PRIME MINISTER PRESIDES OVER SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF NEW MILITARY HIGH COURT OFFICIALS
Kigali, 10 December 2024
The Right Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente, officiated the Swearing-In Ceremony of newly appointed officials for the Military High Court and the Military Tribunal.
Following the Cabinet's approval on 9 November 2024, Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa was appointed President of the Military High Court; Lt Col Charles Sumanyi, Vice President of the Military High Court; Lt Col Gerard Muhigirwa Vice President of the Military Tribunal, and two Judges in the Military High Court: Lt Darcy Ndayishimiye and Lt Thérèse Mukasakindi, and two Judges in the Military Tribunal: Capt Moses Ndoba and Lt Victor Kamanda.
In his remarks during the ceremony, the Right Honourable Prime Minister, Dr. Ngirente, urged the newly sworn-in officials to prioritize continuous professional development.
He further emphasised the importance of leveraging technology in their daily work to enhance efficiency, performance, and service delivery.
The event took place in the presence of the Minister of Defence, Hon. Juvenal Marizamunda; the Minister of Justice, Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja; the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Ines Mpambara and the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, Gen MK Mubarakh, the Prosecutor General Angelique Habyarimana, Military Prosecutor General, Col Pacifique Kabanda among others.



Topics
The Army Commander of the Mozambique Armed Defence Forces (FADM), Major General André Rafael Mahunguane, today visited the Rwandan Joint Task Force…
Chief Executive Officers of Military Industrial Facilities from member states of the East African Community (EAC) convened in Kigali for a three-day…
On 9th March 2026, the Rwanda Security Forces (Task Force Brigade Group 6), operating in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, handed over a block of…
Officers and other ranks from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Special Operations Force have successfully completed a 22-week Basic Counter-Terrorism…
Rwandan peacekeepers (Rwanbatt-1) serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were today awarded United Nations medals in…
Today, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Engineer Contingent in Jamaica with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Engineers, conducted, Umuganda at Blessed…
The Army Chief of Staff (ACOS) of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Major General Vincent Nyakarundi, today commenced an official visit to Cabo Delgado…
The Chief of Civil–Military Cooperation (J9) of the Rwanda Defence Force, Col Désiré Migambi Mungamba, delivered a lecture to students of Rwanda…
Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in…