Parliament of Rwanda
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The Parliament of Rwanda is the bicameral national legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of Rwanda.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Rwanda canonical | 5 |
| National Development Council of Rwanda | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| appliesSystem | multi-party political system in Rwanda ⓘ |
| canInitiate | constitutional amendments under conditions set by the Constitution of Rwanda ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Rwanda ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | East African Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| country | Rwanda ⓘ |
| electoralSystemLowerHouse | proportional representation ⓘ |
| ensures | gender representation in the legislature ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | high proportion of women parliamentarians ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
ⓘ
Senate of Rwanda ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approval of national development plans
ⓘ
protection of human rights in Rwanda ⓘ ratification of international treaties ⓘ scrutiny of government action ⓘ |
| hasHouse |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend laws
ⓘ
to approve the national budget ⓘ to oversee the executive branch ⓘ to pass laws ⓘ |
| hasRole |
promotion of national unity and reconciliation
ⓘ
representation of the Rwandan people ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Rwanda
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Rwanda
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Kinyarwanda ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Rwanda ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kigali ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Kigali
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Kigali
Parliament Building, Kigali ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
ⓘ
Inter-Parliamentary Union ⓘ |
| oversees |
Government policies in Rwanda
ⓘ
public institutions of Rwanda ⓘ |
| replaced |
Parliament of Rwanda
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Development Council of Rwanda
|
| responsibleFor |
lawmaking in Rwanda
ⓘ
oversight of the Government of Rwanda ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws in Rwanda ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature |
bicameral since 2003
ⓘ
unicameral until 2003 ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of Rwanda ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parliament.gov.rw/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Development Council of Rwanda