Olivier Kabera

Olivier Kabera is a Rwandan engineer and public servant. He served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure in the Government of Rwanda from June 2024 to July 2025. He previously held senior roles in Rwanda’s public infrastructure institutions and private construction firms. Kabera began his career in urban planning with the City of Kigali in 2004 and later worked in monitoring and evaluation roles within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the Ministry of Infrastructure on infrastructure programs. In 2010, he joined the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). In 2017, Kabera became Managing Director at REAL Contractors Ltd and later held same position at Macefield Ventures Ltd in 2022 and NPD Ltd in 2024 before his appointment to the cabinet of Rwanda.

Education Kabera earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology from the University of Rwanda in 2004. He later completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Management at the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom in 2012.

In 2010, Kabera joined the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). Between 2013 to 2017, Kabera was Coordinator of the Single Project Implementation Unit at RTDA overseeing the management of national transport development projects.

In 2017, he was appointed Managing Director of REAL Contractors Ltd, a construction company in Rwanda. During his tenure, he led the construction of Nyarutarama Plaza, completed in 2020 and described as Kigali's first certified green commercial building. In 2022, he become Country Managing Director of Macefield Ventures Ltd in the Central African Republic. In January 2024 to June 2024, he served as Managing Director of NPD Ltd, a civil engineering and construction company in Rwanda. During his tenure, Kabera contributed to ongoing national infrastructure projects, including the Volcano Belt Water Supply System and the Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Dam. He also announced the commencement of the Kigali–Muhanga road expansion project. He served until July 2025.