The chairman of Rwanda’s national commission for preparing the new constitution, Tito Ryutaremara, on Wednesday said that prisoners were expected to contribute their ideas in the making of the country’s new constitution “just like any other Rwandan citizen”, Rwandan radio said. During his visit to one of the country’s prisons, Kimirome prison, Ryutaremara said the prisoners had welcomed the idea, “because it seems it is the first time that people come to ask them to participate in building this country”. “You know, as we are preparing this constitution, they are happy that we have thought of them,” he said. “We have thought that they have got that right of giving out - giving new ideas and helping the other population to build our country. They are very happy,” he added. Ryutaremara’s visit to Kimirome prison followed his visit to Kigali’s Central Prison.
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