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| General Patrick Nyamvumba |
President Paul Kagame has dropped General Patrick
Nyamvumba, the Minister for Internal Security from Cabinet, a statement signed
by the Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has said.
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| File:President Paul Kagame (L) with Gen. Nyamvumba (R) and other army officers |
Nyamvumba’s
removal from office was attributed to an ongoing investigation on matters of
accountability.
He was appointed Minister of
Internal Affairs on November 4, 2019. Prior to that, he was RDF Chief of
Defence Staff
Henceforth,
Nyamvumba will be reporting to the Rwanda Defense Forces until further
decisions are taken.
Previously,
Nyamvumba was serving as the Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force
before a shakeup in the top military brass in November 2019
whereby General Jean Bosco Kazura replaced him.
Nyamvumba
is the 5th Minister to be dropped from Cabinet this year so far in the
footsteps of Dr. Diane Gashumba (Former Minister of Health), Evode Uwizeyimana (Former Minister of State in charge of
Constitutional and Legal Affairs).
Others who
have stepped been relieved of duties this year include Isaac
Munyakazi (Minister of State
in charge of Primary and Secondary Education) and Olivier
Nduhungirehe, (former Minister of
State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in
charge of East African Community).
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