Published on 27/11/2024
Grace Ngabirano Akifeza has been sworn in as the new Member of Parliament for Kisoro District, following her by-election victory on November 14, 2024. An Independent candidate, Ngabirano takes over from the late Hon. Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi who passed away in September 2024.
Nyirabashitsi, was a dedicated leader, also served as State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs.
The Electoral Commission declared Ngabirano winner of the Kisoro District Woman MP by-election held after garnering 50,459 of the total votes cast, against 44,982 obtained by her closest contender, Rose Kabagenyi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party.
While chairing the sitting on Tuesday, 26 November 2023, Speaker Anita Among congratulated Ngabirano on her successful election and urged her to support its mission of being a people-centred institution.
“I want to urge you to be a leader by serving the people of Kisoro and bringing them closer to Parliament. Start from where the late Nyirabashitsi left,” said Among.
The Speaker handed a copy of the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of Parliament to Ngabirano, to guide her legislative duties.
Among also designated the new legislator to the Sectoral Committee on Education and Sports and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government).
Ngabirano has a background in human rights, having served as a senior rehabilitation officer with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, and later with the National Human Rights Organization of Kenya.
