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Rwandan critic found beheaded in Uganda
Robert Kabera, an exiled opponent of President Paul Kagame, was discovered decapitated near Kampala, in a killing that adds to a pattern of deaths of Rwandan dissidents abroad.
In brief
Robert Kabera, an exiled opponent of President Paul Kagame, was discovered decapitated near Kampala, in a killing that adds to a pattern of deaths of Rwandan dissidents abroad. Robert Kabera, an exiled Rwandan critic of President Paul Kagame, was found beheaded near Kampala, Uganda, in a case under investigation that…
Body found near Kampala
Ugandan police discovered a decapitated male body in Luwala village near Kampala on Monday. The body was identified by relatives as Robert Kabera, around fifty years old. His head has not been recovered.
Exiled critic of Kagame
Robert Kabera was a former major sergeant who fled Rwanda several years ago and grew increasingly opposed to President Paul Kagame.He ran a YouTube channel called Major Robert TV with one hundred forty-four thousand subscribers.
Brother claims witch-hunt
Kabera's brother Victor Agaba told AFP that Robert had no issues with anyone in Uganda. He said the problem came from home and the army created a criminal case against him. It was a witch-hunt.
“Our problem comes from home… The army created a criminal case against him. It was a witch-hunt.”
Pattern of exiled deaths
Kabera is not the first Rwandan opposition figure killed abroad.In two thousand twenty-one, former lieutenant Revocat Karemangingo was shot dead in Mozambique and Seif Bamporiki was shot dead in South Africa.
The key point
Robert Kabera, an exiled Rwandan critic of President Paul Kagame, was found beheaded near Kampala, Uganda, in a case under investigation that mirrors previous killings of Rwandan opposition figures abroad.
