Mr Mongela said the region has great potential

Mr Mongela said the region has great potential for investments in commercial farming, tourism and processing industries due to its abundant resources and potential markets in neighbouring Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda. He told the ‘Daily News’ in an interview that Kagera Region was a hub in the Great Lakes Region where investors will benefit by exploiting abundant resources.

“People should exploit and penetrate East African Common Market,” he noted. The region is endowed with abundant tourist attractions which have not been effectively tapped and developed due to lack of promotion and low investment in the sector. He elaborated that the Multinational Rusumo Project, expected to boost power supply to the national grids of Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi, will begin this year.