Kigali, 3^rd July 2019, President Paul Kagame inaugurated the 1st Model Village in Kigali city located in Karama village, Kigali cell, Nyarugenge district.

Karama Integrated Model Village will serve as homes for 240 households that were relocated from high-risk zones around the City of Kigali and the cost for its constructions is 8.2 billion Rwandan francs

It comprises living apartments, a secondary school, and an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD) and other infrastructure such as water, electricity, paved roads, modern facilities for poultry farming as well as greenhouses.

The project, built in period of six months by Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Reserve Force, was inaugurated as part of the activities lined up for the 25th anniversary of the national liberation, which came as a result of the Rwanda Patriotic Army putting an end to the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Kagame, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of RDF, said that the model village “shows that liberation is not simply about words, it is about action”.

“It is an example of what we can accomplish and that we can do a lot more,” Said President Kagame.

The President urged those who will stay in the new homes to take good care of themselves and their homes because they deserve a decent and dignified life.

 “Good life is not for other Rwandans alone, it cannot be for some Rwandans but for all. So you have to start by taking care of yourself and the infrastructure here,” Kagame said adding that once this is done more will come as national resources continue to increase.

Those who received the new homes, such as widow Maria Mukangira, thanked the President for his exemplary leadership.

“Thank you so much your Excellency. May God always bless you. The whole world should come and learn from Rwanda. There is no country with a better president who cares about the people than Rwanda,” she said.

The mayor of Kigali City ,Rwakazina Marie Chantal commend the partnership of all government organs and private sector to make it happen in a period of six month only.

Karama IDP Model Village photos, click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulkagame/albums/72157709404291052