For many locals in places that have been gazetted for redevelopment, the idea of compensation is often a pain. All that families in affected areas envision is low returns for their otherwise valued assets: land, homes, farms, etc, that they have to lose to new projects.
But not so for Madina Karere. The mother of six watched as her three-room commercial house at Rusumo Centre in Kirehe District was razed to pave way for a $461-million 80-megawatt Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) without a wince in her face. She says she had been 'generously' compensated for her asset.
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