President Kagame officially launches Mara Phones Manufacturing Plant

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00:55 Today is a big dream come true, not only for Mara,

01:14 but also for Rwanda, and also for Africa.

01:18 We realized a few years ago that to create

01:21 a true positive social impact on our continent

01:25 and in emerging markets in general,

01:28 we need to have high quality and affordable smartphones.

01:32 That as Africa, we don't manufacture anything.

01:37 We assemble in a few countries here and there,

01:40 but we do not manufacture.

01:42 We are a true consumer, but not a producer.

01:46 So that's when we came up with the plan of Mara phones.

01:51 We mentioned it to a few people, and quite a few people

01:54 told us we were crazy and this was not doable.

01:57 I was reflecting yesterday, Your Excellency, and 20,

02:00 25 years ago when I was flying from Rwanda

02:03 to the rest of the world, family members around the world

02:06 used to ask me to come with what Rwanda was pretty well

02:09 known for at that time, 20, 25 years ago, which

02:12 was Maracuja, passion fruit, Maracuja.

02:16 So I was just reflecting yesterday

02:19 that it's quite cool that we're not only

02:21 going to be able to take Maracuja,

02:24 but we're also going to be able to take from Maracuja

02:26 to Mara phones.

02:27 We remember two people's words in our case.

02:33 One was His Excellency's words that it's enough of people

02:37 writing our story for us.

02:39 It's time we write our own story.

02:42 And the second was my spiritual leader,

02:45 Morari Bapu, who said if people are not

02:48 laughing at your dreams, that means

02:51 your dreams are not big enough.

02:54 So with that in mind, and our true belief in Africa,

02:58 particularly Rwanda, we made this happen.

03:02 We are so happy, so delighted that all of you

03:05 have joined us to witness this auspicious occasion.

03:09 Long live Your Excellency, President Kagame,

03:13 long live people of Rwanda, and don't forget Rwanda itself.

03:19 God bless us all.

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03:27 This is the path Rwanda has chosen for our development.

03:34 The investment by Mara phones group

03:38 is therefore in perfect harmony with our focus on science

03:46 and technology as the key drivers

03:51 of our economic transformation.

03:56 The Mara group has shown that it shares

04:00 our vision for Rwanda's development

04:03 and is prepared to play a part in it.

04:09 I am pleased that Mara is committed to partnering

04:14 with Rwanda's educational and training institutions

04:20 to ensure that workers acquire the necessary skills

04:28 to succeed.

04:31 In Rwanda, we have Irembo, which is already

04:42 the citizens' primary gateway for many public services.

04:51 And integration of Irembo into Mara phones

04:56 is an innovative feature.

05:00 The introduction of Mara phones will put smartphone ownership

05:06 within reach of more Rwandans.

05:13 The product is backed by a warranty,

05:18 and the price can be paid in installments over two years.

05:26 I think they have tried to make it as simple and possible

05:37 to Rwandans as they could.

05:40 In particular, I thank Mara chairman, Jagdish,

05:48 and the CEO, Ashish, for choosing

05:53 to establish this plant in Rwanda,

06:00 our country and their country.

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