Economic Inequality Driving Poor Rwandeese Away from their Country
I cannot agree more
with Oxfam's report that Rwanda has the highest inequality rate in the region.
One of the most straight forward signal is the hemorrhage of Rwandan nationals
to neighboring countries. You step in Kigali or any other town in Rwanda and immediately
you feel like you just want to remain and settle there (clean and beautiful).
You cannot help but wonder why Rwandees are moving away from their beautiful
land of a thousand hills. Interacting with them one realizes that many poor Rwandan people's dream is to take that next bus to
Kampala, Nairobi etc and /or that flight to far away countries. You meet them
in Nairobi and Kampala they tell you how happy they are and unwilling to return
home. Why? Surely, there is a reason why many poor Rwandese would rather move
away from their country despite economy growth and indeed very beautiful and
clean environment at home. According to the Oxfam report titled: "Who is
growing", the gross national income of the richest 10%, in Rwanda, is 3.2
times more than that of the 40% poorest in the country. Compared to Kenya's
2.81%; Uganda's 2.33%; Tanzania's 1.65% and Burundi's 1.35% now you can explain
why an average Rwandan is happier in the dusty Kampala, dirty Nairobi, chaotic
Bujumbura and floody Dar-el-Salaam than (s)he is in the beautiful and clean
Kigali.
Economic Inequality Driving Poor Rwandeese Away from their Country
Reviewed by Ibrahim Magara
on
June 22, 2017
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