"RECOMMENDATION & ENDORSEMENT FOR MS. EMMELYNE INGABIRE NIWE

It is with genuine appreciation and professional confidence that I fully recommend and endorse Ms. Emmelyne Ingabire Niwe, an accomplished Urban Planner and Land Management expert who has consistently demonstrated excellence, integrity, and commitment to public service.

I first met Emmelyne when she joined the City of Kigali as an intern under my supervision while I was serving as a City Planner. From the very beginning, she distinguished herself through her sharp analytical skills, strong work ethic, and remarkable capacity to learn and deliver. She actively contributed to the City’s Street Addressing Programme, playing a key role in data collection, spatial verification, and technical analyses — work that proved essential to one of the city’s most transformative initiatives.

Her performance earned her a position at Kicukiro District, where she was recruited as a Land Manager. Her competence, technical mastery, and leadership abilities quickly became evident. Over time, and still under my supervision during my tenure as Vice Mayor in charge of Urbanisation and Infrastructure, she rose to the position of Director of the Land Management Unit, a role in which she excelled.

Emmelyne is a zealous, brilliant, reliable, and principled professional. She combines rigorous technical knowledge with sound judgment, communication skills, and an unwavering commitment to accountability and service delivery. She is the kind of professional who raises the standard of any institution she serves.

I strongly and without reservation recommend and endorse Ms. Emmelyne Ingabire Niwe for any professional opportunity, leadership role, or advanced responsibility in the field of urban planning, land management, and public administration. I am confident that she will continue to make meaningful and impactful contributions wherever she goes.

Dr. Merard Mpabwanamaguru
Urban Planner & Former Vice Mayor, City of Kigali
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