Transparency International Rwanda gets new chairperson 

In a statement released on February 20, 2026, TI Rwanda said Sayinzoga was elected alongside other Board members during the organization’s General Assembly held on February 15, 2026.

Sayinzoga previously served as First Vice Chairperson of the Board of TI Rwanda since 2015. He has long been involved with the organization, having been a member of its Advisory Council until 2025 before becoming Vice Chairperson, a position to which he was re-elected in 2021.

A professional engineer and certified valuer, Sayinzoga also heads the Elections Commission of the Institute of Real Property Valuers in Rwanda (IRPV). He previously worked with UNICEF as head of a construction-related project between 2013 and 2015.

He also served as Project Manager of the One Dollar Campaign from 2009 to 2012 and has worked with the private sector as well as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Sayinzoga succeeds Ingabire Marie Immaculée, who died on October 9, 2025, following an illness. She had led TI Rwanda since 2015 and was among the 20 founding members of the organization in 2004.

Engineer Sayinzoga Nkongoli Appolinaire has been elected Chairperson of Transparency International Rwanda.

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