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Igihe cyโimvura kiregereje. Mbere yโuko imvura yโUmuhindo itangira kugwa, ibaze uti: โEse inzu nkodesha iratekanye? Nta bibazo izateza umuryango wanjye mu gihe cyโimvura?โ
Ushobora kuba utuye ahantu harengewe nโamazi mu gihe cyโimvura giheruka. Amazi yinjiye mu ngo, abantu barimuka, imvura ihise bamwe baragaruka. Niba nta kindi cyakozwe, ni iki kizatuma ibyo bitongera kuba imvura nitangira kugwa?
Ushobora kuba utuye mu nzu yatangiye kwisatura, ariko aho gusanwa neza, uko kwiyasa byapfukishijwe gutera irangi cyangwa gushyiraho igishahuro. Nibyo, irangi rishya rishobora guhisha ibisate, ariko ntirishobora gutuma inzu ifite ikibazo ihinduka inzu itekanye.
Ushobora kandi kuba utuye munsi yโurukuta rufata ubutaka rudakomeye, cyangwa hafi ya ruhurura. Abaturanyi bashobora kuba baramaze kubikubwira bati: โIyo imvura iguye cyane, amazi agera muri iyi nzu.โ Wivunira ibiti mu matwi! Inzu isa neza kandi itekanye mu gihe cyโimpeshyi, ishobora guhinduka imwe mu zishyira ubuzima mu kaga mu gihe cyโimvura nyinshi.
Kuri ba nyirโinzu rero: niba uzi ko inzu yawe bakodesha ishyira ubuzima mu kaga, gira icyo ukora. Wihisha kwiyasa kwโinkuta ngo ubone umukiriya, cyangwa ngo ukomeze gushyira abakodesha mu nzu uzi ko yuzura amazi mu mvura. Amafaranga yโubukode ntakwiye kurutishwa ubuzima bwโabantu.
Yego buri wese ntafite ubushobozi bwo guhita yimuka ubu. Ariko niba wowe ubufite, hitamo neza wimukira ahantu hatekanye kurushaho. Bikore hakiri kare, wimuke mbere yโuko ibiza ari byo bizagutegeka kwimuka huti huti.
Ubukode buhendutse niba bushyira ubuzima bwawe n'ubw'abawe mu kaga, iyo nta nyungu irimo. Amagara ntaguranwa amagana.
#KigaliYacu
#MondayReflection - ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ
The rainy season is approaching. Before the heavy rains come, ask yourself one important question: โIs the house I am renting really safe for me and my family?โ
Maybe your area flooded during the last rainy season. People left when water entered their homes, but returned when the rains stopped. If nothing has changed, what will be different this time?
Maybe your house has cracks that were simply covered with paint or plaster instead of being properly repaired. A fresh coat of paint can hide a crack. It cannot make a dangerous house safe.
Maybe you live below an unstable retaining wall, or near a drainage channel where neighbours warn you: โWhen it rains heavily, water reaches this house.โ Please listen. A beautiful house on a sunny day may look very different during a heavy downpour.
And to landlords: if you know the house you are renting out puts someoneโs life at risk, act. Do not hide dangerous cracks or continue collecting rent from a house you know repeatedly floods or is unsafe. Rent should never be more important than the life of the person sleeping inside.
Not everyone can move easily. But if you are renting and have the possibility to choose a safer place, do it before the emergency chooses for you.
A cheaper rent is not a saving if it puts your life at risk. A house can be replaced. A life cannot.
#KigaliYacu
#MondayReflection - ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ
The rainy season is approaching. Before the heavy rains come, ask yourself one important question: โIs the house I am renting really safe for me and my family?โ
Maybe your area flooded during the last rainy season. People left when water entered their homes, but returned when the rains stopped. If nothing has changed, what will be different this time?
Maybe your house has cracks that were simply covered with paint or plaster instead of being properly repaired. A fresh coat of paint can hide a crack. It cannot make a dangerous house safe.
Maybe you live below an unstable retaining wall, or near a drainage channel where neighbours warn you: โWhen it rains heavily, water reaches this house.โ Please listen. A beautiful house on a sunny day may look very different during a heavy downpour.
And to landlords: if you know the house you are renting out puts someoneโs life at risk, act. Do not hide dangerous cracks or continue collecting rent from a house you know repeatedly floods or is unsafe. Rent should never be more important than the life of the person sleeping inside.
Not everyone can move easily. But if you are renting and have the possibility to choose a safer place, do it before the emergency chooses for you.
A cheaper rent is not a saving if it puts your life at risk. A house can be replaced. A life cannot.
#KigaliYacu
Infrastructure means nothing without peace. Our identity crisis is our biggest threat.
#OneNigeria #PeaceFirst #TKC4Peace #KukahCentre #MondayReflection
#MondayReflection: ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ขโ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐กโ๐จ๐๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐
Inkuru nziza kuri #KigaliYacu: imirimo yo kubaka no kwagura umuhanda Prince HouseโGiporosoโMasaka yatangiye.
Ku batuye, abakora, abiga, abacuruza cyangwa abakoresha uyu muhanda, amezi ari imbere azazana impinduka. Kandi izo mpinduka zizajyana nโimbogamizi zimwe na zimwe birumvikana.
Umuhanda wari usanzwe unyuramo, ushobora kutazajya ukwihutisha nka mbere. Hari aho ushobora kuzajya usanga aho wanyuraga hahinduriwe icyerekezo byโagateganyo. Bityo, uzakenera kujya uva mu rugo kare. Abakiriya bashobora kuzakenera kunyura ahandi kugira ngo bagere ku iduka runaka. Hari nโuduce tuzatangira kunyuramo imodoka nyinshi kurusha izari zisanzwe zihanyura. Niba kandi ugiye ku kibuga cyโindege, kudateganya izi mpinduka bishobora kuba byazakuviramo gusanga indege yagusize.
Icyiza ni uko twese dufatanyije dushobora kubyitwaramo neza niduteganya hakiri kare kandi tukitegura kwakira impinduka zose tuzajya dusanga mu muhanda.
Rero, mbere yo kuva mu rugo cyangwa ku kazi, ujye ubanza urebe izindi nzira ushobora gukoresha. Teganya igihe gihagije. Kurikiza ibyapa nโamabwiriza yโabayobora imodoka. Niba ufite ubucuruzi kuri uyu muhanda, tekereza hakiri kare uburyo abakiriya nโabakuzanira ibicuruzwa bazakugeraho. Niba ugiye gufata indege, ntuteganye gusa igihe usabwa kugerera ku kibuga cyโindege. Ongeraho nโigihe cyโinyongera gishobora gukenerwa kubera impinduka cyangwa ubukererwe mu nzira. Niba abana bawe bakoreshaga uyu muhanda bajya ku ishuri, tekereza ku mpinduka zikwiriye kuba mu rugendo rwabo kugira ngo badakererwa amasomo uko bisanzwe, bityo urebe icyo gukora hakiri kare.
Hanyuma, tuzirikane abandi. Zimwe mu nzira tuzajya dukoresha ngo tugabanye umuvundo muri uyu muhanda, zishobora kunyura mu duce tutari dusanzwe tugira imodoka nyinshi, aho abana bamenyereye kugenda nโamaguru cyangwa gukinira hafi yโumuhanda. Twitwararike mu gihe dutwaye mu bice nkโibyo, twubahe abanyamaguru, twirinde kuvuza amahoni bitari ngombwa, kandi dukurikize amabwiriza yโumutekano wo mu muhanda.
Igihe uzahura nโimbogamizi mu muhanda zikagutesha umutwe, igihe uzasanga inzira yahinduwe cyangwa urugendo rukagutwara iminota irenze iyo wari umenyereye, uzibuke ko ari imbogamizi zโigihe gito, utekereze ku kamaro uyu muhanda uzatugirira numara kubakwa:
Uzagurwa ugire ibisate bine, hubakwe amasangano yโimihanda agezweho, ibiraro byo hejuru, inzira zo munsi yโumuhanda, imiyoboro yโamazi, amatara nโibindi bikorwa remezo. Ibi bizatuma ingendo zacu zirushaho kwihuta no kugira umutekano.
Duteganye hakiri kare. Twitegure guhuza nโimpinduka. Twihanganirane; tuzirikana ko imbogamizi tuzahurira na zo muri biriya bice bya Kigali ari izโigihe gito.
#MondayReflection: ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ขโ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐: ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐
Good news for #KigaliYacu: construction of the Prince HouseโGiporosoโMasaka Road has finally kicked off.
For those who live, work, study, run businesses, or simply travel along this corridor, the coming months will bring change. And with change will come some inconvenience.
Your usual route may not always be the fastest. A road you use every morning may be temporarily diverted. You may need to leave home a little earlier. Customers may have to use a different entrance to reach a business. Some neighbourhoods may experience more traffic as drivers look for alternative routes. And if you are heading to the airport, failing to plan for these changes could even mean missing your flight.
So, let us make this period easier for all of us by planning ahead and adapting.
Check alternative routes before leaving home or the office. Allow yourself extra time. Follow traffic signs and instructions. If you run a business along the corridor, think ahead about access for customers and deliveries. If you are travelling by air, donโt only plan around the recommended airport arrival time; add extra time for possible delays on your way to the airport. If your children use this route to school, consider how their journey may change.
And please, let us be considerate of one another. Some alternative routes may take us through neighbourhoods that are not used to heavy traffic, where children may be accustomed to walking or playing near the roadside. Drive carefully, respect pedestrians, avoid unnecessary hooting, and follow traffic guidance.
There may be days when all of this tests our patience. So, when we encounter a diversion, spend a few extra minutes on the road or simply feel frustrated by the inconvenience, let us remember what we are building towards.
The road will be expanded into a four-lane carriageway, with interchanges, flyovers, underpasses, bridges, drainage, lighting and other improvements. The result should be safer journeys, better connections and improved movement of people and goods along one of Kigaliโs important corridors.
Let us plan ahead. Let us adjust. Let us be patient with each other. A little inconvenience today for a better journey tomorrow.
#KigaliYacu
#MondayReflection: ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ขโ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐: ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐
Good news for #KigaliYacu: construction of the Prince HouseโGiporosoโMasaka Road has finally kicked off.
For those who live, work, study, run businesses, or simply travel along this corridor, the coming months will bring change. And with change will come some inconvenience.
Your usual route may not always be the fastest. A road you use every morning may be temporarily diverted. You may need to leave home a little earlier. Customers may have to use a different entrance to reach a business. Some neighbourhoods may experience more traffic as drivers look for alternative routes. And if you are heading to the airport, failing to plan for these changes could even mean missing your flight.
So, let us make this period easier for all of us by planning ahead and adapting.
Check alternative routes before leaving home or the office. Allow yourself extra time. Follow traffic signs and instructions. If you run a business along the corridor, think ahead about access for customers and deliveries. If you are travelling by air, donโt only plan around the recommended airport arrival time; add extra time for possible delays on your way to the airport. If your children use this route to school, consider how their journey may change.
And please, let us be considerate of one another. Some alternative routes may take us through neighbourhoods that are not used to heavy traffic, where children may be accustomed to walking or playing near the roadside. Drive carefully, respect pedestrians, avoid unnecessary hooting, and follow traffic guidance.
There may be days when all of this tests our patience. So, when we encounter a diversion, spend a few extra minutes on the road or simply feel frustrated by the inconvenience, let us remember what we are building towards.
The road will be expanded into a four-lane carriageway, with interchanges, flyovers, underpasses, bridges, drainage, lighting and other improvements. The result should be safer journeys, better connections and improved movement of people and goods along one of Kigaliโs important corridors.
Let us plan ahead. Let us adjust. Let us be patient with each other. A little inconvenience today for a better journey tomorrow.
#KigaliYacu
#MondayReflection: ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข?
Iki kibazo gisa nโicyoroshye.
Ariko wenda twahera ku kindi kigoye kurushaho:
Ni gute Umujyi wa Kigali wavuga ko uhangะฐ imirimo, mu gihe ufunga bimwe mu bikorwa byโubucuruzi biha abantu akazi?
Ni ikibazo gifite ishingiro. Sibyo?
Muri ibi byumweru bibiri gusa, mu Mujyi wa Kigali hafunzwe inganda 30 zakoraga inzoga zitujuje ubuziranenge, bituma abakozi bagera ku 1.229 batakaza akazi bakoraga muri izo nganda. Hiyongeraho ko hafunzwe utubari 840 nโamaduka 10 acuruza likeri, aba bose batari bujuje ibisabwa. Bamwe bashobora kuzongera gufungura nibamara kuzuza ibisabwa, ariko hari abandi bashobora kutazongera gufungura.
Inyuma yโiyi mibare hari abantu. Hari ababuze umushahara. Hari abarimo kwibaza uko bazishyura ubukode bwโinzu. Hari ufite abana agomba gutunga byanze bikunze. Hari nโugicuruza ariko wabuze bamwe mu bakiriya be, kuko yahahirwaga na bamwe muri abo bafungiwe ubucuruzi.
Rwose, iyo turimo guca akajagari (gufungira abatubahiriza ibisabwa), ntabwo twibagirwa gutekereza kuri abo bantu imibereho yabo ishobora kugirwaho ingaruka.
Ariko dore ikibazo kigoye:
โก๏ธEse uruganda rukora ibicuruzwa bishobora gushyira ubuzima bwโabantu mu kaga, ntirukwiye gufungwa kubera ko gusa rukoresha abantu 100?
โก๏ธEse akabari katujuje ibisabwa gakwiye gukomeza gukora kubera ko gusa hari abantu bagakoramo?
Igisubizo kiramutse ari yego, byaba bisobanura ko buri gikorwa cyose cyangiza ubuzima bwโabantu nโikinyuranyije nโamategeko, ariko bitanga akazi, byakwitwaza ko bitanga ako kazi kugira ngo bikomeze gukora.
โก๏ธEse twemeranya ko akazi ari ingenzi, ariko ko katagomba kuba akagira ingaruka ku buzima, umudendezo nโumutekano bya nyirโukugahabwa, ndetse nโibyโabandi bose muri rusange?
Ibi biratugarura kuri cya kibazo twatangiranye:
โก๏ธUmujyi uhangะฐ ute imirimo? Akenshi, ntabwo guhanga imirimo kโUmujyi bisobanura guha abantu akazi mu nzego zawo.
Umujyi uhangira imirimo abaturage ushyiraho uburyo nโibikenewe kugira ngo abikorera bashore imari, bagure ibikorwa byabo, kandi batange akazi.
Reka dufate urugero rwa GAMICO. Ibikorwa byayo byโubucukuzi bwโamabuye yโagaciro biha akazi abantu barenga 1.500.
Reba RAMBA Hills ubu ngubu irimo kubakwa. Abantu babarirwa mu magana bafitemo akazi ko kuyubaka.
Reba kandi imirimo ikomeje yo gutunganya ibishanga bitanu bya #KigaliYacu. Kuva iyi mirimo yatangira, imaze guha amahirwe yโakazi abantu 12.124 (abagore 5.213 nโabagabo 6.911) barimo abakora imirimo yโamaboko, abatekinisiye, abahanga nโabatunganya ubusitani, abubaka, ababungabunga ibimaze gukorwa, nโabakora indi mirimo ishamikiyeho.
Tekereza noneho ku zindi nyubako nyinshi, nโibikorwa remezo bindi birimo kubakwa hirya no hino muri #Kigali.
Izo nyubako nizuzura, zizaha akazi abakora isuku, abakira abantu, abacungamari, abatekinisiye, abayobozi nโabandi benshi. Muri make, ishoramari rimwe rihanga uruhererekane rwโimirimo itunga abantu benshi, kuko akazi kamwe gahanga akandi.
Umwubatsi agura amafunguro ku muntu ucuruza ibiribwa. Hoteli igura imboga ku muhinzi. Uruganda rukenera abatwara ibicuruzwa. Ikigo cyโubucukuzi bwโamabuye yโagaciro gikenera abakigezaho ibikoresho na serivisi. Resitora iha akazi umuseriveri, na we agahemba umudozi, akanishyura nyirโinzu cyangwa umumotari.
Amafaranga arahererekanywa. Amahirwe akiyongera.
Uko ni ko Umujyi uhangamo imirimo. Imirimo ihangwa iyo Umujyi worohereza inganda, amahoteli, resitora nโibindi bikorwa byโubucuruzi; wubaka imihanda nโamasoko; ushyigikira ba rwiyemezamirimo; uhindurwa ahantu habereye kwakira inama mpuzamahanga nโibindi bikorwa bikomeye; uteza imbere ubukerarugendo; ubungabunga urusobe rwโibinyabuzima; kandi worohereza ubucuruzi bwemewe gukora no gutera imbere.
Ariko guhanga imirimo no kugenzura iyubahirizwa ryโamategeko agenga iyo mirimo bigomba kujyana.
โก๏ธGuverinoma, harimo nโUmujyi, ifite inshingano ebyiri zigomba kuzuzanya:
Gushyiraho ibikenewe kugira ngo ubucuruzi nโimirimo byemewe bitere imbere; no kurinda abaturage iyo ibyo bikorwa byโubukungu bitangiye kunyuranya nโamategeko, bigateza akajagari cyangwa bikangiza ubuzima bwโabantu mu buryo bumwe cyangwa ubundi.
Rimwe na rimwe, iyo nshingano ya kabiri ishobora gutuma imirimo yโabantu igerwaho nโingaruka. Icyo gihe ntibiba bishimishije, ariko birokora ubuzima. Ni na yo mpamvu tugomba kubyemera no kubizirikana. Ntabwo Leta ishobora kurebera ibikorwa byangiza, kubera ko gusa biha abantu akazi.
Bityo, inshingano yacu ikomeye ni ugukomeza kubaka ubukungu buhanga amahirwe menshi yโimirimo yemewe, imirimo ihangwa ikaruta itakara bitewe nโiyubahirizwa ryโamategeko nโimpinduka mu bukungu.
Rero, iyo tuvuga ko Umujyi wahanze imirimo ibihumbi, ntibivuze ko abantu ibihumbi bahawe akazi bityo bakaba bahembwa nโUmujyi. Ahubwo, bivuze ko Umujyi wagize uruhare mu kureshya no korohereza ishoramari rya Leta nโiryโabikorera, gukomeza kubaka ibikorwa remezo, kubungabunga ibidukikije, korohereza abikorera, no korohereza ibikorwa byโubukungu biboneka mu Mujyi, bityo bikaba byarahaye abantu amahirwe yโumurimo.
Kandi wenda igipimo cyo kuba Umujyi warahanze imirimo ntigikwiye kuba: โTwahanze imirimo ingahe?โ Ahubwo dukwiye no kwibaza tuti: โTwahanze imirimo bwoko ki?โ
Imirimo yemewe nโamategeko. Imirimo irambye. Imirimo iha abantu agaciro. Imirimo iteza imbere ubukungu bwacu itabangamiye ubuzima nโejo hazaza hโabaturage bacu.
Kuko intego yacu idakwiye kuba gusa guhanga imirimo myinshi ku kiguzi icyo ari cyo cyose. Igomba kuba guhanga imirimo myiza myinshi, kugira abakora ubucuruzi bibwiriza kubahiriza amategeko nโamabwiriza benshi, ari byo biha abaturage bacu amahirwe menshi yโumurimo kandi arambye.
Ubwo ni bwo bukungu #KigaliYacu igomba gukomeza kubaka.
#MondayReflection: ๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ?
It sounds like a simple question.
But perhaps we should begin with a more difficult one:
How can the City talk about creating jobs while, at the same time, closing businesses that employ people?
It is a fair question, right?
In just two weeks, 30 factories producing illicit alcoholic beverages have been closed in Kigali, with at least 1,229 employees affected. In addition, 840 bars and 10 liquor stores have been closed for non-compliance. Some may reopen after fulfilling the required conditions. Others may not.
Behind these numbers are people. Someone may have lost a salary. Someone may be wondering how to pay rent. Someone has children to feed. A supplier may have lost a customer.
Yes. We never talk about enforcement without also thinking about the people whose livelihoods are affected.
But here is the difficult question:
โก๏ธShould a factory producing something that may endanger peopleโs health remain open simply because it employs 100 people?
โก๏ธShould a bar that does not meet required standards continue operating simply because people work there?
If the answer were yes, then almost any harmful or illegal activity could be justified in the name of employment.
โก๏ธCan we agree that a job is important, but it cannot come at the expense of someone elseโs health, safety or life?
And this brings us back to the original question:
โก๏ธHow does a city create jobs? Mostly, not by hiring everyone.
A city creates jobs by creating the conditions in which businesses can invest, grow and employ people.
Take GAMICO, for example. Its mining operations employ more than 1,500 people.
Look at RAMBA Hills, currently under construction. Hundreds of people are already earning a living from its construction.
And look at the ongoing restoration of Kigaliโs five wetlands. Since the works began, they have provided employment opportunities to 12,124 people โ 5,213 women and 6,911 men โ including labourers, technicians and people involved in landscaping, construction, maintenance and other supporting activities.
Then think about the many other construction sites across #KigaliYacu.
Later, these completed developments may employ cleaners, receptionists, accountants, technicians, managers, and many others. One investment can create a whole chain of livelihoods because one job can create another.
The construction worker buys lunch from someone. The hotel buys vegetables from a farmer. The factory needs transporters. The mining company needs suppliers. The restaurant employs a waiter who pays a tailor, a landlord or a moto rider.
Money moves. Opportunities multiply.
That is how a city creates jobs. Jobs are created when the City facilitates industries, hotels, restaurants and commercial developments; builds roads and markets; supports entrepreneurs; attracts conferences and major events; promotes tourism; restores our natural ecosystems; and makes it easier for legitimate businesses to operate.
But job creation and regulation go hand in hand.
โก๏ธGovernment, including the City, has two responsibilities that must co-exist:
Create an environment where legitimate businesses and jobs can grow; and protect the public when economic activities become illegal, unsafe or harmful.
Sometimes the second responsibility unfortunately means that jobs are affected. We should acknowledge that. But our response cannot be to protect harmful activities simply because they employ people.
Our bigger responsibility is to keep building an economy capable of creating more legitimate opportunities than those we lose through enforcement and economic change.
So when we say that a city created thousands of jobs, it does not necessarily mean thousands of people were added to the City payroll.
It means that public and private investment, infrastructure, environmental restoration, business facilitation, and economic activity created opportunities for people to earn a living.
And perhaps our measure of success should not simply be: โHow many jobs did we create?โ It should also be: โWhat kind of jobs did we create?โ
Jobs that are lawful. Jobs that are sustainable. Jobs that give people dignity. Jobs that contribute to our economy without harming the health and future of our people.
Because our ambition cannot simply be more jobs at any cost. Our ambition must be more good jobs, more responsible businesses, and more sustainable opportunities for our people.
That is the economy #KigaliYacu must continue building.
#MondayReflection: ๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ?
It sounds like a simple question.
But perhaps we should begin with a more difficult one:
How can the City talk about creating jobs while, at the same time, closing businesses that employ people?
It is a fair question, right?
In just two weeks, 30 factories producing illicit alcoholic beverages have been closed in Kigali, with at least 1,229 employees affected. In addition, 840 bars and 10 liquor stores have been closed for non-compliance. Some may reopen after fulfilling the required conditions. Others may not.
Behind these numbers are people. Someone may have lost a salary. Someone may be wondering how to pay rent. Someone has children to feed. A supplier may have lost a customer.
Yes. We never talk about enforcement without also thinking about the people whose livelihoods are affected.
But here is the difficult question:
โก๏ธShould a factory producing something that may endanger peopleโs health remain open simply because it employs 100 people?
โก๏ธShould a bar that does not meet required standards continue operating simply because people work there?
If the answer were yes, then almost any harmful or illegal activity could be justified in the name of employment.
โก๏ธCan we agree that a job is important, but it cannot come at the expense of someone elseโs health, safety or life?
And this brings us back to the original question:
โก๏ธHow does a city create jobs? Mostly, not by hiring everyone.
A city creates jobs by creating the conditions in which businesses can invest, grow and employ people.
Take GAMICO, for example. Its mining operations employ more than 1,500 people.
Look at RAMBA Hills, currently under construction. Hundreds of people are already earning a living from its construction.
And look at the ongoing restoration of Kigaliโs five wetlands. Since the works began, they have provided employment opportunities to 12,124 people โ 5,213 women and 6,911 men โ including labourers, technicians and people involved in landscaping, construction, maintenance and other supporting activities.
Then think about the many other construction sites across #KigaliYacu.
Later, these completed developments may employ cleaners, receptionists, accountants, technicians, managers, and many others. One investment can create a whole chain of livelihoods because one job can create another.
The construction worker buys lunch from someone. The hotel buys vegetables from a farmer. The factory needs transporters. The mining company needs suppliers. The restaurant employs a waiter who pays a tailor, a landlord or a moto rider.
Money moves. Opportunities multiply.
That is how a city creates jobs. Jobs are created when the City facilitates industries, hotels, restaurants and commercial developments; builds roads and markets; supports entrepreneurs; attracts conferences and major events; promotes tourism; restores our natural ecosystems; and makes it easier for legitimate businesses to operate.
But job creation and regulation go hand in hand.
โก๏ธGovernment, including the City, has two responsibilities that must co-exist:
Create an environment where legitimate businesses and jobs can grow; and protect the public when economic activities become illegal, unsafe or harmful.
Sometimes the second responsibility unfortunately means that jobs are affected. We should acknowledge that. But our response cannot be to protect harmful activities simply because they employ people.
Our bigger responsibility is to keep building an economy capable of creating more legitimate opportunities than those we lose through enforcement and economic change.
So when we say that a city created thousands of jobs, it does not necessarily mean thousands of people were added to the City payroll.
It means that public and private investment, infrastructure, environmental restoration, business facilitation, and economic activity created opportunities for people to earn a living.
And perhaps our measure of success should not simply be: โHow many jobs did we create?โ It should also be: โWhat kind of jobs did we create?โ
Jobs that are lawful. Jobs that are sustainable. Jobs that give people dignity. Jobs that contribute to our economy without harming the health and future of our people.
Because our ambition cannot simply be more jobs at any cost. Our ambition must be more good jobs, more responsible businesses, and more sustainable opportunities for our people.
That is the economy #KigaliYacu must continue building.
#MondayReflection: ๐ช๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฃโฆ
It is 2:00 a.m. in #KigaliYacu.
Your neighbourhood is quiet. Your children are asleep. Then suddenly, biranuka cyane!
The smell reaches your bedroom. You wake up, wondering whether you forgot to close a window, and wonder: โWhere is this coming from?โ
Somewhere, someone may have just released untreated wastewater into a drainage channel. And sometimes, it is blackwater from toilets.
Perhaps it is done at night because nobody is watching. By morning, the wastewater may have flowed away.
But the pollution does not disappear.
Complaints about unbearable smells and polluted air are among the concerns we receive from residents in different parts of #Kigali. And this should make us reflect:
What kind of city are we building if we only respect its cleanliness when someone is watching?
Untreated wastewater released into drainage channels can pollute our environment, contaminate our waterways and expose people to poor sanitation-related diseases. It can also eventually reach our restored wetlands.
We have invested significantly in bringing these wetlands back to life. They are the lungs of #KigaliYacu. Our lungs should never become sewers.
Every property owner and building manager has a responsibility to properly manage wastewater. And the more people a building accommodates, the greater that responsibility becomes.
Releasing untreated wastewater into drainage channels and wetlands is harmful and against the rules. Those found responsible will face applicable penalties, with stronger measures for repeated violations.
But we need something stronger than the fear of being caught. We need to understand that these rules exist for all of us. Because when someone releases wastewater at 2:00 a.m., the smell does not stay on their property.
It enters someone elseโs home. It disturbs someone elseโs sleep. It exposes our communities to poor sanitation-related diseases. And it pollutes wetlands that belong to all of us.
So, before asking โWho will catch me?โ, perhaps we should ask: โWho will suffer because of what I am doing?โ
Clean air and healthy wetlands are not luxuries. They are things we owe one another.
Protecting #KigaliYacu means doing the right thing โ even at 2:00 a.m., when we think nobody is watching.
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#MondayReflection: ๐๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐โฆ
Ni saa munani zโijoro muri #KigaliYacu.
Mu gace utuyemo haratuje. Abana bawe barasinziriye. Mu kanya gato, biranuka cyane! Ndetse biragukanguye!
Umunuko winjiye mu cyumba uryamamo. Urakangutse, ugenzura niba hari idirishya wibagiwe gufunga, maze uribaza uti: โUyu munuko uri guturuka hehe koko?โ
Hari aho umuntu ashobora kuba amaze kurekurira amazi yanduye muri ruhurura. Kandi rimwe na rimwe, ayo mazi aba arimo imyanda iva mu bwiherero.
Birashoboka ko bikorwa ninjoro kuko nta muntu uba ureba, kandi mu gitondo biba byatembye.
Ariko umwanda wo ntuba wagiye!
Umunuko ukabije nโumwuka wanduye biri mu bibazo abaturage bo mu bice bitandukanye bya #KigaliYacu bakunze kutugezaho. Ibi bikwiye gutuma twibaza:
Turimo kubaka Umujyi umeze ute niba isuku tuyubahiriza ari uko hari utureba?
Amazi yanduye adatunganyijwe yoherejwe muri za ruhurura, yanduza ibidukikije, amazi dukoresha, ndetse agateza indwara zituruka ku mwanda, cyane ko atemba akagera no mu bishanga bya #KigaliYacu.
Hashowe byinshi kugira ngo ibishanga byacu byongere guhumeka. Ni ibihaha bya #KigaliYacu. Bityo, ibihaha byacu ntibikwiye guhindurwa ibimoteri.
Buri nyirโinyubako na buri muyobozi wayo, bafite inshingano zo gutunganya amazi yanduye ayiturukamo. Kandi uko inyubako ikoreshwa nโabantu benshi, ni ko nโizo nshingano zirushaho kuba nyinshi.
Kohereza amazi yanduye atatunganyijwe muri za ruhurura no mu bishanga, birangiza kandi binyuranyije nโamabwiriza. Abazabifatirwamo bazahanwa hakurikijwe amategeko, kandi ababifatiwemo kenshi bazahabwa ibihano bikomeye kurushaho.
Ariko dukeneye ikirenze gutinya guhanwa.
Dukeneye kumva ko aya mabwiriza ariho ku bwโinyungu zacu twese. Kuko iyo umuntu arekuye amazi yanduye saa munani zโijoro, umunuko ntuguma iwe.
Winjira mu rugo rwโundi. Ukamubuza gusinzira. Ugashyira abaturage mu kaga ko kwandura indwara zituruka ku mwanda. Ukanduza nโibishanga twese duhuriyeho.
Bityo, mbere yo kwibaza ngo โNi nde uri bumfate?โ, dukwiye ahubwo kwibaza tuti: โIbyo nkora biri bugire izihe ngaruka?โ
Guhumeka umwuka mwiza no kugira ibishanga bibungabunzwe neza, si ibintu byโumurimbo. Ni inyungu zacu twese.
Kurinda #KigaliYacu ni ugukora igikwiye; ndetse na saa munani zโijoro, igihe twibwira ko nta muntu utureba.
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#MondayReflection: ๐๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐โฆ
Ni saa munani zโijoro muri #KigaliYacu.
Mu gace utuyemo haratuje. Abana bawe barasinziriye. Mu kanya gato, biranuka cyane! Ndetse biragukanguye!
Umunuko winjiye mu cyumba uryamamo. Urakangutse, ugenzura niba hari idirishya wibagiwe gufunga, maze uribaza uti: โUyu munuko uri guturuka hehe koko?โ
Hari aho umuntu ashobora kuba amaze kurekurira amazi yanduye muri ruhurura. Kandi rimwe na rimwe, ayo mazi aba arimo imyanda iva mu bwiherero.
Birashoboka ko bikorwa ninjoro kuko nta muntu uba ureba, kandi mu gitondo biba byatembye.
Ariko umwanda wo ntuba wagiye!
Umunuko ukabije nโumwuka wanduye biri mu bibazo abaturage bo mu bice bitandukanye bya #KigaliYacu bakunze kutugezaho. Ibi bikwiye gutuma twibaza:
Turimo kubaka Umujyi umeze ute niba isuku tuyubahiriza ari uko hari utureba?
Amazi yanduye adatunganyijwe yoherejwe muri za ruhurura, yanduza ibidukikije, amazi dukoresha, ndetse agateza indwara zituruka ku mwanda, cyane ko atemba akagera no mu bishanga bya #KigaliYacu.
Hashowe byinshi kugira ngo ibishanga byacu byongere guhumeka. Ni ibihaha bya #KigaliYacu. Bityo, ibihaha byacu ntibikwiye guhindurwa ibimoteri.
Buri nyirโinyubako na buri muyobozi wayo, bafite inshingano zo gutunganya amazi yanduye ayiturukamo. Kandi uko inyubako ikoreshwa nโabantu benshi, ni ko nโizo nshingano zirushaho kuba nyinshi.
Kohereza amazi yanduye atatunganyijwe muri za ruhurura no mu bishanga, birangiza kandi binyuranyije nโamabwiriza. Abazabifatirwamo bazahanwa hakurikijwe amategeko, kandi ababifatiwemo kenshi bazahabwa ibihano bikomeye kurushaho.
Ariko dukeneye ikirenze gutinya guhanwa.
Dukeneye kumva ko aya mabwiriza ariho ku bwโinyungu zacu twese. Kuko iyo umuntu arekuye amazi yanduye saa munani zโijoro, umunuko ntuguma iwe.
Winjira mu rugo rwโundi. Ukamubuza gusinzira. Ugashyira abaturage mu kaga ko kwandura indwara zituruka ku mwanda. Ukanduza nโibishanga twese duhuriyeho.
Bityo, mbere yo kwibaza ngo โNi nde uri bumfate?โ, dukwiye ahubwo kwibaza tuti: โIbyo nkora biri bugire izihe ngaruka?โ
Guhumeka umwuka mwiza no kugira ibishanga bibungabunzwe neza, si ibintu byโumurimbo. Ni inyungu zacu twese.
Kurinda #KigaliYacu ni ugukora igikwiye; ndetse na saa munani zโijoro, igihe twibwira ko nta muntu utureba.
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The rain finally let up today and decided to take a ride to the shore. It was breathtaking! #beachdays #MondayReflection
#MondayReflection muri #KigaliYacu
IGICURUZWA CYAKUWE KU ISOKO UGOMBA GUHITA UHAGARIKA KUGIKORESHA AKO KANYA.
Si ejo.
Si nyuma yo kumara ibyo wari ufite.
Ni ako kanya.
Hari abibaza niba inzoga @RwandaFDA yasabye gukurwa ku isoko Leta yareka abacuruzi bakagurisha izari zarakozwe, hakarekwa gukorwa izindi gusa.
Ngaho tekereza ibi:
Iyo uri kurya ibiryo ukamenya ko byanduye, bitujuje ubuziranenge, biroze, ese wavuga uti:
โReka mbanze mare iyi sahani ntabimena?โ
Reka da!
Wahita uhagarika kubirya ako kanya. Ahubwo wahita wifuza no kuruka ibyo wari umaze kurya!
Ni na ko bimeze kuri izi nzoga.
Iyo Rwanda FDA itegetse ko igicuruzwa gihamagarwa ku isoko, icyemezo cyiza kirinda ubuzima bwawe ni uguhita uhagarika kugikoresha,
โ๐ฝ nโiyo cyaba kikiri mu rugo rwawe,
โ๐ฝ nโiyo waba ukirabutswe mu kabari runaka,
โ๐ฝ ndetse nโiyo abagenzuzi baba bataragera aho usanze kikirimo kugurishwa.
โ ๏ธ Gukura igicuruzwa ku isoko si ukugisha inama cyangwa guha amahitamo abagikoreshaga. Ni icyemezo kirengera ubuzima.
Hari nโababaza bati:
โAriko se ntabwo byari byarahawe uburenganzira bwo gukorwa no kugurishwa?โ
Yego hari ibyari byarabuhawe. Ariko ni ko igenzura rikora.
Gutanga uburenganzira si iherezo ryโinshingano zโurwego rugenzura. Ahubwo ni itangiriro, kuko igenzura rihoraho.
Uko ubumenyi mu bya siyansi bugenda butera imbere, uko ubugenzuzi bukomeza gukorwa, uko uburyo bwo gukora bushobora guhinduka, cyangwa hagaragaye amakuru mashya, ni byo bituma inzego zibishinzwe zihora zigenzura. Igihe zibonye ko hari ibitujuje ibisabwa cyangwa bishobora guteza ingaruka ku buzima, zigafata ibyemezo.
Rero, ntabwo urwego rugenzura ruhagarara iruhande rwa buri ruganda buri munsi. Ni yo mpamvu abakora ibicuruzwa bagomba guhora bubahiriza amabwiriza nโibipimo byโubuziranenge, kandi inzego zibishinzwe zigahita zitabara igihe ibyo bitubahirijwe.
Natwe nkโabaturage, dufite uruhare rwacu.
Tugomba kubaha ibyemezo byo gukura ibicuruzwa ku isoko.
Tugakurikiza amabwiriza atangwa nโinzego zibishinzwe.
Kandi tugafata ibyemezo birengera ubuzima bwacu, tudakomeza gukoresha ibyakuwe ku isoko rwihishwa.
Twibuke ko kunywa mu rugero atari ukwirinda gusinda gusa. Ni no kurinda ubuzima bwacu, gufata ibyemezo bishingiye ku makuru yizewe, no kwizera inzego zashyiriweho kuturinda.
๐ฅ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ #๐ง๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ!
Hitamo neza.
Rinda ubuzima bwawe.
Ntutinyuke kongera kunywa kuri izi nzoga zakuwe ku isoko.
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#truthsyndromemonday #mondaymotivation #mondayreflection #eSplashTVC
#MondayReflection in #KigaliYacu
WHEN A PRODUCT IS RECALLED, STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY.
Not tomorrow.
Not after you finish the bottle.
Immediately.
Some people have been asking whether the alcoholic beverages recalled by @RwandaFDA can still be sold until the remaining stock is finished.
Think about it this way.
If you are eating food and suddenly discover it is contaminated, would you say, โLet me finish it firstโ?
Of course not.
You would stop eating immediately. In fact, you would probably wish you had never swallowed the first bite.
The same principle applies here.
When Rwanda FDA orders a product to be recalled, the safest decision is to stop consuming it immediately,
โ๐ฝ even if you already have it at home,
โ๐ฝ even if it is still on a shelf somewhere, or
โ๐ฝ even if a shop has not yet been reached by inspectors.
โ ๏ธ A recall is not a suggestion. It is a public health measure.
Some people also ask, โBut wasnโt this product licensed?โ
Yes. And that is exactly how regulation works.
Issuing a licence is not the end of regulation. It is the beginning of continuous oversight.
As scientific knowledge advances, inspections continue, manufacturing practices change, and new evidence emerges, regulators reassess products and take action whenever they identify risks or non-compliance.
No regulator can stand beside every manufacturer every day.
That is why manufacturers have a responsibility to comply with standards at all times, and regulators have a responsibility to intervene whenever those standards are not met.
As citizens, we also have a responsibility.
Respect recalls.
Follow official guidance.
And make responsible choices.
Remember: Drinking responsibly is not only about avoiding drunkenness.
It is also about protecting our health, making informed choices, and trusting the systems that exist to safeguard the public.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ.
Choose wisely. Protect your health.
#TunyweLess
#MondayReflection: Parents, children are always watching
School holidays are often the most memorable time of a child's year. Long after they have forgotten many of the lessons they studied in the classroom, they will still remember these weeks.
Some memories will come from family outings, visits to grandparents, football matches, museums, parks, #Umuganda, #CarFreeDay, or simply walking together around the neighbourhood.
But the greatest lessons they learn this holiday will not come from where we take them. They will come from watching us.
Children learn more from our example than from our instructions.
โถ๏ธ They notice whether we greet our neighbours with a smile or walk past without acknowledging them.
โถ๏ธ They notice whether we throw litter into a bin or onto the street.
โถ๏ธ They notice whether we stop at a zebra crossing, obey traffic lights, respect public property, speak kindly to others, and thank the people who serve us.
โถ๏ธ They notice whether we queue patiently or try to push ahead.
โถ๏ธ They notice how we treat security guards, cleaners, waiters, bus conductors, and strangers.
Long before they become responsible citizens, they become careful observers.
The values that make Kigali specialโcleanliness, respect, kindness, discipline, and care for one anotherโare not inherited. They are demonstrated.
This holiday, spend time with your children.
Read together. Play together. Visit places that inspire curiosity. Walk through our parks. Attend community events. Explore #KigaliYacu together. Listen to their questions. Let them discover new things.
But above all, remember this: You are part of what they are discovering.
One day, your child may not remember every place you visited together. But they will remember the kind of person you were.
And one day, without even thinking about it, they will become that person for someone else.
The future of #KigaliYacu is not only shaped by what we teach our children. It is shaped by what they see us do every single day.
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#MondayReflection in #KigaliYacu
One question I am often asked is:
โWHAT MAKES RWANDA WORK?โ
Many answers come to mind: unity, leadership, accountability, innovationโฆ.
But if I had to choose just one, I would say this:
โRwanda thinks long term.โ
Many countries make decisions for the next election. Rwanda has consistently made decisions for the next generation.
We restore wetlands not only because they are beautiful, but because future generations deserve protection from floods, cleaner air, biodiversity, and healthy public spaces.
We require construction permits because todayโs decisions shape tomorrowโs neighbourhoods. A well-planned city isnโt built overnight; it is built one responsible decision at a time.
We plant millions of trees knowing that many of us may never sit under all of their shade.
That is long term thinking. Perhaps thatโs also the lesson we can apply to our own lives.
The best investments rarely produce immediate results.
Education. Saving. Building trust. Protecting your health. Raising children. Growing a business. Serving your community.
All require us to sacrifice something today for a better tomorrow.
The same is true for nations.
Rwanda does not work because government works alone. It works because millions of ordinary people choose, every day, to do ordinary things extraordinarily well:
โถ๏ธ obeying the law,
โถ๏ธ paying their taxes,
โถ๏ธ protecting the environment,
โถ๏ธ caring for their communities,
โถ๏ธ supporting one another,
โถ๏ธ and believing that their individual actions contribute to something bigger than themselves.
That is how nations are built.
Every generation inherits two things: the Rwanda it receives, and the Rwanda it leaves behind. The first is not our choice. The second is.
The generation before us ended the Genocide against the Tutsi and rebuilt Rwanda.
Our generation must honour that legacy, not only by preserving what they built, but by building even further for those who will come after us.
So, as we begin this week, perhaps the most important question isnโt what we plan to accomplish by Friday.
It is this:
Will the decisions I make today make tomorrowโs Kigali, and Rwanda, better for those who come after me?
Because nations are not built in a day. They are built every day, one thoughtful decision at a time.
Have a purposeful Monday.
#RwandaWorks
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Happy Monday to All!
Emmaโs #MondayReflection captures something Iโve seen from both sides of the profession, as a lead spatial planner and as a former public servant at the city hall. The neighbourhoods weโre still upgrading today (Mpazi in Gitega, Muhima and Kimisagara sectors) show us exactly what happens without a shared plan. The ones already transformed (Agatare, Nyamirambo, Gatenga) show us whatโs possible with one.
A Master Plan isnโt bureaucracy for its own sake, itโs how individual rights and collective quality of life coexist in a growing city. #Rwot Request and Obtain your permit. Build as approved. That discipline is what separates cities that thrive from cities that sprawl into crisis.
#KigaliYacu #UrbanPlanning
#MondayReflection in #KigaliYacu
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY KIGALI HAS A MASTER PLAN?
The answer is actually written in some of Kigaliโs oldest neighbourhoods.
There was a time when people built wherever and however they could. One house here. Another there. A footpath instead of a road. Homes squeezed into steep slopes. No space for drainage. No room for emergency vehicles. No land reserved for schools, parks, or other public services.
Many people in Agatare, Nyamirambo, Gatenga, and other neighbourhoods that have since been upgraded remember those days. Others are still living that reality today in parts of Gitega, Kimisagara, and other informal settlements that are yet to be upgraded.
That is why the City continues investing in neighbourhood upgrading. Roads and drainage systems are constructed, public spaces are created, and essential services are brought closer to residents.
Communities become safer, cleaner, healthier, and more connected. Property values increase. Homes become easier to access. Quality of life improves.
That transformation does not happen by chance. It happens because of planning.
Now imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that everyone could once again build anything, anywhere, however they wanted.
A petrol station next to your bedroom. A nightclub beside a nursery school. A ten-storey building blocking the sunlight from your home. A factory in the middle of a residential neighbourhood. A house built across the road you use every day.
Freedom would no longer feel like freedom. It would become chaos.
That is why cities have Master Plans.
A Master Plan is not designed to make life difficult. It exists to make life better, not just for todayโs residents, but for future generations as well.
When the Master Plan designates land for housing, businesses, industry, agriculture, roads, schools, hospitals, parks, wetlands, and other public facilities, it is protecting everyoneโs quality of life. It ensures the city grows in an organised way, infrastructure can reach every neighbourhood, and future generations inherit a city that works.
Sometimes we only see the restriction.
โWhy canโt I build what I want on my own land?โ
Perhaps the better question is:
โWhat would happen if everyone did?โ
Cities admired around the world did not become organised by accident. They became organised because generations of citizens accepted that individual choices sometimes have to fit within a shared vision.
That is also true for #KigaliYacu. Every building that respects the Master Plan contributes to a safer, healthier, greener, more accessible, and more valuable city. Every exception takes us a step backwards.
Owning land gives us rights. Living in a city gives us responsibilities. The Kigali Master Plan is where those two meet.
Be a responsible citizen. Before you build, obtain a construction permit. Then build exactly as approved.
Together, we can build a safer, more organised, and more liveable #KigaliYacu for everyone.
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