KIGALI - The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) has made gender balance a priority in approving its final list of Parliamentary candidates with 35 women making it into the 80-candidate list. The Political Bureau of the RPF Saturday drew its final list of the RPF and its coalition partners.

The list also includes 14 members of the coalition representing six parties which formed a coalition with the RPF. They are PPC, PSR, UDPR, PSP, PDI and PDC.

The most notable absentee from the list is the outgoing president of the lower chamber of Parliament, Mukezamfura Alfred, of PDC.

Familiar faces on the RPF bench in the last parliament have also been dropped. They include Somayire Antoine- one of the longest serving members of the House- Mitsindo Fidel and Bisengimana Elysée.

Dr. Rutijanwa Medard of PSR, who has also been a long-serving member of the House is also absent from the list.

Veteran lawmaker, Kanzayire Bernadette tops the list which also includes outgoing vice Speaker, Polisi Denis and new comer, Dr. Semasaka Gabriel.

Other notable newcomers are the former Minister of Education who was last month replaced as the Rector of Kigali Institute of Education (KIE), Emmanuel Mudidi, and the current State Minister in charge of environment, water and mines, Munyanganizi Bikoro.

Parliamentary elections kick-off on September 15.

NAMES                                       PARTIES 
1.  KANZAYIRE Bernadette............FPR 
2.  Dr. SEMASAKA Gabriel..............FPR 
3.  MUKAYISENGA Françoise..........FPR 
4.  POLISI Denis............................FPR 
5.  GASANA Alfred..........................FPR 
6.  GATERA Emmanuel...................PDC 
7.  MUKANDUTIYE Spéciose...........FPR 
8.  KANTENGWA Julianna...............FPR 
9.  KAYITARE Innocent...................FPR 
10. NIRERE Béatrice.......................FPR 
11. KANAKUZE Judith......................FPR 
12. MUKAMA Abbas.........................PDI 
13. MUKAZIBERA Agnès..................FPR 
14. Prof. MUNYANGANIZI BIKORO...FPR 
15. KABONEKA Francis....................FPR 
16. NYABYENDA Damien..................FPR 
17. KAYINAMURA Gédeon................FPR 
18. RUCIBIGANGO Jean-Baptiste.....PSR 
19. KAYITESI Liberata......................FPR 
20. Dr. MUSEMAKWELI  J.Baptiste....FPR 
21. UWACU Julienne........................FPR 
22. SEKAMANA Bwiza Connie...........FPR 
23. NYANDWI Désiré........................FPR 
24. RWIGEMA Gonzague..................UDPR 
25. RENZAHO Giovani.......................FPR 
26. MUKAYUHI RWAKA Constance.....FPR 
27. MUKANOHELI Saidath..................FPR 
28. MUSABYIMANA Samuel.................FPR 
29. MUKARUGEMA Alphonsine............FPR 
30. NIBISHAKA Aimable......................FPR 
31. KAYIRANGA Alfred  RWASA............FPR 
32. MUKANTAGANZWA Pélagie............FPR 
33. KAREMERA Jean Thierry.................PPC 
34. SHAMAKOKERA Tharcisse...............FPR 
35. MURESHYANKWANO Marie Rose.....FPR 
36. KALIMA Evode................................FPR 
37. MWIZA Espérance..........................FPR  
38. SAFARI Théoneste..........................FPR 
39. ASHINZWUWERA D.Alexandre........PSP 
40. NYIRAMADIRIDA Fortunée..............FPR 
41. MPORANYI Théobald......................FPR 
42. MUDIDI Emmanuel........................FPR 
43. Dr. RWABUHIHI Ezéchias...............FPR 
44. MURARA Jean Damascène..............FPR 
45. GAHONDOGO Athanasie.................FPR 
46. HAMIDOU Omar .............................PDI 
47. KANKERA Marie Josée.....................FPR 
48. NGABO SEMAHUNDO Amiel..............FPR 
49. MUTIMURA Zeno..............................FPR 
50. UWAMARIYA Odette........................FPR 
51. MUKAKARANGWA Clothilde..............PDC 
52. MUKAMAZIMPAKA Bernadette.........FPR 
53. BAKUSI Alphonse........................... FPR 
54. MUGENZI Nathanaël.......................FPR 
55. MUJAWASE Alphonsine....................PPC 
56. TWAGIRAYEZU Innocent .................FPR 
57. DUSABEYEZU Thacienne..................FPR 
58. BUKUBA Fidèle.................................FPR 
59. KANYANGE Phoëbe..........................PSP 
60. NIKOBAHOZE Virginie.......................FPR 
61. KALISA Clément ..............................FPR 
62. MPONGERWA Sylvie.........................PSR 
63. KAYUMBA Rose.................................FPR 
64. TUMUSHIME Sharon........................ FPR 
65. MARENGO Jeannine..........................FPR 
66. UWAMARIYA Béatrice........................FPR 
67. MUKAKARANGWA Donatille................FPR 
68. GAHAMANYI Christine........................FPR 
69. NTAKIRUTIMANA Zéphyrin ................FPR 
70. MURENZI Abdallah.............................FPR 
71. RUSANGANWA Théogène ..................FPR 
72. MUSEVENI Sinèse............................UDPR 
73. KAYITESI Christine.............................FPR 
74. KARAKE Ferdinand .............................FPR 
75. AYABAGABO Jéremy............................FPR 
76. NDAGIJIMANA Léonard.......................PDC 
77. TUGUME Bernard ...............................FPR 
78. GATABAZI Jean Marie Vianney            FPR 
79. URUJENI Dora.................................... PDI 
80. BUREGEYA Silas..................................FPR

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