Dear editor,The habit of spitting and urinating in public places is disgusting. Although I have grown to love my country over the years, one thing I still find difficult to deal with is people’s tendency to spit whether when on buses, in restaurants or on the street. In my opinion, the worst culprits of this are people who smoke. I know Rwanda has a good reputation in terms of cleanness, but some people still do all they can to bring about outbreak of diseases. TB and other airborne diseases are easily passed on to others because of such behaviour. I would like to see the launch of a national campaign against such acts, and I will strive to curb such behaviour in the environment I work or live in. I think it is vital to stamp out this sort of bad behaviour before it even starts. Therefore, such a campaign ought to target children between, say, the ages of three and seven. I am sure that will help. There’s no single day when Rwandans are not sensitized to keep the country, and cities in particular, clean. Keeping our country clean does not necessarily mean only doing the community work (Umuganda), which we carry out every last week of the month. People who still have a habit of spiting and urinating around the city should know that they are polluting and dirtying our country. Through your paper, I would like to suggest to the Kigali city authorities to put in place serious punishments to whoever will be found guilty of such acts. Kibagabaga
