In a statement released following the meeting, council attributed the decision to Ntazinda’s ’failure to adequately fulfill his responsibilities’.

Ntazinda was in his second term as Mayor, having won re-election in the 2021 local elections after serving his first five-year term. His prior experience includes a role as the President of the Rayon Sports Volleyball Club.

Ntazinda’s academic qualifications include a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Laval University in Canada, which he earned in 2001.

Patrick Kajyambere, the district’s Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development, will serve as the interim Mayor.

Erasme Ntazinda has been relieved of duties as Mayor of Nyanza District