The second legislature of the Rwandan Senate commenced in 2011 and ended in 2019. The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; French: Parlement. According to the 2003 Constitution of Rwanda, the Senate includes 26 members: * 12 senators are elected by the councils * 8 senators are appointed by the President * 4 senators designated by the Forum of Political organizations * 1 senator elected by public universities * 1 senator elected by private universities