Samuel Dusengiyumva
Samuel Dusengiyumva | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Kigali | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pudence Rubingisa |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Samuel Dusengiyumva is a Rwandan politician. On November 2019, he was made The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government.[1] On December 2023, Dusengiyumva was appointed as the mayor of Kigali City.[2]
Early life
He is from the former commune of Ntongwe, today Ruhango District. He survived the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in 1994 at the age of 13. Both his mother and father were killed.[3]
Career
Between 2009 and 2011, he was the national director of One Laptop per Child.[4]
He won his first mayoral election with 532 out of 638 of the votes cast. He replaced Pudence Rubingisa after he was appointed the governor of the Eastern Province.[5] Samuel Dusengiyumva was appointed Kigali city councilor by President Paul Kagame on December 14, 2023.[6]
His re-election on August, 2024, saw him win all of the 397 votes cast.[7]
On October 28, 2025, he attended and spoke The Global City Tourism Summit in Busan and said that Kigali should draw Kigali should draw lessons from the city.[8] In order to prevent illegal building practices He and the city council plan to start deploying satellite-enabled technology.[9] Dusengiyumva has supported and help create the My Tree Campaign which is to pant and then protect 3 million trees in an estimated 5 years. All trees planted are own by the Kigali government.[10]
References
- ^ "Samuel Dusengiyumva". International Growth Centre. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Dusengiyumva Samuel sworn in as the new City of Kigali Mayor". Archived from the original on 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Tabaro, Jean de la Croix (2020-05-24). "Take My Son, He May Survive - Heartbreaking Memories of Samuel Dusengiyumva". KT PRESS. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ "Bwana Sam Dusengiyumva Niwe Uramutswa Umujyi wa Kigali nyuma yo gusimbura Bwana Rubingisa #rwanda #RwOT". Webrwanda. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ "Dusengiyumva Samuel sworn in as the new City of Kigali Mayor". Archived from the original on 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ Ntirenganya, Emmanuel (2023-12-15). "City of Kigali gets new Mayor". The New Times. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ Ntirenganya, Emmanuel (2024-08-22). "Dusengiyumva re-elected mayor of Kigali". The New Times. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ Umutesi, Alice (2025-10-29). "Kigali explores tourism, investment opportunities with Korean city". The New Times. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Ntirenganya, Emmanuel (2025-01-08). "City of Kigali deploys satellite to monitor construction works". The New Times. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Tabaro, Jean de la Croix (2024-09-03). "Kigali To Plant 3 Million More Trees". KT PRESS. Retrieved 2026-02-07.