Who Governs Rwanda and How Is She Governed?
Rwanda is a republic, governed by an executive, a legislative and a judiciary system. The President who is the Head of State, a Prime Minister who is the Head of Government and the cabinet form the executive. The President is democratically elected and holds office for a 7 year term The 26 member Senate and the 80 member lower chamber of deputies is the legislative and provide oversight on government. The Senate is headed by the President of the Senate The legislative is headed by the President of the Supreme Court. The president of the Supreme Court is elected by the Senate for an eight year term Rwanda strives at Good Governance as one of the pillars for development and volunteered to be evaluated by the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) peer review mechanism for good governance. Rwanda strives for a decentralized, non-corrupt government with a private sector driven economy and a social structure that is inclusive of all that reside in it.
