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Parliament gets female Speaker

PARLIAMENT - Little known Rose Mukantabana yesterday joined the small group of women Speakers of Parliament when she was elected to lead the Second Parliament that had just been sworn in. A woman representative from Kigali City, Mukantabana has been an advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups like children and women and this is her first term in the House which 56 percent are female. She replaces Alfred Mukezamfura third highest ranking personality after the President of the Republic and the Senate president.
A cross-section of Parliamentarians  pose for a photograph with President Paul Kagame after swearing in at parliamentary building  yesterday. (Photo/ G. Barya).
A cross-section of Parliamentarians pose for a photograph with President Paul Kagame after swearing in at parliamentary building yesterday. (Photo/ G. Barya).
Felly Kimenyi