Julienne Uwacu was appointed as the Minister of Public Service and Labour, returning to Cabinet since her exit in October 2018.
The appointment by President Paul Kagame was announced by the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, October 27. It was among other appointments of new officials, including ambassadors to Spain and Sweden and a new chief executive officer of Irembo Ltd.
Uwacu served as Minister of Sports and Culture from February 2015 to October 2018.
Until her latest appointment, she served as Executive Director of Itorero and Culture Promotion within the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE), a position she took up in January 2024.
Uwacu replaced Judith Uwizeye, who was appointed as a Senator. Uwizeye was appointed Minister of Public Service and Labour in June. She had previously served as Minister in the Office of the President.
New ambassadors appointed
Diane Gashumba was named Rwanda’s proposed ambassador to Spain. Valentine Uwamariya as proposed ambassador to Sweden, where Gashumba had served since June 2021. In Spain, Gashumba replaced Christine Nkulikiyinka, who had held the position since June this year.
Juan Haguma was also appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He replaced Fidelis Mironko, who had held the position since November 2025.
Irembo gets new chief executive
Noella Dushime was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Irembo Ltd, replacing Israel Bimpe, who had led the company’s CEO since July 2022.
Until her appointment, Dushime was the Head of Global Partnerships at Proto, a sovereign AI infrastructure company. She had previously served as Director of Business and Partnerships at Irembo.
Rutagarama Ngabe was named the company's Chief Technical Officer.
Nelson Mbarushimana was appointed Executive Coodinator of Itorero and Culture Promotion Academy. He had served as Director General of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) since February 2021.
Alphonse Zigira was appointed Director General of the National Post Office.