It is a major transport hub because of this junction, where a sizeable taxi-minibus park and terminus offers the Okapi, Atraco and Stella express services.

It is also used as an overnight rest stop for truck drivers from Tanzania to Kigali and beyond.

A small hotel provides basic accommodation, and there are two petrol pumps, a conference centre, a twice-weekly market and various bars and television halls.

It is also one of the sites the company Zipline uses for delivering supplies to medical centres around the area using drones.

The November 2013 issue of the magazine Architectural Digest shares the story and images from Kayonza.