RDF outreach powers homes, delivers clean water, healthcare to thousands

More than 100 rural homes have been powered, over 3,000 households gained access to clean water, and nearly 2,500 patients received medical care as part of activities marking the close of the 2025 Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme and the fifth EAC Armed Forces CIMIC Week. On Thursday, July 3, Defence Minister Juvenal Marizamunda oversaw the installation of solar panels on 115 homes in Kabazungu Cell, Musanze District, while the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Mubarakh Muganga, inaugurated a borehole project in Kayonza District that will supply clean water to more than 3,000 households in Ndego Sector. Today, the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, General MK Mubarakh, officially handed over a newly constructed borehole to residents of Ndego Sector in Kayonza District, Eastern Province. This event marked the conclusion of Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2025 and the 5th... pic.twitter.com/WnfVwZyeZF — Rwanda Defence Force (@RwandaMoD) July 3, 2025 The minister and the RDF Chief of Defence Staff joined several other senior government officials in activities, countrywide, marking the closing of the 2025 Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme and the fifth EAC Armed Forces CIMIC Week. In Kabazungu Cell, solar panels were installed on 115 homes; 70 by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and 45 by the Ministry of Defence. In Kayonza District, Gen Muganga handed over a newly constructed borehole to residents of Ndego Sector to provide clean water to more than 3,000 households in Ndego and surrounding areas, helping to address the long-standing challenge of water scarcity. At around the same time, at Kibungo Level 2 Teaching Hospital in Ngoma District, the Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Veronica Mueni Nduva, and representatives of the Chiefs of Defence Forces from EAC partner states, attended the closing ceremony of activities that saw 2,481 patients treated by EAC military medical personnel at the hospital. Today, at Kibungo Level 2 Teaching Hospital in Ngoma District, the Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the EAC Secretary General, H.E. Veronica Mueni Nduva, and representatives of the Chiefs of Defence Forces from East African Community (EAC) partner states, attended the... pic.twitter.com/ahcKbv91pZ — Rwanda Defence Force (@RwandaMoD) July 3, 2025 The EAC Armed Forces Week was launched country-wide on June 29 and was integrated into the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2025, which has been conducted across the country over the past three months. Dr. Nsanzimana commended the EAC Armed Forces for their joint efforts in promoting and safeguarding public health across EAC partner states. The EAC Secretary General expressed appreciation for the EAC Armed Forces for CIMIC Week, which advanced regional integration and cooperation within the East African Community.

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RDF outreach powers homes, delivers clean water, healthcare to thousands