The Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA; rw, Ministeri y'Ibikorwaremezo; french: Ministère des Infrastructures) is a department of the Government of

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. The Ministry is responsible for

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policy and development throughout the country. Claver Gatete is the current Minister of Infrastructure.

History

The ministry was founded after Rwandan independence in 1962 as the ''Ministry for Technical Businesses''. Three years later it was renamed to the ''Ministry of Public services''. Following the military coup which brought President

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to power, the ministry was renamed again to the ''Ministry of Public Services and Energy''. It retained this name until 1980, when it was expanded to include a water remit. The Ministry of Public Services was retained after the 1994

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, reverting first to its former title of Ministry of Public Services and Energy, from 1994 then back to its 1960s title of Ministry of Public Services (MINITRAP) in 1997 and to the new name of ''Ministry of Public Services, Transport and Communication'' in 1999. The Ministry gained its current name ''Ministry of Infrastructure'' in 2002. The Ministry is headed by the ''Minister of Infrastructure''. Since it gained its current incarnation, Ministers have included: *

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, from 2002 to 2004, * Evariste Bizimana, from 2004 to 2006 *

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, from 2006 to 2008 *

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, from 2008 to 2009 *

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, from 2009 to 2011 * Albert Nsengiyumva, from 2011 * James Musoni, from 2014 to 2018 * Claver Gatete, from 2018 to 2022. * Ernest Nsabimana, from January 2022 to present.

Duties and responsibilities

The Ministry's mission statement, as stated on its website, is "to ensure the sustainable development of infrastructure and contribute to economic growth with a view to enhancing the quality of life of the population." Its remit includes overseeing maintenance and development of

in Rwanda including transport, energy, habitat and urbanism, meteorology, and water and sanitation.

References

External links

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Infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...