title: Second legislature of the Rwandan Senate
text: # Second legislature of the Rwandan Senate
  
  The second legislature of the Rwandan Senate commenced in 2011 and ended in 2019.
  
  The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; French: Parlement. According to the 2003 Constitution of Rwanda, the Senate includes 26 members:
  
  * 12 senators are elected by the councils
  * 8 senators are appointed by the President
  * 4 senators designated by the Forum of Political organizations
  * 1 senator elected by public universities
  * 1 senator elected by private universities
  
  ## Members of the Senate
  
  | Name | Provenance | District |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emmanuel Bajana | Public universities | Gasabo |
  | Thérèse Bishagara Kagoyire | Western Province | Nyarugenge |
  | Evariste Bizimana | Northern Province | Gasabo |
  | Jeanne d'Arc Gakuba | Kigali City | Gasabo |
  | Fatou Harerimana | Political parties representative | Gasabo |
  | Zephyrin Kalimba | Appointed by president | Kicukiro |
  | Chrysologue Karangwa | Appointed by president | Kicukiro |
  | Gertrude Kazarwa | Eastern Province | Gasabo |
  | Bernard Makuza | Appointed by president | Huye |
  | Jacqueline Muhongayire | Appointed by president | Huye |
  | Jeanne d' Arc Mukakalisa | Political parties representative | Gasabo |
  | Perrine Mukankusi | appointed by Forum of Political organizations | Nyarugenge |
  | Marie Claire Mukasine | Southern Province | Gasabo |
  | Narcisse Musabeyezu | Northern Province | Burera |
  | Apollinaire Mushinzimana | Western Province | Gasabo |
  | Gallican Niyongana | Southern Province | Gasabo |
  | Laurent Nkusi | Private universities | Gasabo |
  | Jean-Damascène Ntawukuriryayo | Appointed by president | Nyanza |
  | Margaret Nyagahura | Appointed by president | Gasabo |
  | Michel Rugema | Eastern Province | Gasabo |
  | Tito Rutaremara | Appointed by president | Nyarugenge |
  | Célestin Sebuhoro | Eastern Province | Kayonza |
  | Richard Sezibera | Southern Province | Huye |
  | Jean Népomucène Sindikubwabo | Western Province | Rutsiro |
  | Consolée Uwimana | appointed by Forum of Political organizations | Gasabo |
  | Charles Uyisenga | appointed by Forum of Political organizations | Kicukiro |
  