by Emmanuel Come Mugisha & Nasra Bishumba
The stretch from La Palisse Nyandugu, through Cumi na Gatanu and Cumi n’Icyenda, along the Kigali-Kayonza highway, will never be the same. Since Saturday, the small residential houses and shops that lined the road are being razed by the City of Kigali, in a move authorities say is aimed at protecting residents from dire consequences of the heavy rains that continue to pound the country.
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According to the relocation policy, only people who own the property they were occupying at the time of the demolition can be given money for temporary accommodation. The amount ranges between Rfw60,000 and Rfw150,000.
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Upon announcing the plan to demolish the houses this past weekend, residential house owners – not tenants – were given money to find temporary shelter, before compensation negotiations begin.
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