Premier calls for wider social security coverage

NYARUGENGE - Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, has called on African’s to improve social security coverage if sustainable development is to be achieved. “Social Security is a fundamental right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, although it is not always accorded its due importance,” Makuza noted. The Premier was speaking at the opening of the first regional International Social Security Association (ISSA) forum held at Kigali, Serena hotel. He said that only 20 percent of the world’s population has access to adequate social security, while Rwanda, has a low coverage of 10 percent.