{"id":113030,"date":"2025-10-14T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/six-senators-set-to-complete-their-terms-next-week"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:34:52","slug":"six-senators-set-to-complete-their-terms-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/six-senators-set-to-complete-their-terms-next-week","title":{"rendered":"Six senators set to complete their terms next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Six senators who were sworn in on October 22, 2020, at the Parliament during a ceremony presided over by President Paul Kagame are set to complete their five-year term next week, by October 22.<\/p>\n

They include four Senators who were appointed by President Kagame who include Jean-Pierre Dusingizemungu, Epiphanie Kanziza, Andre\u0301 Twahirwa, and Evode Uwizeyimana.<\/p>\n

The remaining two were elected through the National Consultative Forum for Political Organisations in Rwanda (NFPO). They are, Alexis Mugisha (from Democratic Green Party of Rwanda \u2013 DGPR) and Clotilde Mukakarangwa (from the Centrist Democratic Party \u2013 PDC).<\/p>\n

Who are the four new senators?<\/p>\n

All of the six have been serving their first term in the Senate, The New Times understands.<\/p>\n

According to the constitution, elected and appointed senators serve a five-year term, renewable once.<\/p>\n

This means they stand a chance to serve another term \u2013 if reappointed.<\/p>\n

However, when senators are former Heads of State, they are not subject to term limits, the constitution specifies.<\/p>\n

The Senate, which is the Upper Chamber Rwanda\u2019s Parliament, has a mandate to legislate and oversee the actions of the Executive for and on behalf of Rwandans.<\/p>\n

The Senate is composed of 26 senators, according to Article 80 of the constitution.<\/p>\n

The constitution provides that 12 senators are elected by specific electoral colleges in accordance with national administrative entities; eight are appointed by the President of the Republic, giving particular consideration to the principles of national unity, the representation of historically marginalised groups, and any other national interests.<\/p>\n

Another four senators are designated by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations and two academics or researchers from public and private institutions of higher learning are elected by the academic and research staff of the same institutions.<\/p>\n

According to the National Electoral Commission, as a common practice, the President of the Republic appoints four senators at the beginning of a term \u2013 of a new assembly \u2013 and another four one year later.<\/p>\n

There are four senators designated by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations \u2013 two at the commencement of a term, and another two a year later.<\/p>\n

Senator Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu<\/p>\n

Senator Epiphanie Kanziza<\/p>\n

Senator Alexis Mugisha<\/p>\n

Senator Clotilde Mukakarangwa<\/p>\n

Andre\u0301 Twahirwa<\/p>\n

Senator Evode Uwizeyimana<\/p>\n\r\n