Since his re-election in 2017, President Kagame has reshuffled his Cabinet several times, replacing long-serving ministers with young ones below the age of 45. Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, who challenged President Kagame in the 2017 presidential election, getting a paltry 0.72 percent of the vote, says he still has presidential ambitions, though his party is yet to decide who will be on the ballot in 2024. The Green Party, which has about 350,000 members, says it is setting up party structures for the youth and women across the country in preparation for parliamentary elections next year. The Green Party says its main goal is to bring about "genuine and authentic" political opposition in the country. The amended constitution also extended the presidential term to seven years from five.

Source: Daily Nation May 16, 2022 20:37 UTC