Cabinet Meeting

On Monday, 04 May 2015, an extraordinary Cabinet Meeting chaired by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Paul KAGAME, convened in Village URUGWIRO.

1. The Cabinet Meeting approved its earlier decisions of 14 April 2015, after minor adjustments.
2. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Orders.

• Presidential Order establishing the procedure of performance appraisal and promotion of judges and judicial personnel;
• Presidential Order determining Benefits for Members of the Council of Elders;
• Prime Minister’s Order determining the organizational structure, salaries and fringe benefits for employees of the Council of Elders (REAF);
• Prime Minister’s Order determining the organizational structure, summary of job positions, and salaries and fringe benefits for Rwanda Management Institute (RMI);
• Prime Minister’s Order establishing Internal Rules and Regulations of the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO);
• Ministerial Order establishing modalities of temporary and definitive disposal of prohibited or expired agrochemicals;
• Ministerial Order establishing the list of registered and prohibited agrochemicals in Rwanda;
• Ministerial Order establishing code of conduct for Allied Health Professions;
• Ministerial Order determining the code of ethics for pharmacy profession;
• Ministerial Order determining the format of the badge of Bailiffs.

3. The Cabinet Meeting approved Ministerial Instructions determining the code of conduct of professional bailiffs.
4. The Cabinet Meeting made the following appointments:

* In National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC)

COMMISSIONERS:

• Bishop RUCYAHANA John, Chairman
• Ms. UWIMANA Xavérine, Vice Chairperson
• Father CONSOLATEUR Innocent, Commissioner
• Past. GASHAGAZA Déo, Commissioner
• Ms. UMURUNGI Cynthia, Commissioner
• Ms. DUSABEYEZU Thacienne, Commissioner
• Ms. MUREBWAYIRE Marie Christine, Commissioner
• Mr. RULINDA Innocent, Commissioner
• Ms. UMUBYEYI Mediatrice, Commissioner

* In the SUPREME COURT

• Mr. RUZINDANA Theogene: Director General in charge of General Services

* In MINECOFIN

• Dr. NSABIMANA Adelit: Economic Adviser

* In MINICOM

• Mr. Robert Opirah: Director General in charge of Trade

* BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:

1. a) In Rwanda Management Institute (RMI)

• Mr. Peter MALINGA, Chairperson
• Ms. Molly RWIGAMBA, Vice-Chairperson
• Mr. MANZI RUTAYISIRE Antoine, Member
• Mr. Fidèle ABIMANA, Member
• Ms. Aline MUTABAZI, Member
• Ms. Innocente MURASI, Member
• Mr. Godfrey KABERA, Member

1. b) In Rwanda Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd

• Mr. Arthur ASIIMWE, Member
• Mr. Alexis KAMUHIRE, Government Representative

1. c) In Mulindi Tea Company

• Dr. Magnifique NDAMBE NZARAMBA, Government Representative

1. d) In Special Guarantee Fund

• Mr. DUSABE Theophile, Member
• Ms. UWIMANA KAREMERA Claire, Member

1. e) In SONARWA GENERAL

• Ms. Marie Ange Hakiba INGABIRE, Member

1. f) In National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

• Ms. Diane UWITONZE, Member

1. g) In Public Service Commission

• Mr. KAMANZI Seth, Member

* In Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal/CSAT

• Mr. RUKUNDAKUVUGA Francois Regis

* In Rwanda Local Administrative Entities Development Agency/LODA

• Ms. KALIGIRWA Ernestine: Director of Local Development Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit.

* In Rwanda Meteorology Agency/Meteo Rwanda

• Mr. MUSONI Didace: Division Manager of Data Observations, Quality Control and Processing Division.
• Mr. KAMANZI Fidèle: Division Manager of Technology and Information Support Services Division.
• Mr. TWAHIRWA Anthony: Division Manager of Weather/Climate and Application Division.

5. In AoBs:
6. a) The Minister in the Office of the President informed the Cabinet Meeting that the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission in collaboration with Unity Club will start the process of selecting Promoters of Unity & Reconciliation “ABARINZI B’IGIHANGO” from May 2015. The best candidates will be announced and rewarded in October 2015 during the 8th Forum of Unity Club.
7. b) The Minister of State in MINEDUC in charge of Primary and Secondary Education informed the Cabinet Meeting that the launching ceremony of the National curriculum took place at SERENA Hotel, Kigali, on 23 rd April 2015 and the ceremony was attended by 300 stakeholders in education sector. The launch marked the beginning of the implementation phase of the Competence-based curriculum and it was the opportunity to avail the new curriculum to key stakeholders and mobilize their support for its implementation. The new curriculum will be implemented from January 2016 in schools beginning with preschools, Primary 1, Primary 4, Senior 1 and Senior 4. The implementation will be progressive covering a span of three years 2016, 2017 and national examinations in 2018.

This Statement was signed by

Stella Ford MUGABO

The Minister in Charge of Cabinet Affairs