Five officers were promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP). These are Emmanuel Karasi, Bertin Mutezintare, Jean Népomucène Mbonyumuvunyi, Barthélemy Rugwizangoga, and Fidèle Mugengana.
Ten officers were promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). They include Claude Bizimana, Adolphe Nyagatare, Rango Ndoli, Callixte Kalisa, Vincent Habintwali Bihigi, Antoine Munyampundu, Faustin Kalimba, Hodali Rwanyindo, Christian Safari, and Alexis Nyamwasa.
The decision by President Kagame to promote these officers was announced in the early hours of Thursday, April 9, 2026, by the Rwanda National Police.
Overall, the promotions among senior and junior officers include five officers moving from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to Commissioner of Police (CSP); 94 officers promoted from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP); and 161 officers promoted from Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) to Superintendent of Police (SP). Additionally, 574 officers were promoted from Inspector of Police (IP) to Chief Inspector of Police (CIP), while 17 moved from Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) to Inspector of Police (IP).
Among non-commissioned officers and junior police officers, 282 were promoted from Staff Sergeant (S/SGT) to Chief Sergeant (C/SGT), and 763 from Sergeant (SGT) to Staff Sergeant (S/SGT).
A total of 1,886 officers were promoted from Corporal (CPL) to Sergeant (SGT), while 1,949 moved from Police Constable (PC) to Corporal (CPL).
