{{As the government continues to support the vulnerable citizens, it has been revealed that some of historical marginalized people decide to sell what they receive as support instead of exploiting it.}}
During her visit on Wednesday the 11th June 2014, in Kayonza district to address the problems of the vulnerable people, the Minister of State in charge of social affairs, Honorable Mukabaramba Alvera warned the historical marginalized residents of Kiyovu village in Nyamirama sector, not to sell the house and land they were granted by local authorities as support to raise them from poverty.
Dr. Mukabaramba appreciated their commitment of residing in the same community with other ordinary citizens which was very difficulty in past years due to their mindset, but argued them to drop some bad attitude such as selling property, renting own houses and lack of cleanliness.
“It is a taboo to sell either a house or land that the government gave to you as support. It is also a taboo to rent your own good quality house to live in the kitchen!” She warned them.
The historical marginalized people in Kiyovu village live on ceramic products, grinding the stones and other lower part time jobs but most of them claim of additional support to buy power to light their houses.
Mukamutara Rosine said: “We make little money a day and live on it once. If we had ability, we’d pay electricity ourselves. Please help us light our house.”
The local authorities in Kayonza District supported 28 vulnerable families of historical marginalized people with residential house two years ago, but up to now only 5 of them were able to pay 56000 Rwf of electricity installation equipment to light their house.
As far as this claim is concerned, Dr. Mukabaramba responded them that the government cannot provide every detailed support to the citizens in need of help because it has other much responsibilities to accomplish, but she promised a half of the payment where every family will now be required to pay only 28000 Rwf instead.
Though Kiyovu residents emphasized that they neither sell nor rent house and land granted to them as a support, the remarkable cases of historical marginalized people who sold their property were revealed in Kageyo sector.
Dr. Mukabaramba recommended mayor of Kayonza to assemble these people in cooperatives and initiate different projects which have to be followed up by the authorities for their sustainability.
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