The Cabinet meeting held on October 26, 2026, chaired by President Paul Kagame, appointed Mukashyaka Claudette as the new Auditor General of State Finances and Kubwimana Gratien as the Deputy Auditor General.
Mukashyaka replaces Alexis Kamuhire, who was appointed to the position in 2021, while Kubwimana Gratien replaces Habimana Patrick, who had served as Deputy Auditor General since 2012.
Mukashyaka is a financial audit expert with more than 15 years of experience in internal auditing and four years of experience in external auditing.
Since 2021, she had served as the Chief Internal Auditor at I&M Bank Rwanda. She had also worked at the Office of the Auditor General.
She is the Vice President of the Institute of Internal Auditors Rwanda, responsible for the private sector. She also chairs the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Parliament.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Rwanda, where she graduated with distinction.
Her professional qualifications include ACCA and CPA. She also holds the Internal Audit Quality Assessor certification and is a member of ACCA.
During her ACCA studies, she received a certificate of recognition after ranking first in Rwanda and 31st worldwide in the Advanced Audit & Assurance (AAA) examination.
Meanwhile, Kubwimana Gratien, who was appointed Deputy Auditor General, had served since 2024 as the Chief Auditor responsible for local government entities, projects, programmes and special audits at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
Mukashyaka Claudette becomes the second woman to head the Office of the Auditor General of State Finances, following Evelyne K. Rutagwenda.