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According to the most recent Ministerial Order that was signed by the Rwandan Minister of Environment, Jean Darc Mujawamariya, and the Minister of Justice who is also the Attorney General, Emmanuel, made an approval for the expropriation of the assets that are in public interests located along four major Rwandan National Roads projects that are yet to foresee construction.
This approval of expropriation was published on December 20, 2023 in the country’s official gazette. The approval was done so as to pave way for the construction and rehabilitation works of the following roads:
(Rulindo)-Butaro (Burera)-Kidaho (Burera) road
Sashwara (Nyabihu)-Rega (Nyabihu)-Mutovu (Rubavu)-Kabuhanga (Rubavu)-Busasamana (Rubavu)-Muhato (Rubavu) road
Mukoto (Rulindo)-Nyacyonga (Gasabo) road
Kigali Logistics Platform (Kicukiro)-Bugesera road
Rwandan National Roads Expropriation Directive
“What the Ministry of Environment has done is giving a go-ahead to the construction of Rwandan National Roads Projects provided that the law of expropriation comes from the Ministry of Environment. Features of the land that include the forests and several others that we are in charge of will also be greatly affected when expropriation takes place in public interest,” said Jean Darc Mujawamariya.
The release of the ministerial order was to serve the purpose of informing the public on expropriation in the public interest and also that there would be according of appropriate compensation as per the law. The ministerial order also aims at facilitating the residents who possess assets along the Rwandan National Roads Projects to speed up the expropriation process as they receive information about the land surveying works that will be conducted.
Rwandan National Roads Expropriation Commencement Date
According to the Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), Imena Munyampenda, stated that the expropriation works for Base-Butaro-Kidaho road will commence by the month of January 2024 as a contract was reached. Additionally, the procurement for Sashwara-Rega-Kabuhanga-Muhato road is in progress and is expected to be finished by the month of April and be preceded by expropriation works between the month of June and July.
Base-Butaro-Kidaho road
The construction works of the Base-Butaro-Kidaho road had earlier on been stopped as a result of the demanding requirements that were placed under the funding agreement that was reached between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and the Government of Rwanda.
During May 2018, a concessional loan agreement of $66.6 million (Rwf84 billion) was signed between India and Rwanda. Also, the Rwandan government is currently partnering with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and NPD which is a local company that deals with civil engineering and construction works. NPD shall undertake the road construction works and will be accorded the payments by the government in instalments.
This Rwandan National Roads Projects stretches at a length of 63 kilometers and is situated in the Northern Province. It was intended to link both Burera district and Rulindo district and stretch further to Uganda via the Cyanika border crossing. The road will also link the upcoming tourist centers of Burera and Ruhondo and other major infrastructure institutions such as the Butaro Cancer Reference Hospital and the University of Global Health Equity. |
