Many satellite cities still operate in the same way as any rural district. This implies that officials have been focusing on rural issues and not prioritizing resources to drive urban growth.
Kigali City council on May 23 invited developers to bid for the tender dubbed Mpazi Informal Settlement Upgrading Works, which involves expansion of key amenities.
Is this possibly the end of evictions to clear slums? Should people bid farewell to the old slum eradication drives that result in unending disputes over compensation payments and miseries for landowners?
The municipality increased its initial Rwf115.4 billion 2021/2022 spending to Rwf127.6 billion, according to the revised budget document approved by City council on March 1.
