Extraordinary Cabinet Decisions

On Thursday, 25 June 2015, an extraordinary Cabinet Meeting chaired by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Paul KAGAME, convened in Village URUGWIRO.

1. The Cabinet Meeting welcomed Dr. MALIMBA MUSAFIRI Papias, the newly appointed Minister of Education, and wished him all the best for his new assignment.

2. The Cabinet Meeting strongly condemned the arrest of Lt. Gen. Karenzi Karake, the Executive Secretary of the National Intelligence and Security Services, who was on official mission in London, Uk, for his arrest was not based on legal grounds but rather was politically motivated; the Cabinet Meeting requested Rwandans to do their best to continue to strive for dignity.

3. The Cabinet Meeting approved its earlier decisions of 08 June 2015, after minor adjustments.

4. The Cabinet Meeting approved that the Liberation Day, which takes place on 4th July, will be held at the Village level; the Cabinet Meeting requested all the concerned organs to speed up preparations for the successful celebrations of this anniversary.

5. The Cabinet Meeting approved the Government projects performance at the end of the third Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2014/15. The Cabinet Meeting approved the measures already taken to improve the management of projects in general, and specific measures taken to improve the management of selected projects with very low execution rate, in particular.

6. The Cabinet Meeting approved the revised National Export Strategy (NES) and establishment of an Export Growth Facility (EGF).

7. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Draft Laws:
Draft Law establishing the levy on petrol and gasoil for road maintenance;
Draft Law establishing the levy on petrol and gasoil for the establishment of strategic petroleum reserves;
Draft Law modifying and complementing Law Nº 26/2006 of 27/05/2006 determining and establishing consumption tax on some imported and locally manufactured products as modified and complemented to date.

8. The Cabinet Meeting approved the following Orders:
Presidential Order establishing the rules and regulations of the Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders and Decoration of Honour;
Prime Minister’s Order transferring Land and Immovable Assets in the plot N° 958 located at Kiyovu Cell, Nyarugenge Sector, Nyarugenge District, in the City of Kigali from the State Public Property to the State Private Property.

9. The Cabinet Meeting approved that Dr. NGIRABEGA Jean de Dieu terminates his duties as Head of Institute for HIV/AIDs, Diseases Prevention and Control Department in order to start a new job as Deputy Executive Secretary at the East African Health and Research Commission.

10. The Cabinet Meeting approved the agrément for the following Ambassadors and High Commissioners to represent their respective Countries to Rwanda:
Mrs. FREDERIQUE MARIA DE MAN, of the Kingdom of Netherlands, with residence in Kigali.
Mr. OTA KIYOKAZU, of Japan, with residence in Kigali.
Mr. BOULAHBEL FARID, of People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, with residence in Kampala, Uganda.
Mr. FORNARA DOMINICO, of Italy, with residence in Kampala, Uganda.
Mr. PRASITTIPORN WETPRASIT, of Thailand, with residence in Nairobi, Kenya.
Mr. QUSAI RASHED AL-FARHAN, of the State of Kuwait, with residence in Nairobi, Kenya.
Mrs. NDILOWE HAWA OLGA, of the Republic of Malawi, with residence in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mr. MYONG KYONG CHOL, of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), with residence in Kampala, Uganda.
Mr. BRUCE RATA SHEPHERD, of New Zealand, with residence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mr. JOACHIM ANVIRE DJABIA, of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, with residence in Kinshasa, DRC.

11. The Cabinet Meeting approved Mr. ALUN THOMAS to be the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Representative in Rwanda, with residence in Kigali.

12. The Cabinet Meeting made the following appointments:

* IN THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE/MININFRA
Mr. BAHIZI Frank: Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure.
Mrs. KAYITESI Marceline: Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure.

* IN THE MINISTRY OF SPORTS AND CULTURE/MINISPOC
Mr. KARAMBIZI Oleg Olivier, Advisor to the Minister

* IN THE OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN
Mr. NKURUNZIZA Jean Pierre: Advisor to the Ombudsman.

* IN THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES/MINIRENA
Mr. NSENGUMUREMYI Donat: Director of Mining and Petroleum Unit.

* IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/MYICT
Mr. NGABONZIZA Benoit: Director of Youth Empowerment and programs Coordination Unit.

* IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH/MINISANTE
Mr. KAMUHANGIRE Edward: Director of Health Services Quality Assurance Unit.

* IN THE RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER /RBC
Mrs. MUGWANEZA Placidie: Director of Clinical Prevention Unit.
Mr. MBITUYUMUREMYI Aimable: Director of Sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) and Other Blood Borne Infections (OBBIs) Unit.
Mr. UWINKINDI François: Director of Cancer Disease Unit.
Mr. RUHINDA Eria: Director of Center for Blood Transfusion, Rwamagana.
Mrs. KAZAYIRE Marie Fidèle: Director of Center for Blood Transfusion, Karongi.
Mrs. MUGENI MURASA Catherine: Director of Community Programs Unit.
Mr. REMERA Eric: Director of HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit.
Mr. MUTABAZI Vincent: Director of Other Respiratory Diseases Unit.
Mr. HAKIZIMANA Jean Léonard: Director of Outbreak Preparedness and Response Unit.
Mr. NIYONSENGA Simon Pierre: Director of Pulmonary, Renal, Diabetes and other Metabolic Diseases Unit.
Mrs. MISAGO Claire Nancy: Director of Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit.
Mr. NKUNDA MWESIGWA Richard: Director of Medical Entomology Unit.
Mr. KAYIGI Etienne: Director of Clinical Pathology Unit.
Mr. NIYINGABIRA MAHORO Julien: Director of Media Relations Unit.

* IN KIGALI UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL /CHUK
Mrs. MUNYARUGERERO KANEZA: Director of Human Resources and Administration Unit.

* IN RWANDA AGRICULTURAL BOARD /RAB
Mr. MUTIJIMA Vedaste: Director of Procurement Unit.

* IN RWANDA GOVERNANCE BOARD/RGB
Mr. NTAMBARA Paul: Director of Media Houses and Associations Unit.
Mr. BIMENYIMANA Robert: Director of Media Coordination and Monitoring Unit.

* IN THE OFFICE OF GOVERNEMENT SPOKESPERSON /OGS
Mr. MAGORANE Richard: Director of Photography and Videography Unit.

13. In AoB:

a) The Minister of Internal Security informed the Cabinet Meeting that the Japan Government has committed to support the establishment of a Cybercrime Investigation Center in Rwanda. The Center shall provide appropriate tools and equipment to enable detection, prevention and investigation of the cyber related crimes and be able to bring offenders to justice.

b) The Minister of State in charge of Energy and Water in MININFRA informed the Cabinet Meeting about the planned signing of the International Energy Charter by the Ministry of Infrastructure on 07/07/2015, in Kigali.

c) The Minister of State in charge of Transport in MININFRA informed the Cabinet Meeting that Rwandair has acquired a new Aircraft expected to be received on Thursday 25th June 2015 at Kigali International Airport. This new aircraft comes as an additional aircraft to RwandAir’s fleet and will help in serving a network of 18 destinations across 14 countries, in Africa and Dubai.

d) The CEO, RDB and Cabinet Member informed the Cabinet Meeting that:
The progress of preparations for the upcoming 11th Kwita Izina ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on 5th September 2015. In this ceremony, 24 baby gorillas born after last year’s ceremony will be named. This event is expected to bring together 400 international guests from various countries. This ceremony will also be a climax of a week-long celebrations under the theme: “Conserving now and for the future”. It will also be an opportunity for Rwanda to showcase various activities such as: a conversation on conservation, familiarization trip, Igitaramo, Kwita izina awards and business exhibitions.
On 30th June, RDB in collaboration with the African Parks will translocate 7 (seven) lions from South Africa to re-introduce the species into Akagera National Park. The return of lions to Akagera is a conservation milestone for the park and the country and it is an opportunity for Rwanda to increase its competitiveness as a tourism destination and portray to the world our commitment to conservation.

This Statement was signed by

Stella Ford MUGABO

The Minister in Charge of Cabinet Affairs