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Anti-Nyakatsi drive to end in December
The government hopes to have eliminated all thatched houses, commonly known as Nyakatsi, by the end of the year, according to a senior official in the Ministry of Local Government Augustin Kampayana, the head of Rural Settlement Taskforce in the ministry, said that so far, over 70,000 houses for the needy, who initially resided in Nyakatsi, have been constructed. 5,000 more will be completed by December.
People offer help to put up a house belonging to a poor family during the campaign against grassthatched houses. The New Times / File