shop along the road told Igihe.com.
He welcomed the idea of fundraising towards the construction of the road, adding that he was among residents who contributed cash, and was awaiting progress.
Several civil engineers, who are residents of the two cells, offered free consultancy services towards the construction of the road.
Almost all area residents including prominent personalities contributed towards the project through cash and/or construction materials depending on income levels.
The Chairman of the Itorero National Task Force, Boniface Rucagu, formerly the Governor of Northern Province, who is also a resident in the area, responded to the call by hiring road construction machinery.
Gerald Ndayisenga, the Chairperson of Kanserege1, who is serving his second term said that he was glad about the local community’s efforts to work towards a common cause.
“Am very happy with my people when it comes to sharing developmental ideas ; whether directly or indirectly,” he noted.
The new chairperson of Kanserege 11 Dina Mukamusoni similarly expressed her gratitude towards the residents’ contribution towards development in the area.
“Am pleased that we are working as a team to contribute towards the development of our area,” she commented.
The residents of the two cells have certainly taken up the government’s clarion call to always pull together their efforts towards a common cause as a means to ensure the country’s progress.
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