Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa handed away resulting from an sickness, Senate President François-Xavier Kalinda stated on Thursday, July 30.
Mukabalisa, who chaired the Liberal Occasion (PL), died on the age of 66.
“It’s with heavy coronary heart and nice sorrow that the Senate of Rwanda broadcasts the passing of Honourable Donatille MUKABALISA, who died at present, 30 July 2026, on the King Faisal Hospital (KFH) in Kigali,” Kalinda stated in an announcement.
He supplied condolences to Mukabalisa's household, including that particulars in regards to the memorial service and the funeral can be communicated later.
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Mukabalisa's political profession
Mukabalisa held a number of key management positions in Rwanda's legislature.
The politician, who held a bachelor's diploma in regulation, started her parliamentary profession in 2000 as a member of the Nationwide Transitional Meeting, serving till 2003.
Following the adoption of Rwanda's new Structure in 2003, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, the place she served till 2011.
In the identical yr, she was appointed as a Senator.
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In October 2013, she returned to the Chamber of Deputies and was elected as Speaker of Parliament, a place she held till 2024.
After finishing her time period within the Decrease Home, Mukabalisa was designated to the Senate by the Nationwide Consultative Discussion board of Political Organisations (NFPO) on September 19, 2024 and he or she served as a senator till her passing.
Mukabalisa was born in Nyamata, Bugesera District, in July 1960.
She labored as a lecturer of regulation on the Kigali Impartial College (ULK).
She additionally labored for the World Well being Group (WHO) and the United Nations Growth Programme (UNDP), serving with the 2 UN businesses for a complete of 16 years.
