{"id":24781,"date":"2022-08-25T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T15:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/i-will-fully-deliver-on-my-pledges-kagame-tells-ruhango-residents"},"modified":"2022-08-25T16:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T16:12:19","slug":"i-will-fully-deliver-on-my-pledges-kagame-tells-ruhango-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/i-will-fully-deliver-on-my-pledges-kagame-tells-ruhango-residents","title":{"rendered":"I will fully deliver on my pledges \u2013 Kagame tells Ruhango residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame has told residents of Ruhango District that he will ensure he delivers on promises he made in 2017 during the presidential campaigns saying that he owes it to them because they delivered what they promised by voting for him.<\/p>\n

The President was speaking on Thursday, August 25, during his first stop of his four-day tour of the Southern and Western provinces, which is part of his citizen outreach initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to be back here in Ruhango District, I wished to return soon since our last meeting during the campaigns in 2017. That time, you delivered on your promise and left me with a debt of what we should deliver,\u201d said the President, as he addressed thousands who had welcomed him.<\/p>\n

Among the pledges that Kagame promised to deliver on include increasing access to clean water, electricity, and agricultural produce among others.<\/p>\n

Currently, 68 per cent of Ruhango residents have access to clean water while those with access to electricity are 78 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t fully delivered on the promise but we are in process. We promise to do our best, but also request you to work hard since the government has offered you means,\u201d President Kagame told over 50,000 residents.<\/p>\n

Ruhango is home to Kinazi cassava processing factory, the biggest in the country but according to the Head of State, the factory has not reached its full potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have learned that Kinazi Cassava factory only operates at 50% of its capacity. My question is, why? This needs to be addressed. The factory can’t operate without cassava. This cassava comes from you and should benefit you. We need to add value to everything we do. We are informed that the market, even outside the country, is there and the cassava flour is appreciated,\u201d he said as he encouraged residents to produce more cassava and satisfy the factory demand.<\/p>\n

Ruhango is also a mining and agricultural town and according to the district mayor, Valens Habarurema, there is need for several roads connecting the district with its neighouring markets.<\/p>\n

The roads he pointed out include one connecting through Ruhango \u2013 Kinazi \u2013 Rutabo \u2013 Kamonyi, the other one connecting through Ruhango \u2013Gitwe \u2013 Buhanda \u2013 Karongi and another one that goes through Kirengeri \u2013 Buhanda \u2013 Kaduha.<\/p>\n

Kagame also pledged to have the roads built and in responding to citizens\u2019 questions he also committed to giving Ruhango a stadium that would as well serve the neighbouring districts.<\/p>\n

Post-pandemic recovery, vaccination<\/p>\n

The President went into details of how Rwanda went through Covid-19 pandemic times, and how Rwandans abided by the measures that were put in place, including high uptake of vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fought the pandemic with available means, and it required behavioral and attitude change. You complied with the lockdowns and other tough safety measures well, and I thank you for that. Between the norms and life, you chose life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This is the first of such tours he has held since the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020.<\/p>\n

Rwanda remains one of the African countries with a high uptake of covid-19 vaccines. Globally, those who resist the vaccines have attached myths on the vaccinations which the president also addressed.<\/p>\n

He added that Rwanda\u2019s concern as a country was where to get the vaccines because there was no resistance and the government was aware of the need.<\/p>\n

President Kagame also met with opinion leaders of Southern Province while on his second leg of the tour on Friday, August 26, he will meet with residents of Nyamagabe District and opinion leaders of Western Province.<\/p>\n

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