{{President Paul Kagame has effective August 14th, dissolved the Chamber of Deputies and requested all eligible Rwandans to participate in the next parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on 16th November 2013.}}
Article 76 of the constitution gives powers to President of the Republic to dissolve parliament 30 days before the expiry of its current term.
In a short speech to outgoing parliamentarians, Paul Kagame commended the outgoing Mps for passing laws that have been vital for the country’s development.
“I thank the Chamber of Deputies for accomplishing enormous work in different areas” He said.
President Kagame said that apart from voting laws, parliamentarians also have done many other things which lead to Rwanda’s dignity.
Kagame said that “Parliament played a big role in changing the image of our nation, what has been achieved is impressive.”
However, he said “Next Parliament needs to put more efforts in regional cooperation and collaboration.”
The President requested the outgoing MPs to keep the good spirit of work for their country adding that there are many more things Rwanda needs from them.
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