MPs press Dutch lawmakers on aid policy

KIGALI - Rwandan lawmakers have criticized the Dutch government’s aid policy that mainly looks at funding Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and commits a small portion to direct budget support. The MPs said such money that is sent to NGOs is normally unaccounted and could be missued by the beneficiaries. The criticism came during the parliament’s meeting with the visiting members of the Dutch lower chamber of parliament on Friday. A delegation of eight Dutch MPs led by the Chairman of the Dutch Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Henk Jan Ormel was in parliament to pay a courtesy call on Rwandan lawmakers as well as to assess the impact of the Dutch aid to Rwanda.