Committees Report

SPEECH OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Emmanuel SINZOHAGERA, SENATE SPEAKER, AT THE CLOSING OF THE ORDINARY SESSION OF DECEMBER 2022

                                                         Gitega, February 28, 2023   Honourable Senators ; Your Excellencies Members of the Government of the Republic of Burundi;  President of the High Court of Gitega Prosecutor of the Republic in Gitega President of the Labour Court in Gitega; Your Excellencies Representatives of Diplomatic missions and International Organizations  in Burundi; Governor of Gitega Province; Administrator …

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THE PRIME MINISTER PRESENTS THE GOVERNMENT’S ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO PARLIAMENT

Burundian Parliament meeting in congress, the Prime Minister, Mr. Gervais Ndirakobuca, presented the Government’s annual action plan for the fiscal year 2022-2023, Friday, December 16, 2022. Before the presentation, Mr. Ndirakobuca indicated that there has been a delay in the implementation of this Action Plan, following the new Government policy in relation to the “Programme …

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Burundians called upon to mitigate the effects of climate change

The Right Honourable Emmanuel Sinzohagera, Senate Speaker, accompanied by his Second Deputy, Honourable Cyriaque Nshimirimana, and some parliamentarians elected in the constituency of Ruyigi, joined, on Saturday, November 05, 2022, the population of Kirungu village and its surroundings, in Nyabitsinda zone and commune of Ruyigi province, in concrete mixing works used for the construction of …

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ANALYSIS REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, DEFENSE AND SECURITY ISSUES OF BILLS NO. 1/… OF …/… 2022 AMENDING LAW NO. OF BURUNDI NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE

On October 18, 2022, senators members of the Standing Committee in charge of political, diplomatic, defense and security issues met to analyze the bill whose purpose is listed above. The session was marked by the presence of the Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs who had represented the Government to enlighten senators members of …

ANALYSIS REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, DEFENSE AND SECURITY ISSUES OF BILLS NO. 1/… OF …/… 2022 AMENDING LAW NO. OF BURUNDI NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE Read More »

ANALYSIS REPORT BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, DEFENSE AND SECURITY MATTERS OF THE BILL ON THE RATIFICATION BY THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI OF THE REVISED GEORGETOWN AGREEMENT, SIGNED ON JUNE 20, 2021, IN BRUSSELS

I.INTRODUCTION On September 28, 2022, the senators members of the standing committee in charge of political, diplomatic, defense and security issues met to analyze the aforementioned bill. The session was marked by the presence of the Minister of East African Community Affairs, Youth, Sports and Culture who had represented the Government to clarify the senators …

ANALYSIS REPORT BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, DEFENSE AND SECURITY MATTERS OF THE BILL ON THE RATIFICATION BY THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI OF THE REVISED GEORGETOWN AGREEMENT, SIGNED ON JUNE 20, 2021, IN BRUSSELS Read More »

Synthetic report of the plenary session related to the information message from His Excellency the President of the Republic of Burundi addressed to the Parliament of Burundi to inform them about the deployment of a contingent of Burundi National Defense Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The year two thousand and twenty-two, on the twenty-sixth day of august, the Honourable senators met in the senate’s hemicycle in Gitega for the 101st session of the sixth legislature. That session was related to the hearing of an Information message from His Excellency the President of the Republic of Burundi addressed to the Parliament …

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Local elected officials of Kirundo called upon to fight against fraud

From August 23 to 25, 2022, the Senate Speaker, Right Honourable Emmanuel Sinzohagera, held meetings for local elected officials and heads of deconcentrated services working in all the communes of Kirundo province, with a view to listening to their grievances in order to help them find solutions to the problems raised. In his speech, the …

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ANALYSIS REPORT BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE BILL AMENDING LAW N° 1/35 OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 ON THE ORGANIC FRAMEWORK OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS

I.INTRODUCTION On August 9, 2022, members of the standing committee responsible for institutional and legal issues, fundamental rights and freedoms met to analyze the bill whose purpose is the one mentioned above. The session was marked by the presence of the Minister of Interior, Community Development and Public Security who had represented the Government in …

ANALYSIS REPORT BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE BILL AMENDING LAW N° 1/35 OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 ON THE ORGANIC FRAMEWORK OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS Read More »

Christians urged to buckle down to development activities to strengthen independence

The Senate Speaker, Right Honourable Emmanuel Sinzohagera, joined the Christians of the Anglican Church in Rutana Province in Sunday prayer on June26, 2022. In his message addressed to these Christians, the Right Honourable Sinzohagera wished all Burundians a happy Independence Day and invited them to buckle down to development activities to strengthen it. He appreciated …

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Kayokwe residents urged to preserve peace and get down to self-development work

Honourable Dénise Ndadaye, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate, joined, on Saturday May 28, 2022, the population of Gihinga village, in Kayokwe commune of the province Mwaro, in maintenance work on the road connecting the villages of Gihinga and Kibimba. In her message, Honourable Dénise Ndadaye asked those who had taken part in this work, …

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