Daphrose Mukankubito Gahakwa is a

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n politician who served as Minister of Education from 2008 to 2009. Gahakwa grew up in

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, and graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Science in 1996. She went on to earn an MSc in plant breeding (1997) and PhD (2001) from the

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in England. Her PhD was entitled "Molecular and Biochemical Studies of Transgene expression in Rice and Maize". She was appointed Minister of Education following a cabinet reshuffle in March 2008, having previously been Minister of State for Agriculture. In July 2009, she was replaced as Minister of Education by

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. She also served as Chancellor of the

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. In October 2020, she was detained in prison to assist investigations into allegations of corruption and conflict of interest committed while she was still serving.

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