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Kagame Sacks Internal Security Minister Gen Patrick Nyamvumba

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President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has sacked the Internal Security Minister, Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, Ug Mirror reports.

“His Excellency the President has removed General Patrick Nyamvumba from his duties as Minister of Internal Security owing to matters of accountability under investigation,” reads a statement signed by Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente on behalf of President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

The statement further reads that; “General Nyamvumba reports back to RDF Headquarters pending further decision.”

Who is Gen Patrick Nyamvumba?

According to Wikipedia, Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba (born 11 June 1967) is the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the former Minister of Internal Security of the Republic of Rwanda.

From 2013-2019, he served as the Chief of the Rwandan Defence Force.

Prior to that, from 2009 to 2013, he served in Sudan as Force Commander of the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

A graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Nyamvumba previously served the RDF as a commander of infantry forces, Commandant of the Rwanda Military Academy in Nyakinama, Musanze District, President of the Military High Court (2007-2009), Chief of Logistics, and Chief of Operations, Plans, and Training (1998-1999).

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