Construction works for a new rehousing project in Kabuhunde village, Kagugu Cell, Kinyinya Sector of Gasabo District are scheduled to commence in January 2027, according to the City of Kigali. ALSO READ: Mpazi housing project expansion targets 4,000 units The Kabuhunde Rehousing Project will provide improved housing for 716 beneficiaries. The area currently occupied by households to be rehoused covers approximately 33.699 hectares. “The project comprises G+6 multi-storey residential blocks, equipped with dedicated parking facilities and elevators,” Emma-Claudine Ntirenganya, spokesperson of the City of Kigali, said. Key public infrastructure and facilities, she said, will include internal asphalt road networks, a wastewater treatment plant, landscaped public/open spaces, a market, and a pharmacy/clinic, together with other supporting infrastructure. ALSO READ: Kigali City banks on ‘rehousing model’ to reduce unplanned settlements Once the new homes are completed, households that owned land or houses within the project area will receive and own new housing units, based on the assessed value of their existing properties and in accordance with applicable expropriation arrangements, Ntirenganya said. They are therefore not simply being relocated; their existing property is compensated through ownership of improved housing. She said the Kagugu rehousing project is modelled along Mpazi and Nyabisindu Rehousing projects. ALSO READ: VIDEO: Nyabisindu rehousing project creates 2,000 jobs The first phase of Mpazi Rehousing Project in Nyarugenge District delivered nearly 800 housing units, which are already occupied. Its expansion phase is planned to deliver more than 4,100 units. The Nyabisindu Rehousing Project in Gasabo District is under construction and i expected to deliver more than 2,000 housing units by June 2027. “Beyond the number of houses constructed, these projects are about improving the quality of life of low- and middle-income residents while maintaining the communities and economic relationships they have built over the years,” Ntirenganya said. “This means families can move from inadequate or unsafe housing into modern, safer and better-serviced homes without losing their connection to their community. Parents can continue accessing the same markets and businesses,” she noted. ALSO READ: Informal settlements on Mount Kigali, Jali, Rebero set for upgrade She said people can remain close to their jobs and sources of income while children can continue attending the same schools. Families can maintain their neighbours, social networks and familiar surroundings. “What changes significantly is the quality of their daily lives: safer and more decent homes, improved sanitation, better roads and drainage, more organized neighbourhoods, recreational spaces and improved access to infrastructure and services.”
