Senate (Rwanda) Explained

The upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; French: Parlement) is the Senate (Sena/Sénat). The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for eight-year terms: 12 elected by provincial councils, eight appointed by the President of the Republic to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, four by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations, and two elected by the staff of the universities (one public, one private). Additionally, former presidents can request to become a member of the Senate.

The Senate was established in 2003.^[1]

Presidents

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Vincent Biruta	August 2003	October 2011	^[2]
	10 October 2011	14 October 2014	^[3]
Bernard Makuza	14 October 2014	17 October 2019	^[4]
Augustin Iyamuremye	17 October 2019	9 December 2022	^[5]
François-Xavier Kalinda	9 January 2023	Incumbent	^[6]

See also

• First legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2003-2011
• Second legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2011-2019
• Third legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2019-2027

External links

• Official website Our Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: History. www.parliament.gov.rw.
2. Web site: Minister . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314130343/http://minirena.gov.rw/index.php?id=135 . 2021-12-11. 2014-03-14 .
3. Web site: Munyaneza . James . Why Senate president resigned | The New Times | Rwanda . The New Times . 2014-09-18 . 2020-01-25.
4. Web site: Senators details. www.parliament.gov.rw.
5. Web site: Bishumba . Nasra . Who is who in the new Senate? | The New Times | Rwanda . The New Times . 2019-10-19 . 2020-01-25.
6. Moise M.. Bahati. Choice of new Rwanda Senate president 'reflects power sharing tradition'. The New Times. 2023-01-09. 2023-01-15.