Kigali, 12 April 2018: The outgoing Minister of Infrastructure Hon. James Musoni officially handed over to the Amb. Claver Gatete after his appointment as the new Minister of Infrastructure on 06 April 2018.

The ceremony also saw the presence of Ministers of State in MININFRA, Heads of Agencies and other Senior Management members.

 In his remarks, the outgoing Minister, James Musoni thanked President Paul Kagame who had trusted and appointed him in various positions.

He thanked for the cooperation with State Ministers and the Ministry staff in implementing different programs.

“I would like to use this opportunity to welcome Amb. Gatete and thank him for taking responsibilities to head this Ministry. It is an honor, it is a challenging job, but fortunately he will not get challenged as he had been encountering with different programs of this Ministry,” he said.

Speaking at the event, Gatete said that the Ministry has different projects to implement in line with Government’s vision.

He said he will continue with implementing programs of building roads, water and electricity which would be accessible to all Rwandans.

“The job of this Ministry is not such easy,” he said.He however, said that the new responsibilities are challenging and will require him to work hand in hand with all staff in the Ministry and Agencies.

Minister Gatete said that he will invest efforts in electricity distribution programs, where the country targets 100% population access by 2024 from the current 40%.

Prior to his appointment in Ministry of Infrastructure, Amb. Claver Gatete was serving as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning since February 2013.