Rugigana Evariste
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(Bachelor's degree in economics)
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
(Master's degree in economics)
Rugigana Evariste | |
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| Born | 17 April 1982 Mbarara, Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor's degree in economics) National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Master's degree in economics) |
| Occupations | Economist, project planning and management |
| Title | Director General RURA |
| Predecessor | Pascal Emile Baganizi |
Rugigana Evariste (born April 17, 1982) is a Rwandan economist and politician.[1]
Since September 3, 2023, Evariste is the Director General of Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA).
Mandated by Rwandan Law N° 09/2013 of 01/03/2013 he oversees the regulation of public utilities. This involves establishing guidelines for implementing existing laws and regulations and ensuring compliance by public utilities with the provisions of law and regulations governing the regulated sectors in an objective, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.[2][3]
Before his current role, he served as Director of Rwanda Cabinet at the Office of the Prime Minister under Edouard Ngirente from April 2018 to September 2023.[4][5]
Evariste was born April 17, 1982 in Mbarara, Western region of Uganda.
After attending primary school locally, Evariste joined and attained High School Diploma from Makerere High school, Kampala. He was then admitted to Makerere University, Uganda in 2003 and graduated 3 years later in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Economics.
In 2011, Evariste enrolled for a post graduate diploma in Project Planning and Management from Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, and graduated in same year.
In 2013, he further attained a master's degree in economics from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan.[6] A research graduate school located in Minato, Tokyo; an international premier policy school and one of Asia's leading think tanks of policy scholars and social scientists focused on policy studies.