Rwanda shuts 700 churches
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read more in7 rwanda has shut 714 churches in different parts of kigali over the last one week for failure to meet minimum standards2 the crackdown is being carried out by respective urban district authorities in partnership with the rwanda governance board the newspaper said2 justus kangwagye the head of political parties and civil society department at the rwanda governance board said places of worship are required to meet basic requirements in terms of safety hygiene infrastructure and legality which those affected were found to be lacking2 kangwagye said most of the affected places of worship were asked to halt operations until they meet the expected standards2 worshiping should be done in an organised way and meet minimum standards. exercising your freedom of worship should not encroach on other peoples rights. they have been asked to halt operations until they meet the requirements he said2 some may not be able to resume operations any time soon he said2 new times of rwanda reported that the churches were found to lack basic infrastructure hygiene safety standards and had issues related to their legal status2 for instance if the infrastructure is deemed likely to cause danger to those worshiping it is obvious that it fails to meet the requirements he explained2 others were found to have inadequacies such as lack of parking lots which would lead to their members parking by the roadsides and causing traffic jam2 other churches which were closed operated from tents2 churches that are hosted in tents were also asked to review their premises before they can continue their operations. as for hygiene and sanitation you cannot have a gathering where there is no water for washing hands no toilets among other issues he said2 others he added were warned on the lack of safety and security installations and asked to look into it or risk closure2 kangwagye explained that setting up a church requires a temporary certificate which expires after 12 months2 kangwagye said some premises exposed worshipers to risks2

Rwanda shuts 700 churches
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read more in7 rwanda has shut 714 churches in different parts of kigali over the last one week for failure to meet minimum standards2 the crackdown is being carried out by respective urban district authorities in partnership with the rwanda governance board the newspaper said2 justus kangwagye the head of political parties and civil society department at the rwanda governance board said places of worship are required to meet basic requirements in terms of safety hygiene infrastructure and legality which those affected were found to be lacking2 kangwagye said most of the affected places of worship were asked to halt operations until they meet the expected standards2 worshiping should be done in an organised way and meet minimum standards. exercising your freedom of worship should not encroach on other peoples rights. they have been asked to halt operations until they meet the requirements he said2 some may not be able to resume operations any time soon he said2 new times of rwanda reported that the churches were found to lack basic infrastructure hygiene safety standards and had issues related to their legal status2 for instance if the infrastructure is deemed likely to cause danger to those worshiping it is obvious that it fails to meet the requirements he explained2 others were found to have inadequacies such as lack of parking lots which would lead to their members parking by the roadsides and causing traffic jam2 other churches which were closed operated from tents2 churches that are hosted in tents were also asked to review their premises before they can continue their operations. as for hygiene and sanitation you cannot have a gathering where there is no water for washing hands no toilets among other issues he said2 others he added were warned on the lack of safety and security installations and asked to look into it or risk closure2 kangwagye explained that setting up a church requires a temporary certificate which expires after 12 months2 kangwagye said some premises exposed worshipers to risks2