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Kagame appoints don of Tanzanian
origin minister Wednesday, 27 February 2013 22:01 By The Citizen Correspondent
Kigali. President Paul Kagame of
Rwanda has appointed a professor of
Tanzanian origin, Silas Lwakabamba, as
his minister for Infrastructure in a
cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday. President Kagame reshuffled his cabinet
bringing in new faces as well as
creating new portfolios.
Among the new faces in the cabinet
include Prof Lwakabamba, who
originates from Tanzania. According to information obtained from
The Citizen sources in Rwanda, Kagame
has been satisfied and impressed by
Prof Lwakabambas performance in
various posts he has been holding. He
has also granted him Rwandese nationality. The source said Rwandese have also
commended the head of state for
putting interests of Rwanda first when
appointing Prof Lwakabamba. The people here in Kigali have
commended the appointment and they
praise President Kagame...I have not
heard anyone complain on the origin or
nationality of the appointed minister,
said the source. Born and educated in Tanzania, Prof
Silas Lwakabamba went to the
University of Leeds in the UK for his
training in Engineering. After
graduating with a BSc (1971) and a PhD
(1975) in Mechanical Engineering, he returned to Tanzania to join the staff of
the Faculty of Engineering, which had
just started at the University of Dar es
Salaam.
He progressed rapidly through the
ranks and attained his professorship in 1981. He gained managerial experience
along the way. He became Head of Department,
Associate Dean, and eventually Dean of
the Faculty of Engineering. In 1985, Prof
Lwakabamba joined the UN- sponsored
African Regional Centre for Engineering
Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) based in Nigeria, as a founding Director
of Training and Extension Services. He became the founding Rector of
Rwandas Kigali Institute of Science and
Technology (KIST) in 1997, and, in 2006,
he was appointed the Rector of the
National University of Rwanda, the
largest public institution of higher learning in that country, a position he
occupied until Tuesdays appointment.
origin minister Wednesday, 27 February 2013 22:01 By The Citizen Correspondent
Kigali. President Paul Kagame of
Rwanda has appointed a professor of
Tanzanian origin, Silas Lwakabamba, as
his minister for Infrastructure in a
cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday. President Kagame reshuffled his cabinet
bringing in new faces as well as
creating new portfolios.
Among the new faces in the cabinet
include Prof Lwakabamba, who
originates from Tanzania. According to information obtained from
The Citizen sources in Rwanda, Kagame
has been satisfied and impressed by
Prof Lwakabambas performance in
various posts he has been holding. He
has also granted him Rwandese nationality. The source said Rwandese have also
commended the head of state for
putting interests of Rwanda first when
appointing Prof Lwakabamba. The people here in Kigali have
commended the appointment and they
praise President Kagame...I have not
heard anyone complain on the origin or
nationality of the appointed minister,
said the source. Born and educated in Tanzania, Prof
Silas Lwakabamba went to the
University of Leeds in the UK for his
training in Engineering. After
graduating with a BSc (1971) and a PhD
(1975) in Mechanical Engineering, he returned to Tanzania to join the staff of
the Faculty of Engineering, which had
just started at the University of Dar es
Salaam.
He progressed rapidly through the
ranks and attained his professorship in 1981. He gained managerial experience
along the way. He became Head of Department,
Associate Dean, and eventually Dean of
the Faculty of Engineering. In 1985, Prof
Lwakabamba joined the UN- sponsored
African Regional Centre for Engineering
Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) based in Nigeria, as a founding Director
of Training and Extension Services. He became the founding Rector of
Rwandas Kigali Institute of Science and
Technology (KIST) in 1997, and, in 2006,
he was appointed the Rector of the
National University of Rwanda, the
largest public institution of higher learning in that country, a position he
occupied until Tuesdays appointment.