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By Nasra Bishumba
The law on public procurement is set for review as one of the strategies to boost products that are made in Rwanda.
According to the Minister for Trade, Industry, and East African Community Affairs, François Kanimba, the existing law has seen imported products gain an upper hand, consequently increasing the trade deficit.
The minister was speaking at the closure of the weeklong Made-in-Rwanda trade fair in Kigali yesterday. Kanimba said the Government, being one of the major clients [of locally-made products], should walk the talk and lead by example when it comes to purchasing local products.
"The commitment to strengthening the local production and market is evident in the recent decisions like scrapping taxes on heavy duty factory machines," Kanimba said.
"You can achieve good quality by relying on information technology and by providing continuous capacity building programs to your employees so that in the process, you produce better products and in large quantities," Gasamagera said.
