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00:00 Hundreds of migrants could finally arrive on the Randon Hills this summer.
00:04 Local authorities highlight the accommodations awaiting asylum seekers and have given French
00:09 24 a rare access to one of the hotels, the Hope Hostel, where the first hundreds of refugees
00:15 could be sent.
00:16 50 rooms have been ready for two years now, meticulously maintained empty for the past
00:21 600 days.
00:23 The managers have been waiting and were eager to show our cameras their clean rooms, shared
00:28 areas to eat, work and even pray.
00:30 The Randon government here, with these infrastructures, wants to answer concerns about the safety
00:36 and comfort of refugees, showing that everything is already ready.
00:41 "We are considering the human being, they will feel like at home, they will be safe
00:46 and they will get different opportunities, not only in the Hope Hostel, even in the different
00:51 corners of the country.
00:52 It is in that reason we are being ready since June 2022."
00:59 For the past two years, Kigali has been preparing to host migrants, thanks in part to the £290
01:05 million already committed by the British government through its migrant scheme.
01:10 An entire estate with houses has also been constructed to facilitate the newcomers'
01:15 integration into society.
01:16 Kigali promises hundreds of available accommodations and says it will respect conditions stipulated
01:22 by the new British law, including providing legal assistance for refugees.
01:28 However, the safety of asylum seekers in Rwanda remains in doubt by numerous NGOs and opponents,
01:34 some in exile, who highlight the lack of freedom of expression, but also the lack of job opportunities
01:40 in the country.