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Sylvestre NDAHAYO

@sylvestrendahayo

Legal and legislative translator at the Parliament of Rwanda, who translated Rwanda’s Constitution into French and English.

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At the Parliament of Rwanda, I served successively as an In-House Translator, Translation Reviser, and Translation Analyst/Coordinator from 2005 to 2025. I reviewed and refined legislation for publication in Kinyarwanda, French, and English.

I was a member of the teams that translated the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda into French and English in 2023 and the 2003 Constitution, as revised in 2015, in 2015. These assignments called for legal precision, terminological consistency, and fidelity to the authoritative text.

On a freelance, on-call basis, I provided translation services to organisations including COMESA, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and Global Press Institute/Global Press Journal. I also served as an in-house translator at Radio La Benevolencija from January 2003 to December 2004.

In 2026, on an assignment from Bytelex Advocates, I drafted in English and translated into French and Kinyarwanda regulations governing Capital Market Intermediary Service Platform Operators in Rwanda. I use SDL Trados Studio, memoQ, and Wordfast, alongside translation memories, termbases, and AI-assisted workflows with human review and quality control.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

GG

English-to-Local Language Translator and Interpreter - Retainer

GlobalPressInstitute (GPI)/GlobalPressJournal

Jan 2016 - Dec 2025 (9 years 11 months)

Provided freelance translation and interpretation services on a retainer basis for a Washington, D.C.-based NGO.

RB

In-House Translator

Radio La Benevolencija

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004 (1 year 11 months)

Served as in-house translator for the Great Lakes Reconciliation Project, translating materials for radio broadcasts.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Rwanda logoUR

University of Rwanda

Master's Degree, Translation and Interpretation

Master's Degree in Translation and Interpretation from the University of Rwanda, completed in August 2021.

KU

Kigali Independent University

Bachelor's Degree (Licence), Law

Bachelor's Degree (Licence) in Law from Kigali Independent University, completed in July 2013.

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National University of Rwanda

Bachelor's Degree (Licence), Translation

Bachelor's Degree (Licence) in Translation from the National University of Rwanda, completed in June 2003.

National University of Rwanda logoNR

National University of Rwanda

Associate Degree, Linguistics

Associate Degree in Linguistics from the National University of Rwanda, completed in May 2001.

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