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Kagame demands results from local gov’t officials

KIGALI - President Paul Kagame yesterday told Local Government leaders that he is only interested in results on the ground and not meetings, adding that ‘meetings and retreats’ are not an end in themselves but rather a means to an end. While officiating at the closing of a three-day Local Government retreat, President Kagame, wielding a 6-page document containing resolutions of the last five retreats, said that it is becoming common for leaders to go into meetings and come up with recommendations which are never implemented. The retreat was aimed at assessing persistent challenges in local governance, identify solutions and find ways of speeding up implementation of strategic priorities.
Some of the Local Government officials who attended yesterdayu2019s meeting with the President. (Photo Urugwiro Village)
Some of the Local Government officials who attended yesterday’s meeting with the President. (Photo Urugwiro Village)
Times Reporter