Bujumbura — The Head of state, President Pierre Nkurunziza is participating in a two-day summit at Kigali, Rwanda that started on Monday 29 October.

Six delegations of the region are attending the summit that is aimed at finding ways to bridge the gap between rich countries and poor countries in the domain of the use of information and communication techniques.

The head of state has already decreased taxes on information and communication tools with less impact on the ground.

Internet fees have increased up to 20 Francs per a minute compared to the wartime when it was po

ssible to surf for 10 francs per a minute although the speed has not been improved. The head of State showed his penchant for information and communication techniques to the population of Muyinga province when he was still campaigning against opposition members of the parliament.

He indicated that all secondary schools will be equipped with computers and internet connection.

Few of the communal colleges have electricity. But, in another address of a different type in Bujumbura-rural where he recently started a campaign to explain to the population the content of the Dar Es Salaam peace deal with FNL-PALIPEHUTU, he announced his plan to provide electricity to all communal colleges.

Electricity is still lacking in many villages and hospital and might be an obstacle to connect Burundi to the internet.

Internet in Burundi is restricted to some offices following its high cost. Even students of the sole State-owned University, University of Burundi, have to queue in front of one computer during their course of the Information and Communication Tools.