{The speaker of parliament, Donatille Mukabarisa has commended parliamentarians for efforts made within the just-concluded session of parliament that involved scrutiny of the constitution and effecting some amendments.}
“The members of parliament have dully fulfilled their responsibilities in this trimester with utmost dedication,” she said.
Mukabarisa also noted that parliamentarians have been very considerate and accountable to the public, including gathering opinions from the public, debating and effect the necessary legal opinions.
“I would like to appreciate everyone that has played a role to respect the process of constitutional amendment,” she said.
Parliament in the last trimester, has passed 15 laws including constitutional amendments but of which implementation will approved after a nationwide referendum. This reform includes reducing presidential term limits from seven to five years renewable only once.
Some of the other laws passed are related to public procurement, Public private partnership, among others.
The Rwanda Senate also ended the normal trimester after voting for 11 laws and the reformed constitution. Parliamentarians will be back in the House on 5th February 2016.
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