He was accused of abusing power and being a matchmaker in bribery scandal.
Dr. Munyakazi was not presented as the court read the ruling on Wednesday 15th December 2021.
He is co-accused with Abdu Gahima, a local businessman and owner of Good Harvest School, a private school located in the Kicukiro District.
Nyarugenge Intermediate Court had sentenced Dr. Munyakazi for ten years and slapped him Rwf10 million fine on 16th October 2021 while Gahima was given five-year sentence and slapped Rwf2 million fine.
The ruling read on Wednesday saw the sentence handed to Munyakazi reduced by half.
Among others, the court rejected Gahima’s appeal and maintained his five-year jail term while the fine was reduced to Rwf 1.5 million.
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