HIGHLIGHTS we have a capital city which is autonomous financially and also administratively. Today, the city is governed by a council that makes regulations to govern the city but in respect with national laws and policies. There is a city executive committee that makes decisions on daily basis as a opposed to the previous system when all decisions were made by one person, called Prefet.The city has tremendously improved the services rendered in terms of quality and accessibility by the residents.
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32 PILLAR 1 PART III GOOD GOVERNANCE Youth development takes high-table position on Rwanda government programs
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COVER Providing infrastructure facilities to refine Rwanda’s Development Path and Pace
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7 EDITORIAL Time for consolidating the gains 10 MININFRA Providing infrastructure facilities to refine Rwanda’s development path and pace 19 LAKE KIVU SERENA staff light up lives of Rubavu disabled children
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39 PILLAR 3 PART III ECONOMY Private Sector Development, Cooperatives and Investment
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he economic landscape of Rwanda is not only appealing, it is promising as it continues to blossom into vitality, thanks to the vibrant and consistent policies crafted and implemented by the government under the stewardship of President Paul Kagame. The harmony and trust between the populace, top leadership and the local leaders that are at the fore of spearheading and implementing development programs has created a long-lasting trinity of resilience that has seen a systematic transformation of individual, households, communities and national economy. Many of these seemingly miraculous achievements in the areas of good governance, justice, economy and social welfare have come to be because of the top leadership commitment to the people and the nation. Right from the time when Rwanda had just been liberated from the pangs of despotic rulers in 1994, the leadership decided to distance its self from elegiac lamentation but pronto got into action to address the numerous competing needs of the time; every need was a priority. The sacrifice, dedication and patriotism of Rwandans, is what has brought this country where it is today. Just as President Kagame noted recently as he was addressing over 2000 entrepreneurs from the private sector, there was no room for incessant lamenting. "Achieving success begins with our mindset, believing in ourselves and having the determination to achieve in the face of all odds. If we had felt sorry for ourselves and believed we are too small to achieve, we would not be seated in this (Kigali) Convention Centre. The trust among citizens and the trust citizens chose to have in their leaders have been the key to transforming this country. We need to believe in ourselves and in each other. Our progress is a result of this trust." If there was no room for lamenting when Rwanda had nothing 22 years ago, there, indeed, should be no room for complacency. This is no time for getting satisfied with what we have achieved, but, rather, consolidate the gains, review what we would have done better and accelerate the momentum towards our much yearned-for destiny. Recent history has demonstrated that we can; our resolve as Rwandans should drive us there. The leadership has paved the way; we should all tread the path.
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Providing infrastructure facilities to refine Rwanda’s development path and pace ff The Ministry of Infrastructure has continuously supported the development of back-end infrastructure that has provided an increasingly firmer foundation for development for the country over the last 7 years. In order to achieve the desired development impact of the 7-Year Government Program, the Government of Rwanda adopted and implemented sound, comprehensive national policies, strategies and plans capable of adapting to dynamic factors such as economic and population growth, natural resources constraints and dispersed settlement patterns.
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he performance in the key areas over the last 7 years feeds into the targets that were set in the 7-Year Government Program (by 2017) and other key objectives as outlined in the long-term national programs such as Vision 2020, EDPRS II, Sector Strategic Plan and other national priorities.
Energy Sector: Powering the Nation Access to safe, reliable and cost effective energy is essential to achieve the levels of growth defined in the national strategic documents. Energy is a critical productive sector that can catalyse broader economic growth and contribute significantly to the achievement of the country’s ambitious socioeconomic transformation agenda. It is projected that by 2018, the installed electricity generation capacity will be 563MW, and access to electricity nationwide will reach 70% (48% on-grid and 22% off-grid), with priority to the electrification of economic areas.
President Paul Kagame officially launches Kivuwatt Methane Power Plant
Generation of and access to electricity Over the last 7 years, more efforts in the energy sector have been directed towards diversified but balanced power production and supply to meet the national targets. As a result, electricity generation capacity increased from 98MW in 2010 to 190 MW by October 2016. This resulted in a rapid increase in electricity access whereby grid connections through the government’s Electricity Access Rollout Programme (EARP) and related initiatives increased from about 110,000 households in 2010 to 590,000 households by August 2016. On average, 75,000 new households have been added to the grid each year for the past five years. This is an increase in electricity access from 10.8% in 2011 to 24.3% on grid and 2.6% off-grid by 2016.
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The implemented and completed
projects that contributed to this achievement include:
Nyabarongo Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 28MW: Plant commissioned in November 2014
and fully operational at 28MW. An 8.5MW solar project constructed by GigaWatt Global is operational in Rwamagana district. In the period July 2011-June 2014, a total of 14.338MW from 13 micro-hydropower plants (Nkora, Cyimbili, Keya, Mazimeru, Musarara, Janja, Mukungwa II, Nyirabuhombohombo, Nyabahanga, Nshili I, Gashashi, Rukarara II and Giciye I) have been commissioned. For efficient management of these plants, the Government of Rwanda on 5th August 2015 approved the leasing of 15 MHPPs and the concession of 7 others.
Giciye II micro-hydropower plant (4MW) was commissioned in May 2016.
KivuWatt phase1 (energy production from
methane gas in Lake Kivu) has been commissioned in December 2015 and is now operational with 25MW. Another 23MW (15MW Gishoma which is under commissioning, 8MW Kivuwatt) will be added this financial year 2016/17, increasing electricity generation from the current 190 MW to 213 MW. Street lighting: in the 7 years from 2010 to 2016, street lighting has been installed on a length of 464.5km, reaching a total length of 634.9km covered by street lamps today compared to 170.4km in 2010, which is an increase of 272.6%. To improve the quality of power supply and reduce losses, a number of transmission lines and related substations were constructed and others are under construction to allow power evacuation and trade across the region. These also include regional interconnection lines such as the 220kV transmission lines Mirama-Birembo (Uganda-Rwanda); Karongi – Rubavu – Goma transmission line; the feasibility studies for the 220kV line Kigoma – Huye – Ngozi – Gitega (Rwanda-Burundi); and the feasibility studies for the 220kV line Rusumo – Shango (TanzaniaRwanda). There are major projects in the pipeline that will substantially increase the current installed capacity. These include the 50MW Symbion (methane gas to power), the 80MW Hakan (peat to power), and regional projects such as 80MW Rusumo and 147MW Rusizi III that are in advanced stages. In addition, there are 7 privately owned hydropower plants with a total capacity of 16MW that are under construction, with commercial operation dates planned in the very near future.
Solar Energy generation Energy sources were also diversified and the following achievements were recorded: An 8.5MW solar project constructed by GigaWatt Global is operational in Rwamagana district. In January 2016, the Government of Rwanda signed an agreement with Ignite Power Ltd, a Mauritian firm, for the implementation of a rural off-grid stand-alone solar electrification project. 50
Kivuwatt Methane Power Plant
health centres and 300 schools were equipped with solar photo-voltaic panels. Energy-saving bulbs are being used for street lighting on the main roads. This saved energy and contributed to environmental protection. 2,022 solar water heaters have been installed.
The Rwanda Energy Investment Plan was
In order to reduce high consumption of biomass, mainly in the form of firewood and charcoal, to achieve the long-term target of reducing wood consumption from 94% to 50% by 2018, 6,188 biogas digesters were constructed for both households and institutions; improved cooking stoves dissemination was done and completed at 70% countrywide and production units were constructed in 15 districts; and trainings was given on the construction of biogas digesters.
The Sustainable Energy for All Action Agenda (SE4All) was officially launched during the Rwanda Energy Infrastructure Forum (iPAD) held on 1st November 2016. The Action Agenda highlights the country’s plans to achieve universal electricity access with a combination of both grid extension and off-grid solutions for the most isolated areas. Rwanda also intends to achieve universal access to clean cooking solutions by 2030, with 100% share of sustainable biomass and reducing the share of charcoal in urban areas.
Furthermore, an awareness campaign on the use of LPG is ongoing countrywide with the main focus on cities and peri-urban areas. For security purposes and effective use of fuel, storage facilities were constructed and the strategic reserve storage capacity reached 72 million litres by June 2016 from 31 million litres in 2012. In partnership with the private sector, there are plans to install an additional 60 million litres of fuel storage this financial year. This is being done to ensure that there is at least a reserve margin of 3 months.
Policies and strategies frameworks The following policies and strategies
were approved in the energy sector over the last 5 years:
The Rwanda Energy Policy (REP) and Energy Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) were approved by the Cabinet in March 2015.
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approved in November 2015 by the Scaling up Renewable Energy Plan (SREP) Subcommittee.
The Rural Electrification Strategy (RES) was approved by the Cabinet on 27th April 2016.
Transport Sector The transport sector is critical for achieving inclusive growth, and is positively linked to growth in agriculture, industry and services. A key assignment of the transport sector was to develop an integrated multi-modal transport system while ensuring economy, safety, and environmental sustainability, among other things. To achieve this objective, the sector set ambitious targets and directed all efforts and strategies to achieving those goals.
Road transport This sector registered incredible achievements as evidenced by key performance indicators and implemented projects. This impacted positively on Rwanda’s social and economic development, and brought a significant change in the lives of Rwandans.
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transport sector’s achievements on the targets for key performance indicators. The table above shows that road conditions and riding quality improved considerably over the last 5 years; the riding quality on the classified roads network (both paved and unpaved) reached 71.4% in 2016 from 63% in 2012; the paved roads network was for 95% in good condition in recent years due to periodic maintenance and rehabilitation activities undertaken which is commendable for the next periods. The paved roads network was extended to 1,492km from 1,172km, and 1,436km of feeder roads were constructed to facilitate market access for rural farmers. Though the performance for feeder roads seems to be a bit behind schedule, the target is expected to be met since in the remaining 2 years about 1,000km will be constructed.
Key detailed sector achievements Completed road-upgrading projects include:
Kivu Belt Lot 3 Ntendezi-Mwityazo (51km) and Lot 4 & 5 Mwityazo-Karongi (66km); Access road to Tumba College (9.5km); Cimerwa-Bugarama (10km); Access road to Bushenge hospital (3km). 106km of tarmac and stone-paved roads in the City of Kigali: 78.01km were constructed, which include Kinyinya road, KCC roads, Kabuga-Masaka road, Kanombe-Kibaya road, Free Economic Zone roads, Kanombe deviation, etc. 100 Km of tarmac and stone-paved roads in other towns: 65.3km were constructed in different urban areas of Huye, Rusizi, Rubavu, Gicumbi, Musanze, Nyanza, etc.
Ongoing road upgrading projects include Kivu belt: Lot 6 (Rubengera-Gisiza (24km) & Lot
7 (Gisiza-Pfunda (44 km) which are planned to be completed by June 2017; Base-Rukomo Road Upgrading Project (51 Km); Base-Butaro-Kidaho Road Project (63km).
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Baseline 2012
Current status
Target by 2017/18
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Km of feeder roads upgraded to gravel roads
71.6
1,507
2,550
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1,172
1,492
1,852
80.5%
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% of national paved roads in good condition
95.6%
95.5%
95%
100.5%
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% of national roads in good condition (both paved and unpaved)
63.2
71.4%
80
89.2%
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% of national unpaved roads in good condition
40.6
48%
70
68.6%
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% of District class 1 roads in good condition
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53
60
88.3%
Road upgrading projects in pipeline include:
Ngoma-Bugesera-Nyanza (130km); RukomoNyagatare (73km); Huye-Kibeho (68km); Kagitumba-Kayonza-Rusumo (208km); City of Kigali ring road project (80km); Upgrading City of Kigali road network project (54.5Km); Bugesera express way (40km).
Rehabilitation projects implemented: The
total works by June 2016, and 104km of unpaved roads will be upgraded to paved roads; 76.9km of national unpaved roads will be maintained; 513.8km national paved roads will be maintained; 10.4km of urban roads will be upgraded to paved roads and 10km of roads will be constructed to support private sector development; 490.31km of feeder roads will be added to 1507km, totalling 1,997.31km against 2,040 km targeted as per
full rehabilitation was done and completed on the following projects: Kigali-Gatuna (77.8km), KigaliMusanze (83km), Rusizi-Ntendezi-Nyamagabe (63km), Karongi-Rubengera (17km). This represents a total of 240.8km fully rehabilitated.
Rehabilitation road projects in pipeline include: Huye-Kitabi (53km), KagitumbaKayonza-Rusumo (208km), Kigali-MuhangaHuye-Akanyaru (157km).
Road maintenance Multi-year maintenance was continuously carried out on the following roads: Ngororero-Mukamira (55km), Rusumo-Kayonza (92km), KayonzaKagitumba (116km), Muhanga-Karongi (78km), Rusizi-Bugarama (38.4km), Musanze-Rubavu (67 km), Kicukiro-Nemba (61 km), Kigali-HuyeAkanyaru (157km). In particular, for this fiscal year (2016/17), a total of 261km of national paved roads rehabilitation is under implementation targeting to reach 10% of
2016/17 target.
Air transport Huge investments have been made to modernize the airports system and airspace.
Renovation of KIA: Kigali International Airport
(KIA) was renovated to cope with exponential traffic growth and provide customer comfort, security and convenience. This saw the KIA Presidential terminal refurbished and the car park expansion completed; Airfield ground lighting system upgraded; Installation of a bird hazard collision avoidance system completed; Construction of a new taxiway, a partial parallel taxiway and apron to the south completed. Extension of Kamembe and Gisenyi Airports: Runway resurfacing at Kamembe was completed and a lighting system upgrade is ongoing; for Gisenyi Airport, an expansion study which considered a runway length of 2000m was
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completed and the expropriation process is ongoing.
Construction of NBIA: On September 1,
2016, The Ministry of Infrastructure and MotaEngil, Engenharia e Construção África, S.A., a Portuguese firm, signed a major deal to begin construction of the National Bugesera International Airport (NBIA) project costing $818 million. The first phase of the project, worth $418 million, is scheduled to be completed by December 2018. The facility will have a capacity to receive 1.7 million passengers every year, more than three times the capacity of Kigali international Airport. Laying of boundaries for NBIA was completed and the expropriation process 99% complete. Preliminary construction works are ongoing. The government was able to establish a formidable national airline RwandAir that has established itself among the best airlines in the business in the region and in Africa. With only 5 aircrafts in 2010, the fleet of the carrier has Transaction and advisory services contract has been extended and RFP will be received in December 2016.
Inland water transport The study for the development of ports on Lake Kivu was completed and the Tender Document (TD) for works for pilot port in Western Province is available. AfDB and TMEA are interested in Ports development.
Regional Transport initiatives 4 modern one-stop border posts (OSBPs) were constructed at Kagitumba, Rusumo, Nemba, and Ruhwa, and works to construct Gatuna, Rubavu and Bweye border post are ongoing.
Public transport Bus shelters constructed: On asphalt roads, Rwandair
including Kivu belt lot 4&5, Karongi urban roads and City of Kigali roads, a total of 82 bus shelters were completed. The plan is to have shelters on at least 300 bus stops planned on the road network.
expanded to more than 10 aircraft with the recent additions of new state-of-the-art Boeings and Airbuses. RwandAir recently acquired a new Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 737-800NG. Delivery of the Airbus A330-200 is expected before the end of November 2016 and of the Boeing 737-800NG in May 217. Various new routes were opened by RwandAir (Lusaka in Zambia, Juba in South Sudan, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Cotonou in Benin, etc.). Currently RwandAir has 19 destinations, and the company is planning to add more with a focus on Africa, Europe, Asia and USA. This expansion saw passengers’ numbers increase from 314,901 in 2010 to 585,875 in 2016.
Bus Parks: 20 bus parks were constructed
Railway transport
Rwanda faces rapid population growth and high population density which requires a holistic approach to human settlement and housing development for a better positioning in the future. Therefore, Rwanda has taken steps to plan ahead and master its urbanization, human settlement
Isaka-Kigali railway (494 Km): The final contract negotiations took place in Dar es Salaam on 13th July, 2016. The draft contract was sent to MINIJUST for legal opinion on 20th July 2016.
country wide: Nyanza-Kicukiro, Giporoso, Nyabugogo, Kimironko, Kabuga, Muhanga, Nyanza, Huye, Nyamagabe, Ruhango, Gicumbi, Rusizi, Rubavu, Mukamira, Ngororero, Musanze, Kayonza, Nyagatare, Ngoma, Nyakarambi and Nyamata.
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and housing through policy formulation and strategies implementation. The overall goal of the adopted policies and strategies is to promote planned urbanization and human settlement development that enhances local and national economic growth and ensures good quality of life for every Rwandan.
Policies and legal frameworks Appropriate policies, legal and institutional frameworks for housing and urban development have been established to foster a system and a network of viable human settlements. In the last 7 years, Rwanda has developed a framework to guide urbanization and human settlement in a way that efficiently uses and manages its natural resources while promoting sustainable development. In 2011, the Law No.20/2011 of 21/06/2011 governing human habitation in Rwanda was adopted and gazetted. It governs land occupation and construction on land reserved for human habitation, and makes way for group settlement sites with required infrastructure provision. The Law No.10/2012 of 02/05/2012 governing Urban Planning and Building in Rwanda was adopted; it stipulates the basic conditions and regulations governing planning and building management. Rwanda adopted a National Urbanization Policy in 2015, with a view of coordinated and integrated planning for viable urban environments. Each District started articulating this into its local economic development strategy, district development plan and annual plans. Rwanda has also adopted National Housing Policy by 2015 to enable access to housing for all, and its implementation strategy is in process. Furthermore, Prime Minister’s Instructions determining the Conditions and Procedures for Obtaining Government Support for Affordable Housing Projects were adopted. These envisage providing financial support to private investors in affordable housing. 13
respects the reading of the site in its context, and preserves local small-scale economic activities and built heritage, were discussed.
Rural Settlement By the year 2018, the Government targets that 70% of the rural population lives in well planned and well serviced human settlements. Therefore, the Government intensified efforts to establish well-planned and well-managed rural settlements, including a framework for sustainable growth with a view to prevent further informal growth. This led to about 56% of the rural population living in grouped and integrated human settlements by 2016.
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing In the context of accelerated urban development, it was found that a top priority for the Government should be to ensure access to formal housing for all households independent of their income levels. The Government currently engages in a housing development through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for sustainable, mixed-use housing, neighbourhood development, similar to a pilot project tested in 2007/08 in Batsinda-1. So far, 2 projects were successfully approved by the National Affordable Housing Approval Committee established in 2015 in accordance with the above mentioned Prime Minister’s Instructions: Batsinda 2 and Kabuga (which is a project implemented by Abadahigwa cooperative). The implementation of the Batsinda-2 project with 537 housing units for low- to middle-income households is underway, with infrastructure provision estimated at 20% progress. More sites in Kigali and in the Secondary Cities are open for investment in affordable, mixed-use development, which envisions to assist residents to improve their socioeconomic conditions thanks to the proximity of local economic opportunities. Currently 257.5 ha for affordable housing (in City of Kigali and Secondary cities) are open for investors to develop, and more than 3,600 units are planned to be constructed in collaboration with private investors in Batsinda, Rugarama, Ndera, Abadahigwa and Kabuga. Other initiatives in progress focus on housing finance to enable large-scale construction and simultaneously facilitate households to access finance. To this end, The Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) has prepared the introduction of mortgage-backed securities to deliver affordable finance and make a bigger variety of financing products available to households. The business plan of BRD also includes investment into a Real Estate Investment Trust as a major shareholder, to be created to facilitate large-scale housing construction. The BRD prepares a residential credit line, enforced by the sourcing of USD 200 million in Rwandan francs for lending to qualified mortgage originators, as well as construction finance in support of developers.
Secondary Cities’ development Under EDPRS2, six secondary cities were identified as poles of economic growth to promote investment in priority sectors, off-
farm job creation and a green-economy approach driven by private sector and to avoid pressure on peri-urban areas of the City of Kigali and urban sprawl, and provide socio-economic opportunities. Subsequent to this, MININFRA intensified efforts to ensure a managed increase in urbanization through the development of these cities by providing basic infrastructure (water,
This was a result of model villages constructed in various districts (recently implemented in 4 secondary cities Muhanga, Huye, Rubavu and Rusizi, and 1 in Rweru with 104 dwelling units) and the relocation of households from scattered areas and high-risk zones. For instance, 60,136 households living in scattered settlements and high-risk zones were relocated including 104 households that were moved from Mazane and
Rural settlements
electricity and access roads) and developing and implementing detailed layout plans of the selected cities. Currently, plot servicing was done in 6 secondary cities where 49.3km of roads were constructed. To date, all secondary cities implement local investment packages to address the needed improvements to be able to accommodate the increasing urban population, and provide a favourable environment for local economic development. Investments totalling USD 80 million of infrastructure development under a USD 95 million World Bank loan was secured for the Rwanda Urban Development Project (RUDP). A National Road Map for Green Secondary City Development has been launched and a pilot green neighbourhood project in Kinyinya Hill and a Green Building Organization was launched in 2016, which will help to establish a Rwandan Green Building Certification. Furthermore, directives for culturally appropriate urban development that
Shalita Islands to Rweru in the last year. Current efforts are directed to scale up the activities in all 30 Districts in Rwanda. Under construction are 120 clustered buildings (4-in-1 and 8-in-1 units), using a model first applied in Rweru. In addition, upgrading of informal settlements was piloted in two Secondary Cities (Huye and Musanze) whereby roads were upgraded and public lighting put in place, as well as in one site (Agatare) in City of Kigali located in Nyarugenge Sector. This project is extended throughout this fiscal year 2016/17. Making local development management work (District One-Stop Centres) District One-Stop Centres were officially introduced in 2014 as part of the organizational structure of a District, and entrusted with managing local human settlement and infrastructure development. A One-Stop Centre bundles all activities to manage local physical development, i.e. land management
and administration, permitting, infrastructure management and public inspection. The City of Kigali was the first local government with an operational One-Stop Centre, providing organized services to city residents. In supporting this initiative, a number of tools were introduced, such as an online building permitting system operational so far in Kigali, Musanze and Muhanga, and further expansion is planned in other districts. A national geo-database linking all initiatives and containing all country-wide settlement and infrastructure data has been established as a basis for integrated planning and is operational for use in spatial decision making. 27 District LUDPs elaborated and reports now available; Procurement process for review and elaboration of 6 secondary cities master plans is ongoing.
Government assets construction and maintenance Rwanda has developed a number of key government asset projects, and PPP’s in public buildings. Among the most notable are the Kigali Convention Centre opened in 2016 and which hosted the 2016 27th African Union Summit in Kigali, as well as the football stadiums Amahoro, Umuganda, Huye and Nyamirambo renovated for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN). The Ministry of Infrastructure through the Rwanda Housing Authority has carried out refurbishment of the tri-ministerial building accommodating MINALOC, MIFOTRA and the Migration offices.
drinking water in the City of Kigali. Gihengeri Water Treatment Plant with 2,500m3/day production capacity to supply water in Gatsibo District. Nyabimata Water Treatment Plant (1,500m3 /day) and Mata Water Treatment Plant (600m3/day) in Nyaruguru District. In order to address water shortage and fill the demand gap in Kigali, the government has signed a contract with Culligan International for the upgrading of Nzove II Water Treatment Plant and optimize it to its full capacity of 40,000m3/day; construction of New Nzove I with a production capacity of 40,000m3/day that can be upgraded up to 65,000m3/day; construction of forwarding infrastructure towards Mt. Kigali (4km 600mm ductile pipe, construction and installation of 2 pump houses, construction of 2 reservoirs with 7,000m3 capacity). Construction of a new intake and installation of chlorine production unit are also planned. Since 2010 to date, six water treatment plants were rehabilitated and upgraded. These include: Kadahokwa Water Treatment Plant in Huye City was upgraded from 4,000m3/day to 8,500 m3/ day production capacity.
Eau et Assainissement Rural), 447km of water supply systems were constructed in six Districts: Musanze, Rulindo, Gicumbi, Rutsiro, Karongi and Nyamasheke. Through the PEAMER project (rural water supply project in Gatsibo, Nyagatare, Huye, Nyanza, Gisagara, Ruhango, Kamonyi, Rusizi and Nyamasheke), 269 km of water supply systems were constructed to supply water to 158,225 people in these Districts. Through the PEPAPS project in rural areas, 628 km of water supply systems were constructed to make water available to 298,246 people in Nyaruguru, Gisagara and Huye Districts. Through the WASH project in Northern and Western Provinces, 646 km of water supply systems were constructed to bring water to 522,669 people in Burera, Musanze, Nyabihu and Rubavu Districts. Through the FEA project (Fonds de l’eau et Assainissement), 86 km of water supply system were constructed to supply water to 50,540 people in Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru Districts. Through the JICA Water Project in Western Province, 92 km of water supply system were constructed to supply water to 63,000 people in Kirehe and Ngoma Districts.
The ministry also rehabilitated the parliamentary building. The government’s aim is to reduce the cost of office rent for government agencies and provide a suitable working environment for the public service. Ongoing projects are: Construction of Bweyeye border post (currently at 79%); Construction of an Administrative Office Complex which will host the Prime Minister’s Office and seven Ministries with their agencies; Construction of National Archives, Construction of the commercial high court and construction of Rwempasha border post. The newly completed Nzove II Water Treatment Plant
Water and Sanitation In the national strategic development agenda, water and sanitation projects and programs are vital to increase access to basic infrastructure to both urban and rural households, with the aim of reaching 100% access to clean water and sanitation services nationwide by 2017. In this respect, over the last 7 years access to improved water sources increased from 74.2% in 2010 (EICV3) to 88.5% by 2016, based on the EICV4 of 2013/14 and considering the households connected in 2015/16 (423,318 rural and urban connections).
Water production capacity Fo u r new wa t e r t re a t me nt p la nt s we re constructed since 2010 to 2016 with a combined production capacity of 29,600m3/day . These are: Nzove II Water Treatment Plant with 25,000m3/day production capacity to supply
Mpanga/Nyanza Water Treatment Plant was upgraded from 1,200m3/day to 3,200 m3/day production capacity. Nyamabuye/Gicumbi Water Treatment Plant was upgraded from 1,100m3/ day to 1,600 m3/day production capacity. There are 3 water treatment plants under construction under the LVWATSAN II project that are expected to produce 10,210m3/day in Nyanza, Nyagatare and Kayonza district. It is expected that water production will be increased to 201,000m3/day by 2017/2018 in the CoK and other towns.
Water supply infrastructure 2,168 km of new water supply systems were constructed in rural areas to get water to 1,481,680 people. Through the rural water supply program (PNEARII/Programme National
Sanitation Access to sanitation services has increased from 74.5% in 2010 to 84% in 2015 (according to EICV4 results). Some important sanitation projects implemented are listed below. In the City of Kigali, the dumping site for solid and liquid waste was relocated from Nyanza in Kicukiro District to Nduba in Gasabo District. The Government started negotiations with investors to design and implement a waste-to-energy project. Modern landfills were constructed in Kamonyi, R u h a n go, N ya n z a , H u ye, N ya g a t a re a nd Kayonza districts for solid waste collection and management. 15,000 household latrines for vulnerable people were constructed in Ruhango, Muhanga and Nyanza. 34,068 latrines for 9and 12-year basic education schools and health centers were built. Sanitation master plans were completed in 3 secondary cities.
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Lake Kivu Serena staff light up lives of Rubavu disabled children
“This is one of the most important events in our calendar where we go beyond decorating our properties during the festive season to focusing on the vulnerable communities to light up their lives,” remarked James Mzalvwa, the acting General Manager of Lake Kivu Serena Hotel during the event. He added that their wish was to have the disabled children become better people in the future. The Ubumwe Community Center was founded by Frederick Ndabaramiye and Zacharie Dusingizimana as a place where the physically and mentally disabled, most of whom end up becoming beggars, are given an alternative, where they can be educated, learn skills and ultimately work, generating a sustainable living for themselves and their families.
Disabled children of Rubavu district will remember this year’s Christmas as one of their best after Lake Kivu Serena Hotel staff hosted them to a day of fun activities and gifts.
If a guest to join Serena in making the young dreams come true, they simply select the scroll of their choice and pledge the funds that will buy what one little child longs for above all else, and the hotel does the rest. The hotel also sends the guest a very special photo- the smile of the face of “their child” as Father Christmas delivers their gift of love and it dims the brightest bauble. This year, the Lake Kivu Serena staff filled the innocent hearts of the disabled children with joy they will fondly remember of.
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he luxurious four-star beach hotel, under the Serena Hotels Group’s Light up a Life initiative hosted over 65 disabled children taken care of by the Ubumwe Community Center on 20th December this year at the facility, with the children playing games, dancing and singing to Christmas carols and enjoying a filling lunch and cake before parting back to their home. Under the Light up a life corporate social responsibility program, all Serena Hotels, Resorts, Lodges and Camps work with selected children’s homes and schools from the communities that surround their African properties to ask hundreds of children to tell them which gift would make their Christmas tide glow. Their wishes, each as bright as a star, are written on a scroll bearing their name and the gift they would love, and then hung on Serena Hotels’ Christmas trees. www.hope-mag.com
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Locally-made, eco-friendly and durable
Crown Paints has it all
ff Whenever Vipul Kapur hears people say that Crown Paints are expensive, he gets annoyed. Indeed, according to the Country Manager of Crown Paints Rwanda, the complaint overlooks an important point. It is not just about how much one
bucket of paint costs, it is about how much area it will cover – when you use our product to paint your house, you will need fewer buckets than with other brands,” he points out.
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nd there is also the durability of the paint – ours looks good for 10 to 15 years. That is not empty talk, we give you that as a guarantee.” As a result, Kapur says, Crown Paints is the preferred brand for big local and international construction companies, and it adorns the walls of many of the country’s biggest buildings – Kigali Convention Center and the Radisson Blue Hotel, the hotels Mariott and Lemigo in Kigali, and Epic which is coming up in Nyagatare, in addition to the headquarters of RDB and RSSB as well as Kigali City Hall. The reason for the high quality of Crown Paints is that the company uses the best raw materials from across the globe. “We’re importing from the UAE, Germany, India and Kenya, among others – we’re using the best raw materials and that is why our products are at par with the best international ones,” Kapur explains. “We’re meeting all the global standards – our products are ISO-certified, and certified by all the main international laboratories.” These high-quality raw materials can today also be found in the Crown Paints
Vipul Kapur, Country Manager of Crown Paints Rwanda
facility in the Special Economic Zone in Kigali. Indeed, while the Rwandan branch used to import the finished paints and related products from the mother company in Kenya, it has recently started manufacturing in Rwanda. “We have set up a small production unit and have started producing our main product, which is Crown Paints Ruff n’ Tuff, basically a texture finish,” the country manager notes.
Crown Paints most popular product, Ruff n' Tuff, is currently manufactured in Rwanda
“This is a very important benchmark for us, and by February at the latest we will expand production by adding one more machine to make other Crown Paints products like weather guards and under-coats. That means that soon, almost 90% of all the products we sell in Rwanda will be manufactured locally.” “So we can proudly say that our products are, and will be, made in Rwanda,” Kapur adds. What also makes Crown Paints’ products stand out, apart from their quality and durability, is that they are eco-friendly.
“Recently I participated in a symposium of the Kigali Institute of Architects, where the Green Building Organization of Rwanda was launched,” Kapur says. “Now Crown Paints is the only paint company in Rwanda that has green products, which have zero-VOC. VOC means ‘volatile organic compounds,’ which are chemicals that evaporate and create health hazards for the people around. Our products don’t have any of these compounds so they’re very safe for the people living in houses painted with our products.” That, too, is certified by the best laboratories in Singapore, Canada and the United States. “Our products can be used in any place, even hospitals or houses where small kids are living,” Kapur explains. “Normally, you shouldn’t have children around when you’re painting because of the health hazard, but our paints are entirely safe for the users and the people living in the house.”
CITY OF KIGALI Rwanda’s epitome of resilience, prosperity
Monique Mukaruliza City mayor
ff The glamour of Kigali city is so inviting to the eye, endearing to the heart and comfortable to the residents and visitors. The charming shadows and lights beneath the trees, yes it is a green city, where the rankly carpet-like grasses besides the roads are, give a natural exuberance and add to the charm. The pavements, made of interlocking blocks, are sheltered by cliffed honeycombs, articulately designed to create small topographies of their own—their own character, inviting and pleasant to the eye. A water fountain here and another long stretch of green, here and there are a common phenomenon. The streets are dustless, with clean—very clean sidewalks. It is part of the character of Kigali City. 22
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his is a city that has evolved over the years to become an icon of Rwanda’s development and its people’s resolve to build a country that had been left in ruins following the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Prior to 1994, Kigali was a prefecture (called Prefecture of Kigali), led by a Prefet and comprised of Communes until 2001 when it become the City of Kigali. At that time, it had a smaller size than what it is today. In fact the size has more than doubled.
So we have a capital city which is autonomous financially and also administratively. Today, the city is governed by a council that makes regulations to govern the city but in respect with national laws and policies. There is a city executive committee that makes decisions on daily basis as a opposed to the previous system when all decisions were made by one person, called Prefet.
In 1994 the city was seated on 349sqkm compared to today’s 730sqkm with revised subdivisions which are now districts—three viable districts. The districts are viable in the sense that they are cable of running their own recurrent budget by 100 percent with no subsidies from the central government which only intervenes to support development budgets.
The city has tremendously improved the services rendered in terms of quality and accessibility by the residents.
Before that, the divisions depended on the central government to pay salaries and other recurrent expenditures. The districts are also increasingly financing their development budgets with some central government support. Since liberation, the city has not only changed in area and population size, but also the governance structure that has changed from prefecture to an autonomous decentralized entity.
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Education The number of schools has increased from 50 in 1994 to 184 primary schools. There has been a big increase with private initiatives that have brought in international schools in the city from the only two international schools Ecole Belge and former Ecol Française in Rugunga. Today there are more private and international schools with better infrastructure such as Green Hills, La Colombière, Riviera High School among others. The number of public schools has also increased, especially since 2003 when the www.hope-mag.com
President, His Excellency Paul Kagame, pledged that each child has a right to nine years of free education. Since then, the quality of class rooms and quality of programmes have improved. Today there are some schools that do offer Cambridge programmes and standards in Kigali. In terms of institutions of higher learning, there are now up to 11 institutions— that is universities, colleges and institutes. Interestingly, most of them are private initiatives. Out of the 11 we have now, nine are private initiatives. Before, the City of Kigali had only branches of government institutions—the faculty of law, one branch of Busogo Institute of Agriculture and Livestock and the Public Finance Institute in Mburabuturo that was producing a small number of staff for the Ministry of Finance—less than at a rate of 100 per year. After 1994, we had KIST, KIE, SFB and all those public institutions that have been merged into one university, the University of Rwanda. So today there are two government institutions of higher learning—the University of Rwanda with several big colleges and IPRC Kicukiro which has been modernized. Until 1994, there was only one private institution’s branch, Mudende, headquartered in in Rubavu. 23
Today there are a number of universities including; University of Rwanda, Central Africa Adventist University, ULK, INLAK , University of Kigali, Kigali Institute of Management in Nyandungu, University of Tourism, Technology and Business Management, and international ones like Carnegie Mellon University, Mount Kenya University and Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture and Technology and Agha Khan University.
Health In 1994 there was only one hospital, the CHUK. Today, there are three district hospitals—the Hospital of Muhima, the Hospital of Kibagabaga and Hospital of Masaka. All sectors in the city, except five have got health centers. But even the sectors without health centers can access medical services within very short distances.
Water Less than 50 percent had access to improved and clean water in 1994. As per now, 89 percent have access to clean water.
Electricity In 1994, only 40 percent had access to electricity, now we have 67.4 percent of the whole city with access; including schools, hospitals, households industrial complexes among other entities.
Roads In Kicukiro District there was only one tarmac road—from Kanogo to Remera and Kanombe. Only a few kilomitres of tarmac were in Nyarugenge and Kiyovu—that is in the city centre. There was also Kacyiru-Kimihurura where there are ministries and the main road to the airport. But today, Nyarutarama, Kibagabaga, Kimuhurura, Kimironko, Remera have cobbled stone roads as well as tarmac. National roads such as Gatuna to Nyabugogo had 102km of tarmac roads by 2001. Today there are 360km of national roads with tarmac. There were no cobblestone roads then, now there are 25km and recently launched a new project of 100km of cobbled stone road. That will make 125km of cobblestone from zero in 1994. There are plans to cover all areas between cobblestone roads and tarmac. Since the inception and eventual implementation of the Kigali Master Plan, all activities including construction of buildings and roads are done into step with the plan. The recent past has witnessed construction of asphalt roads (ETO Muhima road network , 0.7km, and completed a 3 year project of 34km in Nyamirambo-Rugarama (3.3km), Gishushu-INILAK-Shell (4.5km) and Cercle sportifRwampara-Gikondo (2.4km) and working on a project of 15.5km.
Construction of cobblestone paved road of 100km has also started for the Remera, Gatenga, Rwezamenyo; ravines at Rwarutabura, Kove and rehabilitation of Mpazi; building bridges of Nyabugogo (2), Kanogo, Rugunga, Cyumbati, Gisozi and Karuruma. Murram/earth roads maintenance has also been carried out in Ndera-Jurwe-Gikomero (17km), Karuruma-Amakawa-Bweramvura (7km), Gahanga roads (3km), Gatenga (2.5km), Nyarugunga (2.5), Gakoni-Ruharabuge (2.5km), Suncity-RugaramaGasharu (3km) and Nyamweru-Mont Kinyinya (1.5km). Street lighting has too been carried out in much of the City of Kigali. Modern markets and selling points have been established in different suburbs where they never existed before. These include; Gikomero modern markets and market infrastructures constructed (COPCOM, ADARWA, Gisozi Complex, Mulindi Commercial complex and Rusheshe and Nyamirambo mini markets.
Construction permits The City of Kigali (CoK) has played a pivotal role in enhancing the doing business reforms in the construction industry, reducing the number of procedures of obtaining construction permits from 10 to 5 and costs to Rfw 60,000, as water and electricity connection fee.
The time of obtaining a construction permit has been reduced from 77 to 20 days. Special observance is paid to the quality of buildings in the city, working in collaboration with professionals in the construction industry like the architects, engineers, and supervisors. It is important to indulge these associations because it enables them to take part in the formation of rules and regulations relating to the construction business. This draws them into executing works in professionally acceptable standards, codes and regulations. CoK has introduced Construction Permit Information Management System where applicants for construction permits are able to access the service online. Memoranda of Understanding have been signed with telecom companies to ease payment for permits using this system.
City Beautification City beautification enhanced by; landscaping 77.5km of roads with 25,848 ornamental trees, maintaining existing green and paved areas and increasing green and paved areas by 55ha and free WI-FIED hotspots installed in several public places.New road designs have been developed and the placement of signage posts has been done on all the main and some peripheral roads. While upgrading the road system, the City of Kigali takes into account not only the motorists but the pedestrians as well.
Recreational public spaces for a greener city In the midst of this unprecedented development, the City of Kigali has undertaken a project that is going to see public spaces revamped into calm yet attractive recreational places where busy Kigalians can retreat to and refresh. Street KN 4 and Kimihurura roundabout are to be developed into recreational parks before the end of this year and if successful, the parks will be replicated in other parts of the City. Development of the parks is in line with City of Kigali master plan goal of encouraging green transport within the City Centre. Currently a car free zone, Street KN 4 will experience total transformation as pavements will be replaced with more aesthetic materials. Bicycle lanes will be created to encourage cycling instead of using vehicles and reduce pollution. According to Mugisha, 70% of the population in Kigali does not own vehicles and it is therefore important for City of Kigali to consider their needs. By creating car free zones, spaces are provide for them where they can walk comfortably and safely without the fear of being knocked down by a vehicle. The Kimihurura roundabout, covering close to 8 hectares, will be transformed into a unique modern park with attractive recreational facilities including coffee and refreshment shops.
While the KN 4 is a car free zone, cars will not be prohibited on the Kimihurura round about.
Poverty reduction In the city of Kigali, the rate of people below the poverty line is 16.8, according the latest housing and population census. This is already lower than the national target of 20 percent by 2020.
National development Industry and service sectors are some of the main drivers of Rwanda’s economic growth and the City of Kigali has contributed a lot to the development of especially in manufacturing and construction. Tremendous changes have been registered in the construction industry—in real estate, commercial and modern buildings in the city. In the hospitality industry, hotels have increased and significantly improved quality of services, contributing to flourishing of the tourism sector. International hotel brands such as Serena Hotel and Mariott have a presence in the city center. Today there are more than 50 hotels in the city of Kigali—including five and four star hotels that are a big blessing the promotion of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE). Other new services that have developed include; IT-oriented business entities, financial institutions including local and regional banks; currently, there are more
than 10 private commercial banks, Microfinance institutions and SACCOs.The city remains the main market for agricultural commodities produced in other parts of the country and hub for job opportunities. The taxable population and taxable base in Kigali City is higher than elsewhere in the country. Such taxes as VAT, income tax, Withholding tax among others are collected by Rwanda Revenue Authority on behalf of the central government and used in supporting the city and other development activities of the entire economy.
Kigali Convention Center: Symbol of international positioning Kigali Convention Center is a new addition to the city’s booming skyline and conference and exhibition infrastructure as Rwanda is now establishing herself as a regional hub for MICE tourism. The instantly recognizable building is a symbol of a country that s rising from an abyss in which it had sunk 22 years; rising into personifying hope and unwavering resolve. The architectural marvel has got its roots in the Rwandan historical buildings; the exterior designed with an imitation of basket weaving and African beads. The wrought
building, and especially finishing materials give the structure a look of grace and spectacle, that has come to be an explicit architectural symbol of Kigali’s nascent architectural landscape. The Kigali Convention Center is conveniently located just five kilometers from the city center and Kigali International Airport. Constructed on 12.6ha, and an ample gross flow area of 8000 meters, it is one of the biggest conference facilities in the region as it can accommodate 5,500 delegates. It consists of three flours, an auditorium, four multi-purpose built halls and more than fourteen meeting rooms, banquet and special events spaces spanning over 14,000 sq meters. The iconic dome houses the auditorium with three levels galleria sitting, retractable seats, 1257 sq meters of flat space which can cater for 2600 people of various configurations. The adjoining Radisson Blu Hotel has 292 rooms and suites with amenities that include private balconies and free WiFi connection to all site restaurants including one with all day dining, serving continental and Rwandan dishes as well as a super breakfast buffet.
Greening and sanitation The efforts to keep a clean green Kigali have been supported by the government and the Kigali residents themselves who have ardently participated in the greening process. Other than observing a strict code against crude dumping, proper liquid and solid waste disposal, residents invest their efforts in landscaping during the communal work –Umuganda. This is because they are the primary beneficiaries of this pleasantness. When they keep their lawns tidy, the road reserves and the adjacent buffer land between their property and public land, it is everyone’s benefit. Cleanliness is enjoyed by all, their properties gain in value and the environment is conserved as the soils are protected from the ravages of erosion. It is a win-win situation. There are some companies hired to do the collection of garbage from public places—one in every district—and are paid on a monthly basis. With the implementation of the Kigali Master Plan, hygiene and sanitation conditions will tremendously improve. Unplanned settlements, with spontaneously erected buildings are getting alleviated, replaced with planned residences,
making it easy to connect households to the water and water systems, collection of garbage and simplifies access when disasters of any kind strike—like fires and epidemics—they become very easy to contain. To approve any new building plan, it has to meet all the yardsticks of sanitation, hygiene and landscape considerations. There is zero tolerance to unauthorized illegal constructions. This is done in the spirit of preventing disasters and avoiding suffocation. Buildings must meet standards to ensure safety of the people.
Addressing sewage challenges in the City of Kigali The City of Kigali is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa with high demand in utility infrastructure including Water and Sanitation. The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure, WASAC and the City of Kigali is undertaking measures to deal with waste management in the city in order to improve urban sanitation as well as protecting the environment. The Kigali city Sanitation Master Plan was developed and adopted in 2010 after which a number of sanitation projects to address wastewater management issues are being undertaken. The projects under development will reclaim clean water that meets the required standards for discharge into the environment
from black water (sewage) and grey water (other domestic wastewater apart from sewage) generated from the City.
the catchments to provide eco systems services such clean water and climate change resilience.
The Kigali City Sanitation Master Plan is now being implemented starting with priority areas including Kigali Central Business District. A number of projects to address wastewater management challenges in Kigali are under development, and these are:
This project was designed to cater for full flows at saturation levels in areas covering KiyovuRugenge, Nyarugenge, Gitega and Muhima–the Central Business District’ including residential housing, high, middle and low-income, both formal and informal with the possibility of expansion of the area of the project.
Kigali Centralized Sewerage System including a Waste Water Treatment Plant, covering Kigali Central Business District with the option to extend sewage network to Kimihurura and parts of Kacyiru and Gisozi in Gasabo District.
Decentralization and civil participation
Kigali Faecal sludge treatment plant which will receive and treat sewage and sludge exhausted from decentralized sewage systems. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of SemiCentralized Sewerage Systems in Kigali Estates.
Centralized sewerage system The overall objective of the Kigali Centralized sewerage project is to improve collective sanitation services, enhance public health resilience and protecting the City water catchments and rivers. This will enable the provision of well-balanced ecosystems in the environment, and thereby enhance the ability of
Since the decentralisation policy was adopted in 2000 and implemented since 2001, there has been more effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery with better participation in planning and implementation of different programmes amongst their respective communities. The cost of transaction has been tremendously reduced because service providers to government institutions bid and supply from their localities. Decentralisation has also cemented democracy— giving the population chance to participate in voting their leaders. Formerly, the Prefet were appointed but today all local leaders are elected at all levels—down to Village (Umudugudu) level, working in councils and committees.
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Celebrating Achievements PILLAR 1 PART III
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Youth development takes high-table position on Rwanda government programs
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s a way of st re n g t he n i n g a nd empowering youth through, especially, capacity building, the government committed to increasing the number of youth cooperatives through establishment of new cooperative, whereof 930 new cooperatives operating in different fields were created. So far, there is a total of 1664 Youth Cooperatives. Besides, the government has enhanced capacity building among the youth (knowledge and know-how). As a result, according to the 4th General Census report, unemployment rate is at 4% nationwide among active youth (1635 years of age).
National Employment Program Over the last six years, economic growth has averaged 8% a year whilst 1 million off-farm jobs have been created. A structural shift has been introduced towards an economy led by higher value added industries and the service sector. Over the medium term, economic transformation has called for continued and significant investment from the private and public sector in skills, technology and infrastructure, supported by a business environment that is conducive to the creation of high productivity jobs. Rwanda through its development goals aims to transform Rwanda into a middle-income country with a knowledge-based, private sector-driven economy and Job creation is a cornerstone to achieve that goal. EDPRS II recognizes the 32
important role of employment for economic development and poverty reduction and, accordingly, calls for “200,000 [off-farm] jobs to be created each year” to meet the employment needs of the labour force, influenced by demographic trends and the growing youth share of the working age population which constitute 70%. National Employment Program is articulated under EDPRS2 as a tool to strengthen the coordination of employment programs through the establishment of a framework for better planning, implementation and coordination of employment programs from different stakeholders engaged in job creation and employment promotion, all of which feed into the annual creation of the 200,000 jobs for Youth and Women, the most affected groups by unemployment.
NEP objectives The Government of Rwanda decided to establish the ‘National Employment Program (NEP), to optimize the impact of employment interventions with the following key objectives; Creating sufficient jobs that are adequately remunerative and sustainable across the economy; Equipping the workforce with vital skills and attitude for increased productivity that are needed for the private sector growth; Providing a national framework for coordinating all employment and related initiatives and activities in the public, private sector and civil society.
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The National Employment Program is built on 4 Pillars which guide the implementation of the Program: Skills development, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Labour Market Interventions and Coordination and M&E of national employment interventions. Employment promotion is a cross-cutting issue and the result of multiple and multi-layered interactions involving various actors and stakeholders at the national and District levels. At central level, the key institutions involved in NEP implementation include MIFOTRA, M I G E P R O F, M I N I C O M , M Y I C T, MINEDUC, MINALOC, RDB, LODA, WDA, NIRDA, NYC, NWC, NCPD, RCA, NCBS, BDF and PSF. Every year, Rwanda organizes an Annual Employment Forum which aims at providing a platform for interaction and integration of diverse ideas for Employment Promotion in Rwanda. It is also an opportunity of connecting job seekers with potential employers through a JOB NET organized by the City of Kigali in collaboration with MIFOTRA. In line with the EDPRS II, Kigali Employment Services Center contributes to p ro mot e e m p loy me nt t h ro u g h providing employment information,
career guidance and application writing. The center targets three categories of clients who include job seekers, employers and those individuals who wish to be self-employed. To job seekers, KESC ensures access to job opportunities from public and private sector as well as national and international institutions.
Interventions to meet NEP objectives The implementation of the NEP has required a wide range of integrated and well-designed policy and programme interventions, cutting across both macro and sectoral dimensions and addressing both labour market demand and supply. In order to create a critical mass of skilled employees built in key economic sectors, the government is targeting to have 65% of learners enrolled in TVET schools. There has therefore been mass training in targeted skills through TVETs. There has also been a shift towards the creation of incentives for investment in youth by private employers to scale up apprenticeships, internships and on-the-job training. Developing the necessary supply of skills for a productively employed population has called for coordination with other sectors to ensure education and skills development applicable practically to the labour market. Project-based learning through
all levels of education; career focused courses in secondary, TVET and higher education; Rapid Response Trainings responding to investors demand for specific skills, enhancement of career services and guidance, intensification of part-time and distance learning; operationalization of sector skills councils serving as platforms to adapt skills development to the specific needs of the private sector, increased productive internships and apprenticeships have all been brought to the fore. For the enterprises to increase investment in capital and technology through accessible and affordable finance, the government has ensured increased access to finance and technical training for household enterprises and MSMEs and scaled up MSME financing through BDF products including SME guarantee (up to 75%), youth & women grants and quasi equity finance; proximity business advisory (BDA) services and provision of start-up toolkits to youth graduating from massive vocational training and apprenticeship. The BDF, for example, has embarked on supporting the establishment of Community Processing Centers (CPCs) in collaboration with MINICOM aimed at adding value to local produce in different communities. The government has committed to establishing various Community Centers specialized in processing dairy products, banana wine and Irish potatoes, through a public-private
partnership arrangement where the District / cooperatives provide land and building whereas the GoR, through MINICOM avails technology, equip the centers with appropriate equipment and technologies and ensure that effective management systems are in-place. The Integrated Craft Production Centers (ICPCsAgakiriro) are being operationalized with the aim of establishing standardized and modern business center to accommodate local craftsmen and artisans including TVET Graduates and facilitating them to up-grade skills and embrace innovation in all Districts. Main Trades performed in ICPCs include Carpentry, welding, electronic repairing, artisanal products etc. So far 10 Districts are at final stage of constructing ICPCs and 12 have commissioned construction works. Other government initiatives such as the Electricity Access Rollout Program (EARP) are feeding into the creation of new commercial activities that need energy throughout the country trade centers. In Karongi district, the Principal IPRC West, Habiyambere Idelphonse, explains that EARP connections have had a significant impact to great social, economic and geographical reach. “People are constructing homes and commercial buildings at good speed; and because the geographical reach of EARP connections are deeper into trading centers and villages, then the demand for electrical and electronic technicians to do the wiring becomes overwhelming, the result being little or no room for redundancy of IPRC graduates. “When households and commercial buildings get connected, the owners, as well, acquire electronic gadgets of which repair will require professional technicians. These have been trained by IPRC West and have opened small and big workshops throughout the district, while other technicians such as builders and plumbers provide creative solutions to the construction industry throughout Karongi district and beyond,� enthuses Habiyambere.
Rwanda Defence Forces rebuilding Communities
Rwanda is implementing a package of policies that foster entrepreneurship while nurturing a more skilled workforce and promoting private sector investments. The Government of Rwanda gives incentives to both local and foreign investors to help them make their businesses more profitable and thus create more jobs.
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JUSTICE
Accentuating fight against injustice and corruption The last seven years have seen the government stepping up efforts in the programme of sensitizing Rwandans from all walks against corruption, injustice and nepotism so that every Rwandan citizen understands their rights well; that no one is allowed to deprive him/her of his/ her rights or make him/her to pay for it. During anti-corruption week which takes place in December every year, Citizens are
sensitized on bad effects of corruption and encouraged to play an active role in fighting it, getting different groups of citizens s e ns i t i z e d o n co r r u pt i o n a nd i n j u st i ce using pamphlets, billboards, media, etc and toll free calls numbers were put in place to enable citizen report corruption. Organs in charge of fighting corruption and injustice, more particularly empowering the consultative Committee on Corruption
at Sector and Cell levels have been formed and a National Advisory Council to Fight against Corruption and Injustice has been established and operates up to the sector level while the Office of Ombudsman was empowered by giving it a special unit in charge of investigating grand/sophisticated corruption. The structure of the office of Ombudsman was revised to increase the number of investigators, add prosecutors and
President Kagame in a group photo with members of the Judiciary and other top government officials including Premier Anastase Murekezi
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Participants in the training of judges and registrars in Kigali
Transparency International, in its 2015 Corruption Perception Index, ranked Rwanda Using various platforms, Rwandans have been urged to report more about corruption cases and the response is positive, seeing adoption of anti-corruption values as well as cooperation in reporting corruption cases judgement review specialists. The government has also put in place anti-corruption policy and strategies to prevent and fight corruption and related crimes. The National Anti-corruption P o li c y wa s e la bo r a t e d a nd a d o pt e d by Cabinet in June 2012. The Policy contains anti-corruption strategies and responsible institutions (RNP, CSO, NPPA, Citizens etc.) for their implementation There is an Anti-Corruption Advisory Council which is made up of the Minister for Local Government, two Deputies of the Ombudsman, the Minister for Justice, the Vice President of the Supreme Court, the Inspector General of Rwanda National Police, the Prosecutor General, the Auditor General of State Finances, the Executive Secretary of Rwanda Public Procurement Authority, representatives of the Civil society platform, and the Chief Executive of the Private Sector Federation.
Rwanda is among the least corrupt countries in the world, with Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), putting the country among Africa’s five least corrupt nations, the least corrupt country in East Africa and 44th globally. The progress in the fight against corruption was made possible by the strong political will and low impunity for corruption related offences. Government maintains an anticorruption stance, with 97.3 per cent of Rwandans expressing confidence in the government’s efforts to fight corruption, according to the 2014 Rwanda Bribery Index by Transparency International Rwanda chapter. Transparency International, in its 2015 Corruption Perception Index, ranked Rwanda Using various platforms, Rwandans have been urged to report more about corruption cases and the response is positive, seeing adoption of
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anti-corruption values as well as cooperation in reporting corruption cases. The media has been supportive in sensitizing the public about the ills of corruption and reporting about its cases. Entrepreneurs in the private sector were also urged to always report challenges they are faced with during bidding for public tenders. As for members of the civil society, their role is to sensitize the general public about the problems of being corrupt and report bribery to anti-corruption institutions such as the National Police of Rwanda, the National Public Prosecution Authority, as well as the Office of the Ombudsman. The goal is to support national development that will sustain; better quality of life; a strong, competitive economy and efficient
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The Bar Association fulfills the role of Legal Representation and Regulation for its members and plays a key role in the Administration of Justice for a strengthened Rule of Law in Rwanda
public services. The Government has put in place mechanisms and institutions that are geared towards a public service characterised by integrity, transparency and accountability. The private sector that operates on a level playing field is a key partner in the fight against corruption.
periodic reports as required by these conventions has been observed. These include; Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, adopted at the Hague on 25/10/1980 (Presidential Order N° 52/01 of 25/08/2011; additional information (report) in response to issues raised during
consideration of the third and fourth periodic report (CRC/C/RWA/3-4) was submitted; Initial report of Rwanda on protection of right of migrant workers and member of their families was prepared and submitted in Sept 2012 and ratification of the Protocol on convention against torture and the protocol to the covenant on Civil and Political Rights is under the process.
Upholding Protection for Human Rights The government has, too, enhanced the teaching and sensitization of Rwandans from all walks about their basic human rights with leaders responsible for solving 100% of identified human rights abuses. Various categories of people are trained with the objective of increasing their knowledge on human rights. This training is conducted by different public and private institutions including MINIJUST, MIGEPROF, NCHR, HAGURUKA among others. Today, all reported human rights abuses are solved by concerned authorities. Ratifying and domesticating international human rights conventions of interest to Rwanda and submitting in time all
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Rwandan Youths celebrate on the occasion of International Human Rights Day December 2015
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PILLAR 3 PART III
ECONOMY
Private Sector Development, Cooperatives and Investment The government has not relented on mobilising Rwandan private operators in joining others both inside and outside the country to exchange information and to devise strategies enabling Rwandan Private Sector to take part in programmes promoting environment, research and technology towards improved production.
NIRDA Government has established an agency National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) to coordinate research and technology
Panoramic View of Kigali City's Suburb 2016
acquisition by the private sector. The National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA), which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Trade and Industry was established in 2013 by the Government of Rwanda with the mandate of implementing the national industrial development policy, patent inventions and traditional knowledge in relation to industrial development and trade of research products and carry out industrial and technology development research through the establishment of technology incubation centers and pilot plants and rural industrialization.
ƒƒ Other responsibilities are; Contribute to establishment of trade companies of research products; Train business entrepreneurs who wish to invest in new or improved industrial research products; Establish and develop industrial research and development partnership with international, regional and national institutions, whether private or public; Facilitate the vertical growth of small and medium enterprises for them to enter new markets and increase new improved products; Advise the Government on the national industrial
FOCUS ON MANIFESTO REVIEW Rwanda to be among the top 30 countries in the world and top three (3) in Africa in Doing Business ranking. Today, Rwanda is 62nd in Doing Business ranking (Globally) and 2nd in Africa with 6 reforms out of 10 areas of business regulatory environment implemented.
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One of Kigali's Car free zones
research and development policy if necessary and Build the capacity of small and medium enterprises by providing prototype development, reverse engineering, manufacturing facilities and business incubation. The activities of NIRDA are strongly built on its Department of Research and Development, which is composed of four Divisions:1.Agroprocessing and Biotechnology; 2.Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries; 3.Cleaner Energies and Environmental Management and 4.Process Engineering, Manufacturing and High-Tech NIRDA has so far unveiled an ambitious strategy designed to help more than double the country’s industrial output in the medium-term; foster industrial growth across Rwanda under its community processing centres model, create the much-needed jobs and reduce the prevalent rural-urban migration. The processing centres also act as vehicles of skills transfer in the long-run, and provide market for residents. Already, such centres are operational in Nyabihu, Burera, Gatsibo and Rwamagana districts, crucially providing dairy farmers, and Irish potato and banana growers in those areas a ready market for their produce. The multiplier effect that comes with the establishment of these industrial centres will ultimately help improve people’s living standards and help the country reach its development targets in the coming years. NIRDA has already concluded a research study whose main objective was to conduct a technology needs assessment 40
in agro-processing, biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical driving industries in order to identify their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).
Private Sector Public private dialogue, a plat form where issues of private sector growth are discussed has been established and is fully functioning. A Public Private Partnership Policy and law are in place. Private sector federation has strengthened the professional associations, and these have acquired the mutual recognition agreements with their EAC counterparts while the RwandaUganda business forum is held every year, with 4 editions so far conducted.
Labour information system The government has also put in place a permanent monitoring system to show how new employment through the private sector is increasing in the country so as to lower unemployment rate; there is a labour information system that tracks employment creation in the country and government has consolidated different job creation initiatives into a National Employment Programme. National Institute of Statistics has been given more capacity to monitor and report through surveys about employment trends.
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In the 7YGP, the government committed to increasing strategies to enable local banks to improve customer care services and the payment systems for local and international payments in accordance with international standards and increase private sector borrowing and housing financing. Some of the strategies enabling local banks to provide better service to customers have enable establishment of 361 ATMS and 1,339 Points of Sale devices as of 2015. The percentage of loans to private operators as a share of GDP has reached at 19.7% of GDP as of Dec-2015 from 13.2% as of 2011. Capacities of
microfinance institutions (Microfinance, UMURENGE SACCO, Umwalimu SACCO, COOJAD etc) for rural Investment promotion and development have been strengthened with all 416 SACCOs having Loan Granting Licenses. The government took a decision to consolidate all Umirenge SACCOs into a cooperative Bank. And the process of strengthening and consolidation of Umurenge SACCOs is ongoing with actions taken towards the same including; the drafting and validation of Umurenge policies, manuals procedures and chart of account has been finalized and computerization of Umurenge SACCO is under way. IT Hardware has been provided and procurement of a core banking system is in process; Migration of existing data Mass Transportation System from the first 90 SACCOS in phase one to establish Umurenge SACCO MIS system has been done and in terms of human small and medium enterprises and encouraging capacity, training of SACCO management on the them to explore virgin sectors while making new policies is ongoing. innovations in income generating activities. BDF was established and it is in the process of BDF decentralising all its services. BDF has taken overall the BDCs across the country and has Business Development Fund (BDF) was put in extended the guarantee loans for 333 loans and place as one of the mechanisms to facilitate investors in securing loans especially those in the agriculture sector has been 63% of all these
loans while youth have been funded to the level of 29% of all BDF guarantee funds. Currently, BDF is in the process of restructuring to be more effective in financing youth; women and SMEs Currently there is a 72% financial inclusion from 48% in 2008 while the percentage of loans to private operators as a share of GDP has reached 19.7% of GDP as of 2015 from 13.4% in 2011.
Cooperatives Under the program, the government has b e e n e d u c a t i n g m e m b e r s o f f a r m e r s’ associations to operate through cooperatives and for those financially able, to join trade and investment companies. A total of 2105 farmers‘cooperatives were formed and have invested Rwf12,027,247,436 (Cumulative for two successive years). To this end, the government has promoted a programme of uniting cooperatives into unions and federations by their sectors of operations and inviting them to make their products and services competitive both at the national and international markets; 120 unions, 13 federations and one Confederation formed (cumulative: target reached) G ove r n m e n t d e ce n t r a l i s e d co o p e r a t i ve inspection and audit services at the provincial level and annually inspection and audit reports are produced. In 2012/2013 more than 1557 Cooperatives were inspected (465 financial Coops: SACCOs and 1092 non- financial Coops: marketing coops; 54 SACCOs and 69 Marketing Cooperatives audited.
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kigali often organizes workshop for students on writing fundable business projects proposals
PILLAR 4 PART III
Social Welfare
Education, Sports and Leisure Development In the government program of building capacity in sports and leisure, the target was to have the national football team in the first 10 places in Africa while Volleyball and Basketball teams rank well Africa. As of 10th June 2014, Rwanda was ranked; 107 position globally in football and Rwanda is currently in 4th position in Africa for U-21; 35th at continental level in Football; 5th in African Championships of Volley ball; 12th in African championships of Basketball and 3rd as a country, by Team Kalisimbi 2nd, Akagera 4th in cycling.
Investments in sports and leisure
Sports Development in Kigali
In line with building a new national stadium for football with seating capacity of at least 60,000 and construct a covered basketball /volleyball stadium, a piece of land of 60ha in Gahanga sector has been secured and its expropriation was done and negotiations with potential
investors to construct a new stadium are still on-going. The feasibility studies for the Volleyball and basketball indoor stadia were completed and the Government is currently looking for interested investors to start the implementation of the project. Building an Olympic Village in Nyanza has been taken over by the Southern Province and are currently mobilizing for the required resources to implement the project. This has meant and called for a continuous encouragement of investors to enter into partnership with Government towards promoting sports and leisure through establishment of sports schools.
received level 1 in Coaching; 15 in football have been trained at different levels at international level; 25 coaches in Basketball have completed Module 2 Young Coach; 72 volleyball coaches received trainings of level 1 and 2 in Volleyball and 60 handball coaches received a training of level 1 and 2 in Handball. Sporting activities have been taken beyond the ordinary landscape which has seen 25 coaches for people with disabilities and 5 coaches for women in football getting trained.
to teach sports was selected for each Province and City of Kigali thus; East: GS St Aloys Rwamagana; West: Inyemeramihigo College; South: GSO of Butare, Lycee de Nyanza and College St Joseph de Kabgayi; North: GS-Runaba (Butaro) in Burera District and Kigali City has Lycee de Kigali. Some of the pilot schools have been supported in terms of equipment by MINISPOC including; GS St Aloys Rwamagana, GSO of Butare, Inyemeramihigo College and College St Joseph de Kabgayi
Teachers’ capacities in figures Upgrading the quality of education at all teaching levels, especially in higher learning institutes and universities:
In Primary: Pupils teacher ratio: 58 :1 while the target is 46:1 % of qualified teachers: 95.6%
In Secondary Students qualified teacher ratio: 30:1 % of qualified teachers: 68.6% 32 398 teachers were trained in English language in primary and secondary schools; Curricula of primary and secondary schools are being revised Science kits were distributed in secondary schools, especially where there are not yet laboratories; TVET NEP Programs in Kigali as University graduates undergo training
To this effect, a National Sports Development Policy was adopted by Cabinet in early 2013. The policy gives clear guidelines as to what Rwanda plans to achieve in the sports sector and also elaborates the role of all relevant stakeholders as well as the private sector in promoting sports. Different sports facilities across the country continue to be rehabilitated.
Nurturing talent
Five schools have received financial support from MINISPOC for developing sport facilities. The schools include; Groupe Scolaire Official de Butare, College du Christ Roi Nyanza, G.S. Saint Joseph Kabgayi, G.S. Saint Aloys Rwamagana and College de Gisenyi “Inyemeramihigo”.
There has also been streamlining the program of placing children with specific sporting skills in schools that have the capacity and means to promote their talents with Government support (Sport studies). Therefore, students with specific sporting skills are identified in regular inter-schools competitions organized by MINEDUC. Best students in sport skills are helped to be accommodated in identified schools with good sport equipment in order to conduct sport trainings in those schools. There are football academies for children (one by APR- FC and another by FERWAFA) and another football academy was established at Musanze.
Training sports professionals
New school sports facilities
The Ministry of Sports and Culture has availed in-service training courses to staff employed in sports and leisure activities (medical, security, information and others). It is in line with the same that 75 advanced referees of football received MA courses; 24 Coaches in Athletics
For better implementation of action with available resources, the Ministry in charge of Sports after discussing the issue with MINEDUC opted to build new sports infrastructures in selected existing schools instead of constructing new sport schools. In this context, one pilot school
Libraries were installed and relatively equipped in secondary schools
In HLIs All academic staff are 4038; PHDs: 683 (16.9%) Masters: 2116 (52.4%) Bachelors: 967 (23.9%) Others: 272 (6.7%)
Streamlining 9YBE The 9 Year Basic Education program was fully achieved and streamlined by availing 1,000 mentors who teach English to other teachers. IN a bid to promoting basic education from 9 to 12 years (with a six year primary and another six year secondary levels) with specific emphasis on vocational schools. in 2014 school year, the program of 12YBE reached its target by enrolling students in 6th years of secondary school and 12,410 new classrooms were built in the program of 9 and 12YBE while 1000 mentors were recruited to teach English to other teachers. About 308 new TVET schools were built from 2010 up to 2014.