The New Kigali City Master Plan gives a detailed account of the design and structure of roads and structures in the city. In doing so, it set the stage for the Kigali conceptual Master Plan, which in turn outlines the designs, strategies and actions that will guide Kigali planners and citizens into future more detailed District Plans and implementation
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First Lady Michelle Obama over the last year has spent a total of 42 days on vacation, or a little more than one out of every nine days, according to a White House Dossier analysis of her travel. Her vacations, the cost of which are mostly borne by taxpayers, include trips to Panama City, Fla., Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, South Africa, Latin America, Vail, Colo., and her visit this week to her brother in Corvallis, Ore. The total does not include a nine day sojourn in Martha's Vineyard that the Obamas will enjoy this month. Nor does it include a trip she made to Ireland and Great Britain in May, which I'm counting as official travel. The total vacation time would have been slightly higher had the Obamas gone as planned for an April weekend in Williamsburg, Va. The trip was cancelled due to an extended stalemate between President Obama and Congress over the budget. Mrs. Obama's extensive vacation travel comes while many America citizens find themselves out of work or having trouble making ends meet as the economic recovery stalls. Taxpayers pick up most of the cost of transporting the first lady and her extensive entourage -- including Secret Service and her staff -- to her various destinations. While she may in some cases pay some of the tab for her personal expenses and travel, the amount is dwarfed by the overall cost to the public. On trips she makes with the president, though, the costs are only somewhat greater that then they would have been had he travelled alone ...
