{{Tharcisse Shamakokera a member of lower Chamber of Parliament reportedly died of lung disease mid this week.}}<\/p>\n
According to a communiqu\u00e9 from the parliament, Shamakokera,68, was being treated at King Faisal Hospital and got to his last hour around 9AM Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Shamakokera was a member of the commission in charge of Education, Technology, culture and Youth in the lower chamber of parliament.<\/p>\n
He performed many activities before assuming his duties in the parliament including teaching while in Uganda and Burundi and different others.<\/p>\n
Shamakokera started working in the parliament since 2008 when RPF-Inkotanyi in which he was employed, asked him to submit his candidacy.<\/p>\n
The deceased legislator was in charge of social affairs in the office of the President, in office of the prime minister and then worked in the secretariat of RPF-Inkotanyi.<\/p>\n
He had a bachelor\u2019s degree in Linguistics from the National University of Rwanda, becoming the third Legislator to die after Aimable Nibishaka who died in July 2011 and Judith Kanakuze in February 2010 since their elections in 2008.<\/p>\n
A resident of Kimironko sector, Gasabo District in Kigali city has survived a wife and four children, 2 sons and 2 daughters.<\/p>\n
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