A lot is expected from the new parliament.
The new chamber of deputies is as usual expected to watch over the the implementation of government policies, short of which they will be forced to resign.
The new parliament is the first to have, in its composition, all legal political parties operating in Rwanda including the two opposition parties. This means that there will be diversity in views in parliament.
IGIHE takes a glanceat new MPs in the lower house of parliament tracing their education background, their prior jobs and age.
The fourth legislature after the Transitional National Assembly has got the ever youngest MP in Rwanda’s history, Clarisse Imaniriho, 23.
The second youngest MP is Ernest Kamanzi, 28 also representingyouth.
The oldest Member of Parliamentis Logan Ndahiro, 68, (RPF) a retired RPA captain.
Among 80 MPs, 37 have worked as MPs before, while 43 are legislatingfor the first term as parliamentarians.
IGIHE discovered the education levels of 70 MPs of who 37 are Bachelors degree graduates while 29 have completed Masters Degree studies. Three are PhD holders while one has finished the advanced level of secondary studies.
13 Members of the Parliament have done Law, with 12 MPs having done Economics, 11 have studied Education while 12 have done Governance and Political Science.
Demographically, atotal of 36MPs fall in the agebracketof 40to 49 while female legislators account for 67.5% making Rwanda keep her world record as the country with the biggest number of women in parliament. The previous parliament had a 64% women representation.
The new MPs will officially start their duties on October 5.
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