Two Rwandan ministers of State affiliated to the Justice and the Education docket have stepped down.
Evode Uwizeyimana, the Minister of State in charge of Constitutional & Legal Affairs, and Isaac Munyakazi, the Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education, submitted their resignation letters to the Prime Minister on Thursday, February 6, 2020.
New Times Rwanda quoted a tweet by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente’s office confirming the letters were to be presented to President Paul Kagame.
Assaulting a security guard?
Uwizeyinama’s resignation comes only four days after he was seen shoving to the ground a female private security guard who demanded he undergoes security procedures required prior to entry of public buildings in Kigali.
The minister did not want to walk through a metal detector as is required of members of the public before accessing public buildings.
This was despite the security guards’ request. He reportedly shoved the guard on the floor.
Uwizeyimana apologised and expressed deep regret at what happened before his recent resignation.
“It should not have happened to me as a leader and public official. I already apologised to the ISCO [Intersec Security Company] staff and I now do so apologise publicly and to the public as well.”
Some reports have attributed Munyakazi’s reason for stepping down to a case involving last year’s national exams where a school was promoted to the top 10 best performers without merit.
It is alleged that Munyakazi was involved in that process and investigations are ongoing to get to the bottom of the matter and hold to account all those involved.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau confirmed Tuesday that it was investigating the incident involving Uwizeyimana.
Both Uwizeyimana and Munyakazi joined the cabinet in 2016.
AFP
