While expressing their appreciation to the impact of urubuga rw itangazamakuru tak show, the citizens of Musasa cell, Gishyita setor in KarongiDistrict of the western province of Rwanda, are delighted to see progress in good governance and social protection.
Currently citizens and leaders meet and discuss issues affecting their daily lives.In the past, there was a bad way of local rulers forcing citizens to pay for their community health based insurance (mutuelle de santé) in that they could forcibly take citizens' livestock and sell them without their consent.
Niyizimigambi Jonas, a resident of Musasa cell, Gishyita sector, said that The talkshow Urubuga rw'itangazamakuru (Press Club) helped them a lot.
Before the advocacy done through Urubuga rw'Itangazamakuru talk show, Ubudehe clarification was done in an unfair way where the poor ended up classified in the in the middle class category. The local authorities were trying to hide that they had many people who need more support.
There was also a bad manner of local leaders forcing citizens to pay their Community Health Based Insurance ( Mutuelle de Sante) to the extent they could forcibly take citizens livestock and sell them without their consent.
“The family conflict issue was worse here, women were beaten, the man kept the money without informing the woman. The talk show did a great job in educating and inforing citizens on their rights. A woman now can have money, can own a phone, we look good, you worked for us and now no woman is beaten and no man is going to waste money.” says Nyiramucyo amother of four
Regarding disputes that were found in families to lead to divorces and homicides, Nyiramucyo says that through the program Urubuga rw'itangazamakuru (Press Club), things have changed.
“Now we are doing a family dialogue, if it is a child who has to go to school, we make him go. We have learned to raise our children, women respect their husbands and men respect their wives in harmony. I support the talkshow Urubuga rw’itangazamakuru (Press Club) one hundred percent.”