RDF PRESS RELEASE – PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE

REF: RDF/MPR/A/10/09/23

Kigali, 30 August 2023

1. HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF RDF HAS PROMOTED THE FOLLOWING LIEUTENANT COLONELS TO THE RANK OF COLONEL AND APPOINTED THEM BRIGADE COMMANDERS.

RANK             NAMES                                    

LT COL          JOSEPH MWESIGYE               

LT COL          SIMBA KINESHA                      

LT COL          EGIDE NDAYIZEYE                 

LT COL          WILLIAM RYARASA                 

LT COL          SAM RWASANYI                      

LT COL          ISSA SENONO                         

LT COL          THADEE NZEYIMANA             

LT COL          ALPHONSE SAFARI                

LT COL          FIDELE BUTARE                      

LT COL          EMMANUEL NYIRIHIRWE       

2.         H.E. HAS ALSO APPOINTED RDF GENERALS AS FOLLOWS:

RANK              NAMES                                    APPOINTMENT

MAJ GEN       EMMY RUVUSHA                    1 DIV COMDR

MAJ GEN       EUGENE NKUBITO                  3 DIV COMDR

BRIG GEN     PASCAL MUHIZI                       2 DIV COMDR

BRIG GEN     VINCENT GATAMA                   4 DIV COMDR

BRIG GEN     FRANK MUTEMBE                   TASK FORCE DIV COMDR

BRIG GEN     ANDREW NYAMVUMBA           COMDT RDFCSC NYAKINAMA

THE ABOVE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.///


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