UK’s Conservatives take part in Umuganda

KIGALI - MEMBERS of the ruling British Conservative Party (CP) who arrived in the country recently for the fourth phase of the party’s scheme, Project Umubano, yesterday, joined hands with the residents of Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District in the monthly communal work, Umuganda. Together with the residents, they cleared the site at Kinyinya Primary Schools where the new classroom blocks for the second phase of the 9- Year Basic Education (9YBE) will be built. Led by MP Stephen Crabb, the 35 members are in the country for two weeks working on a number of projects which include community development projects in health, education, legal, tourism and the private sector. Crabb, told the gathering that the CP is delighted to partner with Rwanda in development. “We come here every year to work on various projects with schools, hospitals, businesses and communities. Although we are a team of people from different backgrounds, one thing we all have in common is love and friendship for this country,” Crabb said. He thanked the authorities for welcoming them to work with the communities in the construction of classrooms. “We had a lot of fun with you… but it has also been inspirational for us because the Conservative Party believes in social and community action. We will go back to England next week having seen a wonderful example of community action,” Crabb said. He urged the residents to join hands and work hard and bring success to the project in time. Jeanne d’Arc Gakuba, the Kigali City vice Mayor in charge of social affairs, who represented the city, commended the delegates in particular and Conservative Party in general for their commitment to the development of the country. “Rwanda has friends, but very few have been with us in our daily development activities. We hope this partnership will bring more development to our nation,” Gakuba said. The Conservative Party also sends its members to Rwanda every year to teach English to practicing teachers, following the government’s move to use English as a language of instruction in schools. Ends