Rwanda: Mayor Calls for Collective Responsibility Against Poverty

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The New Times (Kigali)

James Tasamba
Kigali

The mayor of Musanze District, Celestin Karabayinga has called for collective responsibility of all Rwandans to reduce poverty in the country.

The mayor was addressing residents on Saturday January 27 after community work carried out in Muhoza Sector.

Accompanied by the vice mayors Pascal Butunge (social affairs), Anociata Budengeri (economic development) and sector executive secretary, Amiel Ndahiro, Karabayinga said: "poverty reduction can and will be achieved by every Rwandan working for it.

What is needed for all of us, is to collectively participate in contributing to the country's development. Every thing is achievable depending on ones' interest," he stressed.

Karabayinga asked parents to take their children to school saying it is education of the youth which will provide a start and sound foundation for a transformed future of the country.

He described as saddening to find a child of school going age loitering in towns. "How will your child be able to sustain himself if he has not gone to school," he wondered, further urging residents against time wasting and drunkardness, instead of work to improve their incomes and reduce poverty.

Turning to community work, Karabayinga castigated residents who shun the activity and instead send their children and house maids. He also criticized those who wait for the last Saturday of the month to clean their homes.

The executive secretary Amiel Ndahiro asked the residents to drink boiled water to avoid diseases caused by contamination and urged them to maintain sanitation right from their homes.