Dismissals and rescission of service contracts in RDF

Maj Gen Muganga(left) and Brig Gen Mutiganda

President Paul Kagame and the Commander-In-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has dismissed from RDF Major General Aloys Muganga, Brigadier General Francis Mutiganda along with 14 other officers.

Major General Aloys Muganga served as the Acting Reserve Force Chief of Staff (RFCOS) from November 2018 prior to his latest appointment as the Commander of the Mechanized Division in April 2019.

Brigadier General Francis Mutiganda previously served as the Acting Director General of the external security department at the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) before he was re-deployed to RDF Headquarters in 2018.

President Kagame has also authorized the dismissal of 116 other ranks and approved the rescission of service contracts of 112 other ranks.

The statement released by RDF shows that the dismissal and rescission of service contracts take immediate effect. (End)