o Mureshyankwano was born in a moderate family in the village
o She served as a teacher for 12 years
o She was once a refugee
o RPF uplifted her from a teacher to a parliamentarian, then to governor
o She is a committed Christian
Despite her political dockets at the helm of the Southern Province, Mureshyankwano dedicates ample time for her family and never forgets that there is Almighty Heavenly God above all; she regularly attends church and fervently worships the Lord.
Mureshyankwano, 60, has revealed to local radio station, Flash FM, her personal and political life and shared about her blessed life that has a lot putting a smile on her face.
Form her birth history, Mureshyankwano is a member of a large and moderate family.
“We were born nine, six girls and three boys, from our parents. I grew up in the farming family with a livestock of cows and goats. We were living in Karago Commune (district) in Gisenyi, currently in Nyabihu District, Western Province,” she narrates.
She grew up under a seriously disciplinary parenting that taught her about hard work.
“We were trained to work so hard that we would always go to school every morning after doing some Irish potato farming activities,” she says.
Mureshyankwano later got married and has three children, two are doing university studies.
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Mureshyankwano says that RPF Inkotanyi guided her on the course of her entire life, leading her up to the level she has attained now.
“During the Genocide against the Tutsi, I was not hunted but because of the ideology we had acquired, deceiving us about the character of Inkotanyi, I fled with others to DR Congo but I was lucky that those Inkotanyi we fled from for fear that they would kill us, were the ones to bring us back to our country,” she says.
Mureshyankwano joined RPF Inkotanyi political party in 2000, starting her political career that way. Before reaching a high profile in politics, she worked as a teacher for 12 years. She taught at a primary school in Rutsiro District from 1992 to 2001 and at Bumba Complex School from 2001 from 2005.
Mureshyankwano became the Coordinator of National Women Council in Rutsiro District in 2005, the position she kept until the 4th October 2016 when she joined the Lower Chamber of Parliament as a lawmaker.
She currently boasts of her contribution to Rwanda’s education during her teaching career and her role in legislation.
About her current position, Mureshyankwano says “And today, there is a lot I am doing in the interests of residents of the Southern Province.”
She wakes up early in the morning to plan the daily work as a strategy to deliver her duties.
“If I am to be in the office at 7:00 am, I wake up at 5:00 am to do preparations and from 6:00, I start checking out on my phone to know the morning situation in the province. I also allocate tasks to different people,” she says.
She cares of her family, hangs out with members
Though Mureshyankwano is not meeting daily her two daughters who are doing university and a son doing secondary school, she cares much about them and takes time to have talks with them when they are at home. She often spends weekend time with her husband who is working in the Western Province.
“In the end of year festive season, I often go out with my husband and children to share and enjoy life. We visited Canopy in Nyungwe Forest end of last year and we had good time together. It is good to take time for de-stressing. I also like doing body exercises for workouts,” she says.
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Mureshyankwano likes local food but does not take alcoholic drinks due to her religious beliefs.
“I like food without oil. I like most local items like pumpkin, Irish potato, fresh maize and peas,” she says.
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Mureshyankwano is a Christian who freely worships and praises God from the temple.
“All I have attained is attributable to my God. It is due to Almighty God and our good country’s leadership that I am who I am today. I find pleasure in being in God’s temple, I praise him freely and dance for him always,” she concludes.
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