Statement on Cabinet Decisions of 08.11.2017

On Wednesday, 8th November 2017, a Cabinet Meeting chaired by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Paul KAGAME, convened in Village URUGWIRO. 1. The Cabinet Meeting approved Minutes of previous Cabinet Meeting held on 04.10.2017. 2. The Cabinet Meeting was briefed about the Development of 147 MW Regional Rusizi III Hydropower Project. 3. The Cabinet Meeting approved the establishment of new visa regime. 4. The Cabinet Meeting approved Agreement about transfer of Howard G. Buffet Foundation’s Solar Power Plant (3.3MWp) located in Cyambwe Cell, Nasho Sector, Kirehe District to the Government of Rwanda. 5. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Draft Laws: - Draft Organic Law governing elections; - Draft Law governing Rwanda Archives and Library Services Authority and determining its mission, organization and functioning (RALSA); - Draft Law determining organization of education; - Draft Law modifying and complementing Law n° 33/2009 of 18/11/2009 relating to arms; - Draft Law on counter terrorism; - Draft Law approving the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, signed in Kigali, Rwanda, on 28/04/2017; - Draft Law approving the ratification of the Extradition Treaty Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, signed in Kigali, Rwanda, on 28/04/2017; - Draft Law approving the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Zambia, signed in Lusaka, Zambia, on 19/06/2017; - Draft Law on environment; - Draft Law modifying and complementing Law nº 21/2011 of 23/06/2011governing electricity in Rwanda; - Draft Law approving the ratification of the Grant Agreement signed in Kigali, Rwanda on 9th October 2017 between the Republic of Rwanda and the International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of Rwanda Agriculture Program for Results Multi-Donor Trust Fund, relating to the grant of USD 9,250,000 for the Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase III. 6. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Orders: - Presidential Order establishing the Special Statutes governing Prison Guards; - Presidential Order determining the salaries and fringe benefits allocated to the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board (RGB); - Presidential Order establishing the Special Statutes governing employees of National Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB); - Prime Minister's Order determining the Council of Rwanda Correctional Service in charge of rights and welfare of incarcerated persons; - Prime Minister's Order determining the Supervising Authority for the National Rehabilitation Service; - Ministerial Order dismissing Prison Guards (36). 7. The Cabinet Meeting approved Prime Minister’s Instructions determining the organization and functioning of the National Early Childhood Development Program (NECDP). 8. The Cabinet Meeting approved the agrément of MRS. JOANNE LOMAS, the new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Rwanda, with residence in Kigali, Rwanda. 9. The Cabinet Meeting approved Mrs. MARTHA T.M PHIRI as Country Manager/Representative of the African Development Bank Group to Rwanda, with residence in Kigali, Rwanda. 10. The Cabinet Meeting made the following appointments: 1. In the Office of the Prime Minister (PRIMATURE) - Mr. DUSINGIZIMANA Gratien: Governance Advisor; - Mr. BIZIMANA Hamiss: Policy Analyst in the Government Action Coordination Unit; - Mr. NZARAMBA Emmanuel: Office Manager. 2. In Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Mr. FISHER Itzhak: Chairman of Board of Directors. 3. In MINIJUST - Ms URUJENI Martine: Head of Access to Justice Department; - Mr. MUPENZI Narcisse: Community Justice Division Manager; International Justice and Judicial Cooperation Department: Senior State Attorneys: - Mr. NDENGEYINKA William; - Ms INGABIRE Joselyne; - Ms GAKUBA Raissa; - Mr. KIZITO Jean Pierre. 4. In MINISANTE - Col. Dr. MUVUNYI Zuberi: Director General of Clinical Services; - Dr. DUSHIME Théophile: Division Manager of Medical Emergency Services. 5. In Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) - Dr. Gilles François NDAYISABA: Division Manager of Non Communicable Diseases; - Ir. NIYITEGEKA Innocent: Medical Technology and Infrastructure (MTI) Division Manager. 6. In Ministry of Environment Ms KABERA Juliet: Director General of Environment and Climate Change. 7. In University of Rwanda (UR) Ms TENGERA Francoise: Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Administration & Finance. 8. In University Teaching Hospital (Butare)/CHUB Dr. SENDEGEYA Augustin: Director General. 9. In Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) - Mr. UWIMANA Leopold: Division Manager for Social and Affordable Housing Design and Development; - Mr. RUHUMURIZA Dhanis: Division Manager for Government Building Rehabilitation, Instructions, Accommodation and Office Management; - Mr. NSHIMIYIMANA Harouna: Division Manager for Regulation, Inspection and Audit; - Mr. MPAYIMANA Protais: Division Manager for Rural Settlement Planning and Development; - Mr. TWAHIRWA John: Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit; - Ms UMUGWANEZA Alice: Director of Inspection and Audits Unit. 10. In National Early Childhood Development Program - Mr. MUCUMBITSI HABIYAMBERE Alexis: Head of Nutrition & Hygiene Department; - Ms Freya ZANINKA De Clercq: Early Development, Parent Education and Child Protection Department. 11. In Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC) - Mr. SONGA GASHABIZI Alain: Head of Law Research, Reform and Revision Department; - Mr. IZERE Parfait: Law Revision Analyst; - Ms MUNEZERO Marie Jeanne: Research and Reform Analyst; - Mr. NGABONZIZA Julien: Research and Reform Analyst. 12. In National Unity and Reconciliation Commission: Renewal of the term of Office of two Commissioners - Sheikh BISHOKANINKINDI Dawud; - Ms BUGINGO Emma Marie. 13. In National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) -Ms MUKESHIMANA Claire: Corporate Services Division Manager. 14. In National Fund for Environment (FONERWA) -Mr. RUZIBIZA Hubert: Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 15. In Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) -Mr. MUNYAZIKWIYE Faustin: Deputy Director General. 16. In Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) - Dr. USENGUMUKIZA Felicien: Head of Research Department; - Mr. MBANDA Gerald: Head of Media Department; - Ms KAZAIRE Judith: Head of Service Delivery, GG & JADF Department; - Mr. KANGWAGYE Justus: Head of Political Parties & CSOs Department; - Ms MUTAMBA Elizabeth: Head of Home Grown Solutions; - Mr. KAYIGIRE Prince: Applied Governance Research Pool Division Manager; - Ms KAMIKAZI Sybille: Innovation & Governance Pool Division Manager; - Ms KIBERINKA Nicole: Service Delivery Division Manager; - Mr. AFRIKA Alexis: Good Governance and JADF Division Manager. 17. In Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board Mr. SAFARI Innocent: Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 18. In Rwanda Forensic Laboratory (RFL) Board of Directors: - Mr. KARANGWA Charles, Chairman; - Ms. ATUKUNDA Linda Grace, Vice Chairperson; - Mr. MWIKARAGO Emil Ivan, Member; - Ms. KABBATENDE AKINGOGA Annaise, Member; - Ms. UWINGENEYE Joyeuse, Member; - Mr. RUBANZANA Wilson, Member; - Mr. TWAGIRAYEZU Jean Marie, Member. 19. In Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority (RWFA) Board of Directors: - Dr. MUKURARINDA Athanase, Chairman; - Ms. KAYITESI Marceline, Vice Chairperson; - Mr. NSANZABAGANWA Epimaque, Member; - Mr. NZEYIMANA Innocent, Member; - Ms BAGUMA Rose,Member; - Dr. UWERA Claudine, Member; - Mr. SIBOMANA Saidi, Member. - Mr. MUGABO Jean Pierre Head of Forest Department; - Mr. TETERO François Xavier: Head of Water Resource Management Department; - Ms UMURERWA Denise: Corporate Services Division Manager. 20. In Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority Board of Directors - Mr. SAGASHYA Didier, Chairman; - Ms NGANGURE Winifred, Vice Chairperson; - Mr. MUREKEZI Charles, Member; - Mr. BOSENIBAMWE Aime, Member; - Ms IKIRIZA Ruth, Member; - Mr. RUMAZIMINSI Seraphin, Member; - Ms. NSINGA Flora, Member. - Ms NISHIMWE Grace: Head of Land Administration Department; - Mr. Augustine MUKUNZI Emmanuel: Registrar of Land Titles of Northern Province; - Mr. MUVARA Pothin: Registrar of Land titles in Eastern Province; - Mr. MUYOMBANO Sylvain: Registrar of Land Titles in Southern Province; - Ms NYIRANSHIMIYIMANA Christine: Registrar of Land Titles in City of Kigali; - Mr. TUYISENGE Jean Claude: Registrar of Land Titles in Western Province; - Mr. RUTAGENGWA Alexis: Head of Department of Surveying, Land Use Planning and Mapping; - Mr. RUTAGENGWA Faustin: Corporate Services Division Manager; 21. In Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA) Board of Directors: - Mr. NINGABIRE Yves Bernard, Chairman; - Ms KARENZI Annette, Vice Chairperson; - Mr. ASIIMWE Herbert, Member; - Mr. FURAHA David, Member; - Ms MUTESI Cissy, Member; - Ms IRAME Iza, Member; - Ms MUKESHIMANA Dative, Member. 22. In National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) Board of Directors: - Mr. NGABITSINZE Jean Chrysostome, Chairman; - Mr. RUGEMA Joshua, Vice Chairman; - Mr. RWINKOKO Patrick, Member; - Ms. SHERI Alphonsine, Member; - Ms. KAYITESI Regina, Member; - Ms. ISUGI Marie Chantal, Member; - Mr. RUTUKU K. Richard, Member. 23. In RWANDAIR Board of Directors: - Mr. KABERA Godfrey, Chairman; - Ms UWASE Patricia, Vice Chairperson. 24. In Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA) Board of Directors: - Ms MUKASHYAKA Drocelle, Member; - Ms GAFARANGA Brigitte, Member. 25. In Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) Board of Directors: - Mr. TURAHIRWA Ephraim, Chairman - Ms DUSHIMIRE Alice, Member. 26. In Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) Ms NKWIHOREZE Jackline, Member of Board of Directors. 27. In Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) - Mrs. UWIMBABAZI Esperance: Director of Livelihoods Development Unit; - Mr. KAYIGI Adolphe: Director of Planning Unit. 11. In AOB: a) The Minister in the Office of the President informed the Cabinet Meeting that the celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day is scheduled on 9th December 2017. Rwanda has chosen to dedicate a whole week campaign to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, from the 1st to 9th December 2017, under the theme: “Your role is vital in eradicating corruption”. b) The Minister of Sports and Culture informed the Cabinet Meeting of the following: - The 9th edition of “Tour du Rwanda” will be held from 12th to 19th November, 2017. - Rwanda beat Ethiopia 3-2 in the first leg of the CHAN 2018 football qualifier game held in Ethiopia on 5th November 2017. The return game will be held on 12th November, 2017. c) The Minister of State in MININFRA in charge of Transport informed the Cabinet Meeting that Rwanda will host the 49th Annual General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) at Kigali Convention Center from 12th – 14th November 2017 under the theme “Rethinking strategies for Airline Profitability in Africa”. The opening ceremony will be held on 13th November 2017 at Serena Hotel.

This Statement was signed

Marie Solange KAYISIRE

The Minister in Charge of Cabinet Affairs

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