By David Himbara
The chief justice of any nation plays at least three roles. The chief justice’s most visible and widely known duty is presiding over the Supreme Court. The chief justice provides intellectual and political leadership in interpreting a country’s constitutional system. The chief justice is also the administrative head of the judiciary.
Rwanda’s Chief Justice is a mere figurehead appointed and dismissed by a head of state that is constitutionally above the law.
Rugege is a chief justice in a country led by a head of state who is above the law. The evidence for my statement is Article 114 ”Exemption from prosecution for a former president of the Republic” which reads: FULL STORY