Reshuffle:  REMA gets new boss as environment ministry gets new PS

By Inspirer Staff.

REMA has now got new boss as environment ministry gets new PS.

Eng.Coletha Ruhamya has been removed from the position to lead Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and replaced by Juliet Kabera.

Kabera becomes Director General of REMA moving from the ministry of environment where she was the Director of Environment.

The announcement by Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente on behalf of President Paul Kagame says that Patrick Karera has been appointed as the permanent secretary in the ministry of environment replacing Fatina Mukarubibi.

The two positions in the ministry of environment are key in leading the implementation of green growth strategy that looks towards the 2050 vision.

Adopted in 2011, Rwanda’s National Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) have 14 programs of actions.

They include sustainable intensification of small scale farming; agricultural diversity of markets; sustainable land use management; integrated water resource management; low carbon energy grid; small-scale energy access in rural areas; disaster management and disease prevention.

Others are   green industry and private sector development; climate compatible mining, resilient transport systems; low carbon urban systems; ecotourism, conservation and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES); sustainable forestry; agro-forestry and biomass; climate data and projections.

Other officials appointed in other institutions include Valerie Nyirahabineza has been appointed as chairperson of Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission.

Theophile Mbonera is now the PS in the ministry of Justice.