44% women on RPF Parliamentary list

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. Below is the list of Parliamentary candidates of RPF and Coalition Parties (PDC, PDI, PSR, UDPR, PPC and PSP): 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 Ends

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44% women on RPF Parliamentary list