From Kigali to The Provinces: TAJYIRE’s Vision for A National Technology Network

Elias Hakizimana Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026 0 Comments

By The Inspirer.

What began as an electronics marketplace in Kigali is evolving into something more ambitious: a nationwide network connecting technology, research, skills and markets.

In the centre of Kigali, an electronics marketplace is becoming the prototype for a much bigger idea.

TAJYIRE Group is looking beyond the capital, with new operations planned in Musanze in the Northern Province and Muhanga in the Southern Province. But this is not simply a story about opening more branches.

TAJYIRE is attempting to build a national network of technology and innovation hubs where research and development, practical training, entrepreneurship and the marketplace operate as one connected system.

**TAJYIRE’s branded facility in Muhanga, Southern Province.**

That distinction matters. A young innovator may have an idea but lack equipment. A technician may have skills but no access to opportunity. A researcher may develop a prototype but struggle to reach customers. TAJYIRE’s model is designed to connect those missing links.

Its Kigali ecosystem already combines technology businesses with training and a growing R&D operation focused on areas including robotics, artificial intelligence and applied technology. The planned expansion seeks to take that model closer to young people, entrepreneurs and businesses outside Kigali.

Musanze could become an important test of how the concept can work at provincial level. Muhanga represents another step toward a broader national footprint. The ambition is that each hub should become more than a building: a place where people can learn, experiment, develop technology, start businesses and reach markets.

**TAJYIRE’s branded facility in Musanze, Northern Province.**

Technology ecosystems are strongest when research does not remain inside laboratories, training does not end with certificates, and innovation does not stop at prototypes. Ideas must eventually become useful products, businesses, jobs and solutions. TAJYIRE is trying to build that bridge.

The real measure of success, however, will not be the number of buildings opened. It will be the number of young people who gain productive skills, businesses that grow, technologies that reach the market and innovations that emerge from across the country.

If the network succeeds, its greatest achievement may not be creating another chain of technology centres. It may be creating a national pathway through which a Rwandan idea—whether born in Kigali, Musanze, Muhanga or elsewhere—can move from research to skills, from skills to enterprise, and from enterprise to market.

That is the larger promise behind TAJYIRE’s next chapter.

Lambert Gahungu, CEO of TAJYIRE Group, said the expansion reflects a broader ambition to build technology infrastructure that can serve the entire country.

“Our vision is to build a national network where young people can learn, researchers can develop solutions, entrepreneurs can build companies, and Rwandan technologies can reach real markets. TAJYIRE is not only expanding locations; we are building an ecosystem that can turn ideas into skills, businesses and solutions for Rwanda.”

During her recent visit to TAJYIRE, Senator Dr. Laetitia Nyinawamwiza highlighted the importance of initiatives that connect technology, skills development, research and business opportunities. She described TAJYIRE’s work as an example of efforts to strengthen innovation infrastructure and widen access to technology opportunities beyond Kigali.

TAJYIRE’s planned expansion into Musanze and Muhanga therefore represents an effort to take its technology and innovation model beyond Kigali, with the broader ambition of connecting skills, research, entrepreneurship and markets across Rwanda.