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President Kagame begins keynote address: I am very pleased to join you here today, to launch the Mara Phones factory, which is the first of its kind in our continent. The first smartphones ever to be made in Rwanda have already rolled off the assembly line #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The Mara Phone joins a growing list of high-quality products that are made in our country. Producing smartphones is not a simple matter. Around one thousand individual components are involved as we have been taken through the whole process #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The Mara Phones plant is therefore a complex manufacturing operation requiring significant technical skill and expertise. It is another milestone on our journey to high-tech, “made-in-Rwanda” industry #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: I want to congratulate everyone involved in this pioneering project. In particular, I thank Mara Chairman Jagdish and CEO Ashish for choosing to establish this plant in Rwanda our country and their country #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: This factory is the latest addition to our ongoing partnership with Mara Group and shows this company’s confidence in the business prospects of our country and the wider region #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The smartphone is no longer a luxury item. It is rapidly becoming a requirement of everyday life. That trend is bound to increase in the years to come, as more and more services migrate to digital platforms #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: In Rwanda we have Irembo which is already the citizen’s primary gateway for many public services. Integration of Irembo into Mara Phones is an innovative feature #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The percentage is still really low of Rwandans who are already using smartphones, but we want to enable many more who would like to, and this is why dealing with cost and quality is very important #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: We are gradually dealing with those obstacles through what Mara group has established here in Rwanda #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The introduction of Mara Phones will put smartphone ownership within reach of more Rwandans. The product is backed by a warranty & the price can be paid in instalments over two years. They have tried to make it as simple & possible for Rwandans as they could.
President Kagame: Our world is changing fast. Keeping pace requires constant innovation. This is the path Rwanda has chosen for our development #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The investment by Mara Phones Group is therefore in perfect harmony with our focus on science and technology, as the key drivers of our economic transformation #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: I am pleased that Mara is committed to partnering with Rwanda’s educational & training institutions to ensure that workers acquire the necessary skills to succeed. This should be the model for collaboration between industry & the education sector in our country
President Kagame: Mara aims to export phones within our region as well, and this is very important. As such, this partnership has a significance that goes beyond the particular facility we are launching today, or the phone that it produces #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame: The private sector is the engine of the progress we desire for our continent. We must aim to compete regionally and globally, at the high-end of the technology spectrum #MadeInRwanda
President Kagame concludes: Mara Group has shown that it shares our vision for Rwanda’s development & is prepared to play a significant part in it. We value that readiness & will work to ensure that Mara Group’s investment is commercially successful, which is also to our benefit.
