NEWS- Rwanda President Paul Kagame has dismissed the Minister for Public Service and Labour, Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya who has been one of the longest serving government ministers in his government.
According to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya has been dismissed from her position “owing to matters of accountability under investigation” and no more details were divulged.
The development, announced in a statement and released early today July 25th 2024 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 12th, replacing Jeannette Bayisenge.
Mujawamaria holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry and has previously served as Minister for Environment, a position she held from November 2019 through last month and she also served as Minister of Gender and Family Promotion from 2011 to 2013 and Minister of Education from 2006 to 2008.
While in the Ministry of Education, Mujawamariya also held positions such as Minister of State in charge of Higher Education from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Education in charge of Primary and Secondary Education from 2003 to 2005.
Mujawamariya also served as Rwanda’s ambassador to Russia from 2013-2019 before making a comeback to the Cabinet and 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.
