Rwandan lawmaker, Gamariel Mbonimana who resigned from parliament on Monday, has expressed regret for “drunk-driving”.
Mbonimana who is a member of the Liberal Party has been in the parliament since 2018. Parliament approved Mbonimana’s resignation for “personal reasons” yesterday. It was a day after President Paul Kagame criticised an MP, who he didn’t name, for driving under the influence.
Mbonimana apologised to Rwandans and the president, adding that he has “decided not to take alcohol anymore”.
Drunk-driving is punishable with a fine of 150,000 Rwandan francs and five days in police custody following an arrest.
Over the weekend, President Kagame criticised police for not arresting the MP because of “his immunity”.
Mbonimana was an MP since 2018 is Deputy President of RPRPD ( Rwandan Parliamentarian Network on Population and Developement). He’s a member of the Liberal Party, an ally of Kagame’s ruling party, RPF.
Liberal Party vice president Théogène Munyangeyo told the state broadcaster that they “had never seen him drinking alcohol before”.