Winifrida Mpembyemungu

Winifrida Mpembyemungu (born 1972) is a Rwandan politician, currently a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliament of Rwanda.[1]

Mpembyemungu is the former mayor of Musanze. In 2013 her house was attacked with explosives, resulting in a baby being killed and two others injured. In 2015 six people received lifetime jail sentences, for this and other FDLR-sponsored terrorist attacks.[2]

In April 2016 assailants attacked her home at night, resulting in a man being shot and killed by security forces.[3]

In June 2018 Mpembyemungu narrowly beat former MP Marie Therese Murekatete to gain the Rwanda Patriotic Front women's ticket for Musanze District.[4]

References
  1. "MPs Profile 2018-2023". Republic of Rwanda Parliament. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti, Six jailed for life over Musanze terror attacks, The New Times, March 13, 2015.
  3. Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti, One dead in foiled attack on Musanze ex-mayor's home, The New Times, April 9, 2016. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  4. Daniel Sabiiti, RPF Primaries: Current MPs Seek Re-election, KT Press, June 9, 2018.


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