RWAMAGANA-Ntunga, one of the busiest trading centres in the Eastern Province, will soon get a modern multimillion public market.

The total cost of the construction is expected to be over Rwf 395 million.

Ntunga Market which sells cheap and quality food crops attracts traders from Kigali, and all over the country twice a week.

This was revealed during a community work (Umuganda) organised to create feeder roads in the sector, yesterday.

Neheme Uwimana, the Mayor of Rwamagana, said that time has come to develop the sector that supplies food to most of the country.

"This is the busiest market in the district...its proximity to the Kigali–Rwamagana highway, and Kigali city, makes it ideal for traders and buyers. They thus needed a modern market which we shall launch in few days,” he said.

The Mayor, however, also took the occasion to warn residents of Ntunga in Mwurile sector to keep away from illegal mining.

"You shouldn’t be dying anymore in mines... you have alternative safer means to make ends meet. Go farming and sell products to city people who don’t have a chance to engage in agriculture”.

Gorethe Musaniwabo, 34, a resident of Ntunga, said that the completion of the market was timely.

She said that selling and buying of food and other items in the market was done in unfriendly and unhealthy environment.

Musaniwabo added that the market will be operating up to 10 PM due to the recent electricity connection.

"Everything is going well in Ntunga...we are undergoing terrific speed in development.  We are actually ahead of the country’s vision 2020.

"We couldn’t go on the way it was...when it rained, the market stunk and was a health hazard. During the dry season we endured the scotching sun and dust contaminated food. So we are happy now,” she said.

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