Private investors under their umbrella Privates Sector Federation (PSF), yesterday pledged their support to President Paul Kagame’s policy of One Cow per Poor Family by donating FRW300, 000,000 to fellow Rwandans.
In his speech President Paul Kagame thanked Rwandan investors upon their contribution in the fight against poverty. He illustrated that once the majority are well-off, they form the market base for the investor’s products.
“You are not secure once your neighbors are hungry but when they are well-off they become the market base for products”
He reminded the investors that it is the responsibility of every Rwandan to generously exercise such Samaritan and that due to their generosity, their clientele increases.
“If we excel, it will turn our place their place- those we call foreigners.”
President Kagama recalled the history of Rwanda noting that bad politics that characterized former leaders who never wished the good for other Rwandans lead to many remaining in the unbelievable state of poverty and under development.
He added that what happened should remain as history and should never be repeated but rather serve as a lesson.
“No other country underwent the bad history like we have…but it left us with a lesson of being good humans and never be bad again”
In his conclusive remarks he thanked the private investors for the honor and value they showed him and promised to use them in the interests of Rwandans.
The PCF chairman Mbundu Fastin thanked investors for their achievements including the youth contribution in development and their role in uplifting women investors.
He told those present that it is in the missions of PSF to support the government’s initiatives in a bid to bring change to the country.
In her testimony Nyiramajyambere Evelyn thanked the president for the given cow and for her recent new house: “God bless you”
Mukiyehe a young investor also gave his testimony on how he has developed from a bar man to the point of competing for tenders in big offices as his counterparts.
Today his wealth is valuated to Frw1billion an attribute to the loan he acquired
PSF has currently established the “Corporate Social Responsibility” a program aimed at supporting the government’s program of eradication of poverty and it is through this program that private investors collected Frw300, 000, 000 which will be used to buy the cows for the poor.
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