Third legislature of the Rwandan Senate

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The third legislature of the Rwandan Senate commenced in 2019 and will end in 2027.

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; French: Parlement) and has 26 members:[1]

  • 12 senators elected by the councils
  • 8 senators appointed by the President
  • 4 senators designated by the Forum of Political organizations
  • 1 senator elected by public universities
  • 1 senator elected by private universities

Members of the Senate[]

The current members of the Senate are as follows:[2][3]

Name Provenance Province
Elected in Southern Province Southern Province
Alvera Mukabaramba Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Augustin Iyamuremye Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties Kigali City
Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Elected in Public Institutions of Higher Learning Kigali City
Emmanuel Havugimana Elected in Western Province Western Province
Representing Private Universities and Higher Education Institutions Kigali City
Espérance Nyirasafari Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Elected in Northern Province Northern Province
Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Elected in Eastern Province Eastern Province
Elected in Eastern Province Eastern Province
Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties Kigali City
Elected in Southern Province Southern Province
Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties Kigali City
Elected in Eastern Province Eastern Province
Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties Eastern Province
Laetitia Nyinawamwiza Elected in Northern Province Northern Province
Elected in Western Province Western Province
Margaret Nyagahura Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City
Marie Rose Mureshyankwano Elected in Western Province Western Province
Pélagie Uwera Elected in Southern Province Southern Province
Elected in City of Kigali Kigali City
Appointed by the President of the Republic Kigali City

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Senate of Rwanda on parliament.gov.rw
  2. ^ Senators Profiles, parliament.gov.rw. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Nasra Bishumba, Men dominate senatorial provincial seats, The New Times, September 17, 2019. Accessed May 5, 2020.

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