Edwin Musoni and Kennedy Ndahiro
18 August 2008
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
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