Kigali, August 01, 2022: As provided for by the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015 in its article 133, Prime Minister Dr. Ngirente Edouard, presented to the Rwandan Parliament, both Chambers, Government of Rwanda’s actions related to achievements in basic education (primary& secondary).

In his presentation, Prime Minister Dr. Ngirente Edouard informed Members of Parliament that the Cabinet of 29^th July 2022 took the decision to inject 5,000,000,000 FRW in the Teachers’ Cooperative commonly known as “Umwalimu  SACCO” so as to increase its liquidity to ensure access to finance by teachers.

He also revealed that  teachers' salaries have been increased, as part of Government efforts to improve teachers’ welfare.

He also noted that within the framework of improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools, 26,890 classrooms have been built from 2017. In particular, since 2020, the Government has built 22,505 classrooms and 279 classrooms for technical and vocational schools.

He stressed that these classrooms not only have played a significant role in reducing overcrowding in schools and the long distance covered by students to and from school but also contributed to the phasing out of double shift system.

Prime Minister also revealed that the Government has increased the budget for the school feeding program from 35 billion in 2021/22 to 42 billion this year 2022/23. This is an increase of 20%. He called upon parents to actively get involved in this program for its successful implementation.