The Finance Minister John Rwangombwa has said all contributions from teachers have been stopped until they (teachers) understand it and decide to contribute themselves.
Rwangombwa was responding September 19, to ongoing criticisms spreading in both local and international media that teachers had been stopped from contributing to the Agaciro Development Fund which has been misinterpreted to mean that they had been contributing against their will.
Rwangombwa revealed that cases of districts intending to cut teachers’ salaries with the intension of channelling it to the fund have been reported.
The minister urged local leaders and institutions not to force and decide for people the amount to contribute adding that “Forcing any person to contribute their monthly salary is unacceptable.”
In less than a month The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has revealed that contributions to the Agaciro Development Fund (AgDF) now stand at Rwf18bn.
Agaciro Development Fund is a solidarity fund that was initiated by Rwandans to improve the level of financial autonomy of Rwanda as a nation.
Contributing to the Fund is voluntary.
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