Eligible candidates for the forthcoming senatorial elections are expected to submit their candidatures effective from 1st to 15 August . Campaigns will later kick start from 6th to 25 September.
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) chairman Chrysologue Karangwa has noted that senatorial aspirants must be Rwandan citizens aged at least 40 years and above and should have a minimum academic qualification of a university degree.
The Rwf 500 million amounts to be used in the voting process will come from the government coffers.
Normally the senate is made up of 26 seats of which 12 represent various provinces while eight are appointed by the President, four by the political party forum, and finally two come both the private and government institutions.
The eligible voters are electoral colleagues from both the district and sector advisory councils while senators representing higher learning institutions from both public and private sectors will be voted by their fellow lectures.
In terms of gender equality, Charles Munyaneza the NEC executive secretary noted that women would make up at least 30 percent. Final election results are scheduled to be announced on 4 October.
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