Over 400 families still live in grass thatched huts

HUYE - The number of families in Rwaniro sector, Huye District, still living in grass thatched houses is still very high, despite efforts by local authorities to mobilise the community to adopt decent housing. Freddy Ndikumana, the sector official in charge of infrastructure, in an interview with The New Times, said that out of 4,397 families over 400 still live in grass thatched huts.  
A woman sits infront of her grass thatched hut in Gisagara district. many residents in Rwaniro Sector still live in such dwellings. (Photo/ P. Ntambara)
A woman sits infront of her grass thatched hut in Gisagara district. many residents in Rwaniro Sector still live in such dwellings. (Photo/ P. Ntambara)
Times Reporter