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Uproar as Rwanda to shut 700 churches over safety, hygiene

Rwanda shuts down 700 churches over safety, hygiene. [Photo/AFP]

Rwandan authorities said yesterday 714 churches and one mosque would be shut in Kigali for allegedly failing to meet safety and hygiene standards.

"Some churches conduct their worship services in shoddy and unclean structures, to the detriment of people's health and safety," said Anastase Shyaka, head of the Rwanda Governance Board, which monitors public and private organisations.

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