President Kagame has appointed former Deputy Commissioner General of Police, Felix Namuhoranye, as Rwanda’s new Inspector General of Police (IGP), replacing him as the helm of the country’s law and order agency.
Namuhoranye who was formerly the Deputy Commissioner General of Police (DCGP) replaces Commissioner General Dan Munyuza, who has held the duties since October 2018.
In the other changes, CP Vincent Sano, who was beforehand the Commissioner of in charge of Finance at Rwanda National Police, replaces Namuhoranye as the Deputy IGP in charge of Operations, while Col Celestin Kanyamahanga was appointed the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence replacing Maj Gen Emmanuel Bayingana.
Prior to being appointed the Deputy IGP, Namuhoranye had served as the Director of Rwanda Police Academy.
