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Villager fetching water from the borehole at Kamonyi. (Photo. Africa china review )
Since November 2019, the Chinese government has sponsored projects meant to increase access to clean water for people in rural areas by drilling boreholes in different parts of Rwanda. The project covers 11 Districts located in Eastern, City of Kigali and Southern provinces where a total of 200 boreholes will be constructed. The Project is estimated to cost 5,760,000USD upon completion.
Mr. Chen Jinke the team leader of China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC), the company undertaking the implementation of the project told Africa China Review in an interview, that China and Rwanda enjoy excellent relations and the borehole project is one such example that comes to cement the good relations by supplying clean water to the people. Mr. Chen said this during a handover ceremony of the borehole in the District of Kamonyi in Southern province.
Mr. Chen Jinke the team leader of China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC),
Mr. Chen further mentioned that he was happy to give contribution in important government programs that have an impact on the wellbeing of the people.
A resident of Kamonyi in Rugalika area, Mukabatsinda Dancille, a 40 year old mother, told Africa China Review, that she was very happy to be drinking safe water from the borehole which is free from diseases. “We are very happy for this project that gives us clean water. Before we were drinking dirty water that had diseases. Our children were at risk of going to fetch water from distant places,” she said. The local leader Ms. Umugiraneza Martha thanked the leadership of China and Rwanda for improving the lives of people as water is life.
Mukabatsinda Dancille a resident of Kamonyi in Rugalika area (Photo credit by Africa China Review)
The CGC team leader Mr. Chen Jinke also mentioned that the borehole project was important in the fight against COVID-19, since water is needed for washing to keep away the virus. The borehole project which started in 2019, was to be completed in two years, but it was delayed due to COVID-19 challenges. Mr. Chen further said that the project will be at 80% completion by the end of the year, and full implementation is expected by April next year.
Over the past 20 years, CGC has been actively involved in the socio-economic development of Rwanda in the area of infrastructure construction, including construction of irrigation, water supply, dam and hydro-power projects. Up to now, CGC has successfully completed 30 projects in Rwanda. China and Rwanda will be celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations in a week’s time, on November 12, 2021.
(Photos credit by Africa China Review)
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