NYARUGENGE – Alphonse Nizeyimana is the new Kigali City Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Affairs after scooping the majority of the votes cast during the by-election for the MVK post held yesterday to replace Dieudonne Rumaragishyika who resigned earlier in the year.

A total of 132 votes were cast yesterday by members of the three districts and Kigali City Councils.

The results released by the National Electoral Commission indicate that Nizeyimana got 113 of the total number of votes cast.

Nizeyimana, 35, had to take his second oath of the day as he had earlier on been sworn in as a member of the Kigali City Council. 

The law prescribes that, in addition to at least six years secondary education and wide experience in leadership, whoever wants to enter similar posts must be a member of the Council.

The Civil Engineer said after his swearing in that his focus will be geared towards attracting investments that can help in the reduction of poverty, into the city, good urban construction planning and infrastructure improvement.

"Urban construction planning and implementation is the speciality of cities all over the world,” he mentioned in an interview, sounding eager that his career will help him accomplish the responsibilities in his new role.

Local government Minister, Protais Musoni, who graced the event, reminded the new official that the task ahead of him consists primarily advocating for the people he represents.

"This is a 24-hour job,” he reiterated.

Musoni however regretted the fact that people seem to ignore the values of time, referring to the the long delay of Council members’ arrival at the event.

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