EASTERN PROVINCE KIBUNGO—Leaders in Eastern Province have been urged to warn residents over the dangers large population. Speaking to sector and cell executive secretaries and other leaders from all over Ngoma district recently, Deputy Mugenzi Nathaniel from the chamber of deputies said that, during early days, producing was seen as a source of prestige in the family and that the standards of living were still low as compared with today’s. Urging Rwandans to change and plan for their families using family-planning methods, he said that producing less woujld give each child a better opportunity to succeed and thrive. The meeting aimed at looking for the ways in which the problem of over producing can be solved in Ngoma district and Rwanda as a whole. Deputy Marie Goretti said some parents produced more than they can afford to look after, most especially the basic necessities such as food, drinks and education. She urged men and women to start planning for the families. Ends
