Bernard Makuza has been elected Rwanda’s new senate President replacing [ Dr. Ntawukurirya Jean Damascene who resigned last month.->http://en.igihe.com/news/reasons-why-rwandan-senators-lost-trust-in-dr.html]
25 Senators out of 26 Senators voted for Makuza with only one member voting ‘No’.
He stood unopposed after Laurent Nkusi’s declined to be nominated for the position.
Makuza was nominated by fellow senator Apollinaire Mushinzimana.
Makuza has been serving as Senate vice president in charge of Legislation and Government Oversight.
Senator Fatou Harerimana has been voted as the new Senate Vice President, with 21 votes out of 26
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