Philippe Rivuzumwami

Philippe Rivuzumwami is a politician from Burundi who was Tutsi Senator for Kirundo Province from 2005 to 2010.

In a popular referendum on 28 February 2005 the people of Burundi overwhelmingly approved a post-transitional constitution.

Senate members were indirectly elected on 29 July 2005 by an electoral college of commune and provincial councils.

[1] Philippe Rivuzumwami was elected Tutsi Senator for Kirundo Province on the platform if the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD).

[2] In June–July 2007 Philippe Rivuzumwami was a member of a Senate commission to report on the situation around the border between Burundi and Rwanda, reporting their findings to the senate.