Uwajeneza will be deputised by André Gashugi. The two assumed their positions on November 3, 2026, during a handover ceremony held at the PSF headquarters. They will serve a five-year term.
Uwajeneza said his priorities include expanding market opportunities for businesses, strengthening the federation’s capacity and improving the competitiveness of private companies.
“We will achieve this through delivering quality services and working with different institutions, collecting information and using it to make decisions and address various challenges. Another priority is to have a clear direction for what we do and how we do it,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kanamugire said progress had been made in strengthening the private sector and improving the business environment, but acknowledged that more work remained.
He pledged to continue supporting the new leadership in initiatives aimed at advancing the federation.
Kanamugire cited reforms in the organisation of the private sector at different levels and improved cooperation between private sector institutions and government agencies as some of the achievements made during his tenure.
Mr. Uwajeneza is a technology entrepreneur and digital transformation leader with experience in business leadership, technology and organisational development.
Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer at NewGlobe, leading teams across 6 countries to transform public education through Digitization and structured pedagogy.
He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Irembo, where he led the digitalisation of government services. He also served as Country Director of Andela Rwanda and held leadership positions at NewGlobe. He is a former Chairperson of the Rwanda ICT Chamber.
He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Management from Polytech Montpellier, France, and has undertaken executive education at Harvard Kennedy School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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