{"id":2000121462,"date":"2026-08-04T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000121462"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:59:31","slug":"kampeta-pitchette-sayinzoga-appointed-afr-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kampeta-pitchette-sayinzoga-appointed-afr-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga appointed AFR Chief Executive Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a statement shared on its social media platforms, AFR said Sayinzoga takes over the leadership of the organisation at a time when it begins implementing a new strategic framework and strengthening its contribution to Rwanda\u2019s financial sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer experience in institution building, partnership development and inclusive finance will be invaluable as AFR continues to expand its impact,\u201d the organisation said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sayinzoga is an expert in economic development with extensive experience in finance, policy, and institutional leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2019 to 2025, she served as CEO of the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), after previously serving as Director General of the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has also held various senior positions at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, including serving as Permanent Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before joining public service, Sayinzoga worked at the World Bank. She has also served on the boards of several financial institutions and organisations, including the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), East African Development Bank (EADB), Rwanda Eurobond Committee, GT Bank, and the Rwanda Revenue Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Economic Development and Policy Analysis from the University of Nottingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) has appointed Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000121463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000121462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000121463,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga has been appointed as AFR Chief Executive Officer. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":666,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/kampeta-5-21261.jpg","width":1000,"height":666}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000121462"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000121465,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121462\/revisions\/2000121465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000121463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000121462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000121462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000121462"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000121462"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000121462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}