Samuel Dusengiyumva
Samuel Dusengiyumva | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Kigali | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pudence Rubingisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) Ntongwe, Rwanda[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Samuel Dusengiyumva is a Rwandan politician. In November 2019, he was made the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government.[2] In December 2023, Dusengiyumva was appointed as the mayor of Kigali City.[3]
Early life
[edit]He is from the former commune of Ntongwe, today in Ruhango District. He survived the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in 1994 at the age of 13. Both his mother and father were killed.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2009, he was the advisor to the State Minister of Primary and Secondary education.[5]
Between 2009 and 2011, he was the national director of One Laptop per Child.[6]
On November 6, 2019, he was made the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government.[2] he held this position until around he was inaugurated mayor.[7][8]
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.[9] Samuel Dusengiyumva was appointed Kigali city councilor by President Paul Kagame on December 14, 2023.[10]
His re-election on August, 2024, saw him win 397 of the votes cast.[11]
On October 28, 2025, he attended and spoke at the Global City Tourism Summit in Busan and said that Kigali should draw lessons from the city.[12] In order to prevent illegal building practices he and the city council planned to start deploying satellite-enabled technology.[13] Dusengiyumva supported and helped create the My Tree Campaign which is to plant and then protect 3 million trees in an estimated 5 years. All trees planted are owned by the Kigali government.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Dusengiyumva is married to a doctor and has multiple children. He is the eldest of 5 siblings. Many of his children are named after his siblings.[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.ktpress.rw/2020/05/take-my-son-he-may-survive-heartbreaking-memories-of-samuel-dusengiyumva/
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "The secret life of..." The New Times. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Bwana Sam Dusengiyumva Niwe Uramutswa Umujyi wa Kigali nyuma yo gusimbura Bwana Rubingisa #rwanda #RwOT". Webrwanda. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ↑ "MINALOC receives a delagation from the National Registration Bureau of Malawi". www.minaloc.gov.rw. 2026-05-16. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "About the Ministry". minaloc.gov.rw. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Nkurunziza, Sam (2026-04-26). "How Kigali City Mayor Dusengiyumva Survived the Inescapable to Lead the City of Remembrance". KT PRESS. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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