Parliament of Rwanda

The Parliament of Rwanda (French: Parlement du Rwanda; Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda) consists of two chambers:

• The Senate (French: Sénat; Kinyarwanda: Sena) (Upper Chamber)
• The Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des députés; Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w’Abadepite) (Lower Chamber)

Prior to 2003 the Parliament of Rwanda was unicameral. Former names are Legislative Assembly, National Development Council (French: Conseil national de développement) (1982–1994) and the Transitional National Assembly (1994–2003).

Women in Parliament

Rwanda's parliament has the highest percentage of women in a single house parliament worldwide. The government has reserved 24 out of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies for women. The 24 seats allocated to women are divided up between each province and the city of Kigali, where they are elected by an assembly made up of various councils and committees members.

More women were granted seats due to the effects of the Rwandan Genocide on the population. After the Rwandan Genocide the population was made up of more women than men, and this was reflected into the parliament system. Rwanda started to experience many gains as time progresses, including growth in the economy, gender equality, and an increase in trade.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Rwanda