Urugerero is a great initiative

Editor,Reference is made to your story, “Govt launches voluntary national service today, (The New Times, January 22).

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi talks to traders in Ntunga, Rwamagana district, after launching Urugerero yesterday. The New Times / Stephen Rwembeho.

Editor,Reference is made to your story, "Govt launches voluntary national service today, (The New Times, January 22). Urugerero is a good idea but you need to educate people about its benefits so that it doesn’t suffer the same fate as JKT of Tanzania. It is brilliant idea.Safari, Mwanza, Tanzania--------------------------------------------------Editor,This is yet a noble idea of re-establishing good ethos as the dot com generation is increasingly derailed from the call of duty to spearhead nationalist attitudes and zero tolerance to corrupt practices.Taburwa, Tanzania--------------------------------------------------Editor,When you get involved in work that is beneficial to the community without necessary expecting a personal gain, God blesses you in a way that you may not easily know. At the end of it, we are all better off. The idea is very good, and needs to be implemented with wisdom so that it is not misused or abused.Kamali, Kigali