Mutezigaju Flora is the Deputy Director General of the Rwanda Basic Education Board. She was appointed by the cabinet on 17th January 2025. She has extensive experience and expertise in the education sector, gained through her work with the government, international organizations, and United Nations agencies.
Before her appointment, she served as an Education Specialist at UNICEF Rwanda. Earlier in her career, she worked as a primary school teacher and a secondary school administrator. She later joined the Ministry of Education as a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Professional and the Rwanda Basic Education Board as the Officer responsible for Special Needs and Inclusive Education. Flora worked as a consultant for various organizations, including the World Bank, UNESCO, Humanity and Inclusion, focusing on inclusive education.
Flora earned a PhD in Special Needs Education with a focus on Physical Disabilities from Kenyatta University in Kenya. She also holds two master’s degrees: one in Special Needs Education, specializing in Intellectual and Learning Disabilities, from Kenyatta University, and another in Educational Planning and Management from Mount Kenya University in Rwanda. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology from the Adventist University of Central Africa in Rwanda. She is deeply committed to the transformative impact of education in shaping lives and driving national development.
