{"id":51715,"date":"2024-10-22T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/three-mps-elected-to-represent-rwanda-in-pan-african-parliament\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T09:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:10:33","slug":"three-mps-elected-to-represent-rwanda-in-pan-african-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/three-mps-elected-to-represent-rwanda-in-pan-african-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Three MPs elected to represent Rwanda in Pan-African Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The election took place during the General Assembly of the Chamber of Deputies on October 21, 2024. <\/p>\n

PAP was set up under the 1991 Abuja Treaty to ensure the full participation of African peoples in the economic development and integration of the continent.<\/p>\n

The legislative body of the African Union also serves as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision making on the problems and challenges facing the continent. <\/p>\n

Each member country in PAP is represented by five national legislators, with a requirement that at least one must be a woman. <\/p>\n

The representatives come from different political parties holding seats in their respective national parliaments and are appointed by their parliaments rather than through direct public elections. <\/p>\n

For Rwanda, three Deputies and two Senators represent the country in PAP, and their mandate aligns with their tenure in the national legislature.<\/p>\n

Deputy Jennifer Wibabara was elected with 77 out of 79 votes. She holds a Master’s degree in project management and has 30 years of experience in both government and non-governmental organizations. <\/p>\n

Wibabara expressed her dedication to advancing Africa\u2019s development, inspired by the leadership of President Kagame.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis parliament represents the people, and we represent them too. I will work diligently and with dedication, following the leadership of our President, who strives for a proud, united, and self-sufficient Africa,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Deputy Diogene Bitunguramye, who received 78 votes, has served in Rwanda\u2019s Parliament since 2016. He holds a Master’s degree in education and has held various government roles throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Deputy Aim\u00e9e Marie Ange Tumukunde, elected with 74 votes, highlighted her extensive experience resolving citizens’ issues in previous roles. <\/p>\n

She committed to using her expertise at PAP to advocate for the welfare and economic development of Africans.<\/p>\n

The Pan-African Parliament consists of 275 representatives from African Union member states that have ratified its protocol.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Wibabara, Diogene Bitunguramye, and Aim\u00e9e Marie Ange Tumukunde have been elected to represent Rwanda in the Pan-African Parliament (PAP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000076121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000076121,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/5-2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51715","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000076121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51715"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51715"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}