Public Service and Labour minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya has been dismissed from her position “owing to matters of accountability under investigation,” according to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister. The development, announced in a statement released early Thursday, July 25 and signed by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on behalf of President Paul Kagame, comes just over a month after Mujawamariya was transferred to the Labour docket. Mujawamariya, who has been one of the longest serving Cabinet ministers, was appointed Minister of Public Service and Labour on June 12, replacing Jeannette Bayisenge. ALSO READ: Kagame names new Finance, Foreign Affairs ministers in mini-reshuffle A PhD holder in Physical Chemistry, Mujawamariya has previously served as Environment minister, a position she held from November 2019 through last month. She also served as Minister of Gender and Family Promotion (2011-2013), and Minister of Education (2006-2008). In the Ministry of Education, Mujawamariya also held positions such as Minister of State in charge of Higher Education (2005-2006) and Minister of Education in charge of Primary and Secondary Education (2003-2005). Mujawamariya also served as Rwanda’s ambassador to Russia from 2013-2019 before making a comeback to the Cabinet. Prior to becoming ambassador in 2013, Mujawamariya was the Vice-Chancellor of then-Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), a position she had held since 2011.
