EU releases extra funds for road rehabilitation

KIGALI - The European Union (EU) yesterday signed an additional Rwf 3.9 billion contract with the Ministry of Finance and Planning to finance the rehabilitation of the Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Highway. The ongoing repairs to this road started in July 2007 however the extra amount is required to cover needs that had not been realized at the signing of the initial contract. “A project of this magnitude inevitably requires to be revised. We realized that extra materials were needed and more changes to the specification of the road were essential,” David MacRae, the Head of European Commission Delegation to Rwanda said at the signing ceremony.