Rwanda female-majority House elects Speaker after historic poll

• The country now is the global record setter with majority
  MPs being women

Ms Connie Bwiza Sekamana who joins the other women, serving her third term in parliament says, “The women of Rwanda, as tradition and culture has put, they have always been in the backyard. And now they are coming to the limelight. And they can express themselves.”

“Women have never been exposed to the public political positions. So we need affirmative action.

‘‘So through this affirmative action we said it is the only way that women can come out and get in public and get ideas,” she says.

A female majority in parliament gender issues will prominently feature on the political agenda of the women deputies.

The female deputies in parliament regardless of which political affiliation are set to have a female solidarity that will promote positive improvements for women over both party politics and other policy areas.