By David Himbara
The government of President Paul Kagame’s increased piped water connections from 110,000 to 219,185 in seven years. Of 219,185 connections, 208,863 are households.
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This is how Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) explains this miserable record: the number of connected water customers “increased by 6.8% from 205,187 recorded at the end of 2017 to 219,185 customers recorded as of March 2018.”
As just noted, of the 219,185 connected water customers, 208,863 are households. And, 47% of the water connections are located in “the City of Kigali while 53% of them are distributed in the provinces.”
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Rwanda has 2.4 Million households, which therefore means that only 8.7% (208,863) households are connected to the piped water system. Kagame’s propagandists would have you believe that he is a visionary transformative leader. Ask the 91.3% of the Rwandan people who drink the dirty, muddy and brown water of River Nyabarongo and the rest of the country’s polluted water systems. Shame!
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