Mukabaranga was appointed an inaugural member of the transitional National Assembly , which was set up following the 1994 Rwandan genocide , and was loosely based on the Arusha Accords agreed the previous year . In 2003 , a new permanent constitution was approved for the country in a referendum , which established a multi-party state with a bicameral parliament consisting of a senate and a chamber of deputies . Mukabaranga was appointed to the new senate following the election of Paul Kagame as the first president under the new constitution . She was one of 39 women elected or appointed to the parliament that year , compared with 41 men . Promising to fight for justice and reconciliation in the country following the genocide , she emphasised the role of women in the process , saying " Women are more prepared to make compromises , are more peace-loving and more conciliatory "
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Agnes Mukabaranga