Rwanda’s local government elections are set to be held in the last week of October 2021, after a delay of close to one year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official source disclosed in Kigali on Friday.
The grassroots elections involve leaders at the village up to the district level and elected officials serve a term of five years.
The last term kicked off in 2016 and was expected to end in February 2021.
The posts awaiting new personnel include committees at village, cell, sector and district level (except for districts in Kigali), and members of councils for special interest groups namely women and youth councils, and the council of people living with disabilities.
The upcoming exercise will cost Rwf3 billion (about 3 million USD) and according to NEC, there are 340,000 seats in local leadership up for grabs.
Women must constitute at least 30 per cent of each council from village to the district level.
Candidatures will be submitted online, and the dates of submitting will be announced.
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