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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The upgrade of the 25-kilometre Musanze\u2013Cyanika road, a significant transport route linking Musanze District to Rwanda\u2019s border with Uganda, is set to begin in the fiscal year 2025\/26, according to the Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), Imena Munyampenda.<\/p>\n

Munyampenda provided the update on Wednesday, June 25, during the hearings on public resource management that the Parliament\u2019s Public Accounts Committee. He was responding to queries raised by the Auditor General in his report tabled to Parliament in May. He acknowledged that the road, which has been undergoing frequent pothole repairs, is old as it was constructed in 1975 — about 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

Among other issues, the Auditor General\u2019s report cited damaged roads and the associated maintenance costs.<\/p>\n

Munyampenda said RTDA was working with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) on expanding and rehabilitating the road.<\/p>\n

He indicated that the government got funds for its upgrade, but did not disclose the amount.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf everything goes well, we can commit that by September we can start procurement of this process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire said that for old roads that are damaged, maintenance through repairs is not cost-effective, and called for the roads\u2019 urgent revamp.<\/p>\n

Kamuhire appreciated the commitment from RTDA that the old and damaged roads that need urgent upgrade will be given priority starting from July, since the budget for that work is available.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The upgrade of the 25-kilometre Musanze\u2013Cyanika road, a significant transport route linking Musanze District to Rwanda\u2019s border with Uganda, is set to begin in the fiscal year 2025\/26, according to the Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), Imena Munyampenda. 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