Nyagatare Urban Eco Park: Modern Leisure and Connectivity

Nyagatare City now offers travelers and residents a high quality place to relax following the completion of a 465 million Frw park project. This facility, known as the Nyagatare Urban Eco Park, sits on a three hectare area near the Nyagatare Hospital. Builders successfully transformed a former swamp into this modern green space to enhance the city’s aesthetic and recreational value.

Consequently, this project provides a significant boost to the district’s infrastructure. Travelers to the city can now easily find a serene environment for relaxation and social engagement in the heart of the urban center.

Government and World Bank support behind the project

The Acting Mayor of Nyagatare District, Kakooza Henry, confirmed that the World Bank provided essential support for this development. He explained that the district is now actively seeking private partners to manage and provide services within the park.

“Now that the entire project is complete, we are looking for private companies to come and work there and provide various services. We have provided free internet for the youth and we want the residents to benefit from it and relax and hold meetings there, just as we see Nyandugu, so we want it too.” He confirmed

The leader assured the public that an investor will begin operations in the garden by the end of May.

Students and residents welcome the development

Local residents and university students have expressed their happiness with the project, particularly highlighting the benefit of free internet. Bigwi Channel, a student at the University of Rwanda, Nyagatare Campus, noted that the park would facilitate better academic outcomes. He said, “It will help us conduct research because it was difficult for us to get internet, we could only get it on campus and then it would be gone, but now we will have to go to the city to get it.”

Similarly, Shyaka Fred mentioned that the park provides a much-needed space to host guests without the high costs associated with hotels. He requested that future entrepreneurs maintain reasonable prices so that the entire community can afford the services.

Improved public amenities and social spaces

The community views this park as a sign of the rapid development within the district, comparing it to the modern gardens found in Kigali City. Nyagatare continues to establish itself as a secondary city through various large-scale infrastructure projects. The city currently features 25 kilometers of newly built asphalt roads.

Furthermore, it hosts two universities and a stadium, all aimed at facilitating a better quality of life for the residents. The Nyagatare Urban Eco Park adds to these growing amenities, providing a central hub for leisure and connectivity that supports the district’s long-term urban vision.