Monday 28 July 2008

(re)structuring a city

One thing we noticed when we returned from our holidays is a baren hillside where used to be houses.

The council of Kigali city has relocated a whole neighbourhood to make place for modern, big, shiny buildings. The people involved were not very happy; they got little time, a small fee and houses without electricity or running water in return. But it happened. This is not the first time something like this happens, and probably not the last. We hope our gardener can stay in his house for a while, he live near us, which is near the centre.

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