Alice Rwema is a lawyer and civil servant in
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
who, since August 2014, has been the vice chairperson of the board of directors at Rwanda Energy Group (REG), a
parastatal company responsible for energy generation, procurement, distribution and export. Since May 2017, she has also been the
company secretary of REG.
Background and education
She attended the
National University of Rwanda from which she graduated with a
Bachelor of Laws degree in 2009. In 2014, she graduated with a
Master of Laws, specialising in international business, tax and trade law, from the
University of Rwanda.
In 2013, she was seconded to the multinational law firm of
Ashurst LLP for three months, sponsored by International Lawyers for Africa, a United Kingdom-based international training programme for African attorneys.
Career
Rwema worked as a legal adviser to the Rwanda
Ministry of Infrastructure (Mininfra) from May 2009 until 2013. From 2013 until April 2017, she was a transaction adviser to the state minister responsible for energy and water in the ministry, currently
Germaine Kamayirese
Germaine Kamayirese is an engineer and politician in Rwanda, who served as the Minister of Emergency Management and Refugee Affairs in the Rwandan cabinet, from 18 October 2018 until she was dropped from cabinet on 27 February 2020.
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In August 2014, she was appointed as vice chairperson of the Rwanda Energy Group Limited, a holding company for the government-owned Energy Utility Corporation Limited and Energy Development Company Limited. Since May 2017, she has been the company secretary of Rwanda Energy Group. Previously, she was a board member for the Energy Water and Sanitation Authority.
Other considerations
Due to her expertise in contract and business law, she was legal adviser to the
government of Rwanda during the procurement of a contractor to construct
Bugesera International Airport,
currently under construction. She is also a "contributor" to Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy, a
World Bank-affiliated organisation that serves as a reference for sustainable energy development internationally.
Rwemba is fluent in
Kinyarwanda,
Swahili
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* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
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English and
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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See also
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Energy in Rwanda
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Cabinet of Rwanda The Cabinet of Rwanda consists of the Prime Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and other members nominated by the President. Members of Cabinet are selected from political organisations based on the number of seats they hold in the Chamber of D ...
References
External links
Website of Rwanda Energy Group LimitedWebsite of the Rwanda Ministry of InfrastructureHandover ceremony between WASAC incoming Management and EWSA outgoing Management
on 25 August 2014.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Rwandan lawyers
Rwandan women lawyers
National University of Rwanda alumni
University of Rwanda alumni